THEME EXPLORATION

saint suffering

14 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Raging Bull
Raging Bull
1980 · Martin Scorsese
Saw III
Saw III
2006 · Darren Lynn Bousman
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Ohan
Ohan
1984 · Kon Ichikawa
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
2007 · Lee Chang-dong
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
Insônia
Insônia
1982 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine
La Tentation de Saint-Antoine
1898 · Georges Méliès
Martyrs
Martyrs
2008 · Pascal Laugier
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
Genus Pan
Genus Pan
2020 · Lav Diaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpiece 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' is the definitive cinematic exploration of martyrdom and spiritual suffering through the saint's final hours.

 Robert Bresson France

His sparse, ascetic style in films like 'Au Hasard Balthazar' and 'Diary of a Country Priest' captures the redemptive nature of suffering and spiritual grace.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' presents Christ's suffering and sacrifice with raw intensity, merging spiritual devotion with existential anguish.