Pagan Movies
A list focusing on pagan traditions, which is to say, polytheistic traditions which revere magic, have sexuality as a sacred act, and paying particular attention to matriarchal traditions. Titles which are essential viewing for pagans and witches, will be indicated.
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- StarsKatharina GolzThorsten RenkDoris MünsterWhen an old witch dies, a new one comes and takes her place, this is how it always has been. Thus the young witch Clíodhna comes into Gleann an Phéine, a remote valley far in the north, to replace her predecessor Fionnula. But the valley is different from the place of men - spirits haunt the forest, fairies dwell in the swamp lands and trolls live high up in the mountains and paths may lead astray an unsuspecting traveler easily. Can Clíodhna, who is very different from Fionnula, gain the trust of the villagers - most of all that of Rórdán, the assistant of the blacksmith Bran? And who is the mysterious other witch in the valley who seems set against Clíodhna at every occasion?Possibly THE most important pagan series.
- StarsAnjelica HustonJulianna MarguliesJoan AllenTales of Camelot and Avalon, told from the perspective of the women of Uther and Arthur Pendragon's world.Pretty important viewing, although for me, a pale imitation to the book.
- DirectorConstantin WernerStarsWinter Ave ZoliCsaba LucasLea MornarFantasy film based on the medieval legend of the visionary Queen Libuse (Winter Ave Zoli), founder of Prague. When Libuse marries farmer Premysl (Csaba Lucas), he threatens to destroy her new kingdom. New 2018 Director's Cut.Good, not great, but close to the mark. Essential viewing.
- DirectorRobin HardyStarsBrittania NicolHenry GarrettGraham McTavishCharmed by the residents of Tressock, Scotland, two young missionaries accept the invitation to participate in a local festival, fully unaware of the consequences of their decision.I liked this movie, but I was not comparing it to The Wicker Man, which I honestly have to watch again, it's been so long. Essential Viewing.
- DirectorNils GaupStarsMikkel GaupIngvald GuttormNils UtsiA young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder.A Norwegian movie about a Sami legend. Essential.
- DirectorLucky McKeeStarsLauren BirkellAgnes BrucknerJane GilchristSet in 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her disinterested parents.I want more movies like this. Didn't quite go deep enough.
- DirectorSouleymane CisséStarsIssiaka KaneAoua SangareNiamanto SanogoA young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.Essential viewing. There are movies about magic, and then there are movies which happen to be magical, this is both.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsFlorence PughJack ReynorVilhelm BlomgrenA couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.Probably a very important pagan movie, but only for die hard horror fans. It's icky, in the extreme. Not just the gore, the vibe of the thing is foul.
- DirectorsRolf de HeerPeter DjigirrStarsCrusoe KurddalJamie GulpililRichard BirrinbirrinIn Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us a story of his people and his land. It's about an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realizes that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife.Mysticism transposed into film. Essential.
- StarsColin Van LoonJess ArfiJoin young Tlingit warrior Anash on his quest to re-unite all parts of the Sun-Rock in order to fulfill a prophecy to attain peace and protect a fragile land.Crucial viewing.
- DirectorJohn DuiganStarsHugh GrantTara FitzgeraldSam NeillWhen a painting is termed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artist... and the three sexually playful models living with him.A Celebration of Aphrodite. Pamela Rabe triumphs in this movie. If anyone can bring Goddess energy to the screen, it's her.
- DirectorUgo FalenaStarsMila BernardRina CalabriaClaudio CaparelliHighly stylised biopic of the last Pagan Roman-Byzantine Emperor, Julian the Philosopher, known to Christians as 'the Apostate'. Orphaned by his cousin Constantius (Costanzo), and narrowly escaping death himself as a child, Julian is brought up on the Greek classics by his faithful tutor Mardonius. Constantius's seductive wife, Eusebia, has designs on him, but he is given the emperor's sister Elena as his bride. She is a Christian, and is herself the object of the unrequited affection of her teenaged page. After Julian is posted to Gaul as Caesar, to fight the barbarians, the romantic rivalries come to a tragic climax. Julian becomes Emperor, avenges the woman he realises, too late, he loved, and sets out on a fatal campaign against the Persians... The script is stronger on romance than politics, emphasising the (fictional) intersecting love-triangles. However, Duilio Cambellotti's striking Byzantine-Art Nouveau costumes and Luigi Mancinelli's score make it retain interest.For such an important historic movie, it sure is illusive.
- DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward WoodwardChristopher LeeDiane CilentoA puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.A deserved classic. Essential Viewing.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsChanning TatumJamie BellDonald SutherlandIn Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.Essential viewing. More of a druid movie than "The Druids".
- DirectorsAndrew HerbertScott HansonStarsJohn IversonMorgan RoyceLancer WardThe journey of 19th-century frontiersman Ephraim MacIver and the adventures, stories, and homosexual relationships he had with other men in the American wilderness.I'd love to prank you all and say this is essential viewing, but it's really not. Just if you like the idea. It's about gay guys who fall in love with Native Americans, who in this reality, are very liberated about sex.
- DirectorsAlfonso BresciaOvidio G. AssonitisStarsMiles O'KeeffeSavina GersakElisabeth KazaAtor and his brother are separated as children by the evil witch Phoedra. 18 years later, she takes over the kingdom with the help of a masked warrior. Ator rescues the rightful heir princess Janna, and they struggle to topple the witch.Added for the roadside temple scene. This one is completely different from the other Ator movies.
- DirectorMark SheridanStarsEd MurphyElva TrillGeraldine McAlindenA young couple who just met decides to go camping after a wonderful first encounter, a decision they will soon regret.If you're like me, and you expect a lot more pagan movies from Ireland, this might tide you over, till they make something better.
- DirectorRasmus TirzitisStarsMoa StefansdotterYohanna IdhaViva Östervall LyngbrantTwo daughters miss their dad. He hasn't returned from a Viking raid 2 years ago. The older sister Runa does her dad's chores such as bow hunting. She's having bad dreams/visions. Are they omens?
- DirectorNeten ChoklingStarsOrgyen TobgyalKelsang Chukie TethtongJamyang LodroMilarepa is a tale of greed and vengeance - demons, magic, murder and redemption. It is the story of the man who became Tibet's greatest mystic.Must see.
- DirectorByeong-ki AhnStarsKim Gyu-riLee Se-eunLee Yu-riA high school girl moves from Seoul to a small remote village, where she is constantly harassed and bullied by the jealous common village girls. In a desperate bid to get back at her classmates, she tries to conjure a ghost to haunt them.The title is actually Bunshinsaba, and it's not about Ouija. Bunshinsaba is a witch ghost.
- DirectorsNuttapeera ChomsriSarunya NoithaiStarsKett TharntupWoranuch BhiromBhakdiPisan AkaraseniPing, a young nobleman, has retired from the service of the crown in order to become a musician. He becomes a student of Master Duang, a famous musician. Master Duang owns a mysterious drum called Perng Mang, which has the power to bring success or death to people. Meanwhile, an arrogant musician called Muan tries to convince all the students to leave Master Duang. Some students follow his advice and end up dying horrible deaths which defy explanation. When Master Duang is defeated by Muan, he calls for Ping to inherit his musical knowledge and gives him the Perng Mang. Ping is told about the secret of Perng Mang and that it was made from a woman's skin. The woman's name was Thip, the same name of the woman he has fallen in love with.Really gorgeous, and at the same time, shockingly violent.
- StarsSiân PhillipsOsian RobertsSharon MorganIn rural Wales in the late 1980s, Gwyn's family is still haunted by his sister's disappearance in a snowstorm. On his ninth birthday, his grandmother gives him five mysterious gifts, setting off an adventure to discover if he's a magician.Essential Viewing. Welsh folklore at its best.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsAugust SchellenbergEddie SpearsGary FarmerThe legends of the Native American nations come to life in this epic new miniseries, as two generations--a century-old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy--embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery.Essential viewing
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJorge RiveroAndrea OcchipintiConrado San MartínA young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.Very weird Sci Fi which happens to have a sort of pagan mystical story attached to it.
- DirectorDouglas KyleStarsAndrew KyleDouglas KyleClive finds himself with a strange connection to the mythical folklore being: it brings him good luck as long as he continues to feed it, but when a stranger arrives, Clive's life takes a dramatic turn.