The Vatican Film List: 15 Best Movies about Religion

The Vatican Film List: 15 Best Movies about Religion

1. Andrei Rublev — Andrei Tarkovsky (1969, USSR)
2. The Mission — Roland Joffé (1986, UK)
3. La passion de Jeanne d’Arc (The Passion of Joan of Arc) — Carl T. Dreyer (1928, France)
4. La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ (Life and Passion of Christ) — Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien Nonguet (1905, France) [on the list as La Passion Pathé]
5. Francesco, giullare di Dio (The Flowers of St. Francis / Francis, God’s Jester) — Roberto Rossellini (1950, Italy)
6. Il vangelo secondo Matteo (The Gospel According to Matthew) — Pier Paolo Pasolini (1964, France/Italy)
7. Thérèse — Alain Cavalier (1986, France)
8. Ordet (The Word) — Carl T. Dreyer (1955, Denmark)
9. Offret / Sacrificatio (The Sacrifice) — Andrei Tarkovsky (1986, Sweden/UK/France)
10. Francesco — Liliana Cavani (1989, Italy/Germany)
11. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ — William Wyler (1959, USA)
12. Babettes gæstebud (Babette’s Feast) — Gabriel Axel (1987, Denmark)
13. Nazarín — Luis Buñuel (1958, Mexico)
14. Monsieur Vincent — Maurice Cloche (1947, France)
15. A Man for All Seasons — Fred Zinnemann (1966, UK)

Photo from the film Andrei Rublev (1966)