THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual resistance

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Fireworks Sketch
Fireworks Sketch
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
1944 · Michael Curtiz
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Pyramid of the Sun God
Pyramid of the Sun God
1965 · Robert Siodmak
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
Black Book
Black Book
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Ip Man
Ip Man
2008 · Wilson Yip
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1988 · Nils Gaup
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Aquarius
Aquarius
2016 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
The Blue Trail
The Blue Trail
2026 · Gabriel Mascaro
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Cuban Fight Against Demons
Cuban Fight Against Demons
1972 · 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
Jimmy’s Hall
Jimmy’s Hall
2014 · Ken Loach
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative films explore the human soul's resistance against materialism and spiritual emptiness through contemplative imagery and philosophical inquiry.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

He challenged ideological conformity and societal corruption by depicting spiritual struggle and moral resistance through provocative, poetic cinema.

 Terrence Malick United States

His films examine spiritual yearning and humanity's resistance against nihilism through transcendent imagery and metaphysical questioning.