THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual authority

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical films like Stalker and Andrei Rublev explore faith, transcendence, and the tension between spiritual and temporal power through meditative, philosophical cinema.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His stark examinations of religious conviction in films like Ordet and The Passion of Joan of Arc probe the nature of spiritual authority and personal faith with austere intensity.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works including The Gospel According to St. Matthew and Salò interrogate institutional and spiritual authority through radical formal and narrative choices.