THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual transcendence

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
1987 · Wim Wenders
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
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
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions
2026 · Satoshi Kuwabara
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
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · Vincente Minnelli
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
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
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
Narcissus and Goldmund
Narcissus and Goldmund
2020 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
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
Utshob
Utshob
2025 · Tanim Noor
Yu Pui Tsuen II
Yu Pui Tsuen II
1987 · Ho Fan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Carlos Reygadas Mexico · Mexico City

Extended temporal meditation where bodily presence and spiritual yearning dissolve into unified, demanding visual prayer.

 Souleymane Cissé Mali · Bamako

Cinema of ritual and resistance—images that honor time, memory, and the sacred within the political.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet

Slow, visually poetic meditations on time, spirituality, and human consciousness.