THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual initiation

36 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Horendi
Horendi
1972 · Jean Rouch
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
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
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
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Vincente Minnelli
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
Enlightenment: A Second Night of Dreams
2007 · Kon Ichikawa
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
Little Buddha
Little Buddha
1993 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Tinnitus
Tinnitus
2022 · Tsering Yangkyi
Sea of Scented Snow
Sea of Scented Snow
1934 · Fei Mu
The First Legion
The First Legion
1950 · Douglas Sirk
Adam: The Prophet
Adam: The Prophet
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
Anatomy
Anatomy
2000 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
A Tale of Legendary Libido
A Tale of Legendary Libido
2008 · Shin Han-sol
Beyond the Hills
Beyond the Hills
2012 · Cristian Mungiu
Eureka
Eureka
2024 · Lisandro Alonso
Darkhunters
Darkhunters
2004 · Johannes Roberts
Gone to Earth
Gone to Earth
1950 · Michael Powell
Raging Sun, Raging Sky
Raging Sun, Raging Sky
2009 · Julián Hernández
The Human Experience
The Human Experience
2008 · Charles Kinnane
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
The Wound
The Wound
2017 · John Trengove
Utshob
Utshob
2025 · Tanim Noor
Yu Pui Tsuen II
Yu Pui Tsuen II
1987 · Ho Fan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His films like Stalker and Solaris explore spiritual transcendence and the soul's journey toward enlightenment through meditation and metaphysical questioning.

 Werner Herzog Germany

Films like Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo depict protagonists undergoing transformative ordeals in extreme landscapes that function as spiritual trials and initiatory passages.