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THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual beliefs

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Kundun
Kundun
1997 · Martin Scorsese
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terrence Malick → USA

His films like 'The Tree of Life' and 'A Hidden Life' explore transcendence, faith, and humanity's relationship with the divine through poetic visual language.

Andrei Tarkovsky → USSR/Russia

His meditative films such as 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' deeply investigate spiritual yearning, faith, meaning, and the search for truth beyond the material world.

Hirokazu Kore-eda → Japan

Films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Afterlife' gently examine spirituality, memory, morality, and the transcendent connections between people and past generations.

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