THEME EXPLORATION

religious sin and redemption

31 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
Simon of the Desert
Simon of the Desert
1965 · Luis Buñuel
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
Beauty Is Not a Sin
Beauty Is Not a Sin
2024 · Nicolas Winding Refn
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Winter Light' obsessively probe faith, guilt, and the possibility of redemption through existential and theological inquiry.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His Catholic upbringing informs masterworks like 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull' that depict sinful protagonists seeking violent or spiritual redemption.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His austere, spiritually-charged films like 'Vampyr' and 'Ordet' examine sin, grace, and the transcendent possibility of redemption through faith.