THEME EXPLORATION

religious redemption

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Nun
The Nun
2018 · Corin Hardy
The Night Heaven Fell
The Night Heaven Fell
2026 · Roger Vadim
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven
1991 · Nicolas Roeg
Giovanna d’arco al rogo
Giovanna d’arco al rogo
1954 · Roberto Rossellini
Golgotha
Golgotha
1935 · Julien Duvivier
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
To Hell with the Devil
To Hell with the Devil
1982 · John Woo
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
1968 · František Vláčil
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying
1987 · Mike Hodges
Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday
Miércoles de ceniza/Ash Wednesday
1958 · Roberto Gavaldón
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
The Journey
The Journey
1992 · Fernando Solanas
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane
2009 · MJ Bassett
Century of Birthing
Century of Birthing
2011 · Lav Diaz
Blowback
Blowback
2000 · Mark L. Lester
My Last Day
My Last Day
2011 · Barry Cook
Nun in Rope Hell
Nun in Rope Hell
1984 · Katsuhiko Fujii
Revelations
Revelations
2025 · Yeon Sang-ho
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical films like Mirror and Stalker explore spiritual transcendence and redemption through metaphysical inquiry and faith.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

Masterpieces like Vampyr and Ordet directly examine religious faith, grace, and spiritual salvation with profound emotional depth.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films including The Gospel According to St. Matthew interrogate religious redemption, Christ's message, and spiritual transformation.