In J. D. Salinger's "Franny and Zooey", a young woman's spiritual crisis is redeemed by the power of love.| The Culturium
Carl Theodor Dreyer's "Ordet" is a tale of miraculous resurrection brought about by the power of human love.| The Culturium
Sergei Paradjanov's celebrated, dreamlike masterpiece paints a stunning portrait of the 18th-century Armenian poet, Sayat Nova, the "King of Song".| The Culturium
The monasteries of Meteora in the region of Greece is a spectacular monastery located atop Mount Pirchiriano and home to the Rosminian fathers.| The Culturium
The radical mystical teachings of Mary Magdalene, the young woman in search of a new way of being and living at one with God.| The Culturium
Xavier Beauvois' "Of Gods and Men' tells the true story of the assassination of seven Trappist monks and examines how their faith is tested.| The Culturium
Carol Raphael reviews Gunda & The Velvet Queen, two uniquely stunning films examining the intimate lives of a humble sow and a majestic snow leopard.| The Culturium
Philip Gröning's 'Into Great Silence' is an elegant & experiential contemplation on the power of stillness & the hermitic path.| The Culturium
Unbearably beautiful Western period drama directed and co-written by Argentinian auteur, Lisandro Alonso, starring Viggo Mortensen.| The Culturium
Shūsaku Endō's "Silence" explores the theme of a silent God, who accompanies a believer into extreme adversity & religious persecution.| The Culturium
Kim Ki-duk's drama is set on and around a remote mountain lake where a Buddhist monastery floats on a raft amidst the breathtakingly beautiful landscape.| The Culturium
Spiros Stathoulopoulos' "Meteora" is the simple and yet exquisitely beautiful tale of the forbidden relationship between a Greek monk and a Russian nun.| The Culturium