THEME EXPLORATION

spiritual transformation

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
1997 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023 · Wes Anderson
Peaceful Warrior
Peaceful Warrior
2006 · Victor Salva
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Dhabkaaro
Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
El faquir
El faquir
1947 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Brent McCorkle USA

Crafts inspirational narratives centered on faith, redemption, and personal spiritual awakening.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'Solaris' explore spiritual awakening and the transcendence of human consciousness through meditative, metaphysical narratives.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic cinema in films like 'The Thin Red Line' and 'The Tree of Life' examines spiritual revelation, grace, and existential transformation through visual meditation.