The book is dedicated to the spiritual issues of cinema. The author turns to the works of I. Kheifitz, A. Tarkovsky, A. Askoldov, V. Abdrashitov, A. German Sr., A. Sokurov, R. Bresson, M. Antonioni, A. Kurosawa, L. Buñuel, Z. Fabry, the Dardenne brothers and other film directors who are characterized by a poetic type of thinking. The images of the visible and invisible world in cinema are analyzed. The emphasis is on such an aspect of artistic and aesthetic reality as the realm of the inexpressible; parallels are drawn between the language of art and the language of religion. The book is intended for art critics, film historians, cultural experts, philosophers, as well as for a wide range of readers.