Movies and TvShows featuring "comfort" theme.
After mistakenly marrying a deceased young woman, a shy groom must traverse the realms of the living and the dead to reunite with his true love and rectify his error. Along the way, he must confront betrayal, deceit, and the consequences of his actions.
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs on a rural English farm, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
In an insurrectionary climate, four twenty-year-old friends talk about politics. As a big protest looms, one of them, Clara, has to write a college essay. Caught in the virtual images and the comfort of her bedroom, going out is harder than expected.
Paul, a Padre in the Foreign Legion, is immersed in the sufferings of war. One by one, he is solicited by the families of the dying and by tormented soldiers. Always present at the side of others, Paul also tries to comfort a person who is dear to him: his mother.
A weekend in a summer house, where six late twenties friends have reunited. A series of life crises force them to confront their relationships and lives, leading them to discover what it really means to grow up.
In Womanlight, a middle-aged couple grapples with disillusionment and loneliness. They find solace in their abstinence but their world is shattered when tragedy strikes. As they navigate the aftermath of a car accident, a male protagonist seeks comfort from a strong female protagonist. Themes of suicide, prostitution, and the fragility of life are explored. The couple is also confronted with the reality of aging, as the male protagonist suffers a heart attack and becomes brain-injured. Through the power of their relationship, they find hope and healing in unexpected ways.
Eager Bodies tells the story of a group of individuals caught in a web of forbidden love, complicated relationships, and hidden desires. At its core is a relationship between two cousins who find solace in each other's arms. As their affair intensifies, it threatens to unravel the lives of everyone involved, exposing their deepest secrets and desires. With a backdrop of explicit sex and taboo relationships, this provocative drama explores the complexities of human connections and the blurred lines between love and desire.
The Society of the Spectacle is a documentary that delves into the sociological aspects of consumerism and the influence of mass media on society. It presents an essay-like analysis of topics such as representation, philosophy, Marxism, capitalism, and the social satire of the Cold War era. The film is based on the book of the same name and provides a critical examination of industrial society, politics, and the commodification of comfort. It also touches on the concepts of anarchy, the May 68 movement, and the market. Released in the 1970s, it remains a relevant exploration of the sociological implications of the time.
A married man faces various humorous challenges as he tries to relax at home on a Sunday morning. From golf mishaps to muddy misadventures, chaos ensues.
In Tanghi Argentini, a poet who works late at an office experiences failure, embarrassment, and a fall. He decides to take tango lessons and becomes passionate about it. With the help of a coworker, he overcomes challenges and finds love and comfort.
In 'Tis a Gift, the magical world of Shining Time Station comes alive during Christmas Eve. When a miniature person mysteriously disappears from a train station's Christmas tree, a train conductor and a little girl team up to find the missing ornament. As they embark on a magical adventure, they encounter laughter, sadness, reconciliation, and the true meaning of Christmas.
Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).
In the Land of the Living Lies, a little girl named Puff encounters various trials and tribulations after she tells a lie. She must navigate through a dungeon, confront a monster, and face betrayals and persecutions caused by rumors and exaggerations. With the help of her friends, Puff learns about the importance of honesty and the dangers of unnecessary guilt.
A short animated film about a little boy named Less and his trip through the forest.
It was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade of change, experimentation and hope that transformed an entire nation. The two-hour documentary features revealing interviews with the prominent figures of the era including: Barbara Ehrenreich, Daniel Ellsberg, Jesse Jackson, Tom Hayden, Arlo Guthrie, Henry Kissinger, Norman Mailer, Robert McNamara, Ed Meese III and Bobby Seale. Also released as a one-hour documentary called "1968: The Year that Shaped a Generation."
The hero, Handsome Harry, is poor, honest, hard-working and pure as the driven snow. The villain, first cousin to Sniveley Whiplash, is deceitful, mean, contrary, selfish and a down-right ornery cuss who would steal and hock his mother's false teeth. The pretty heroine is, at best, fickle and a front-running gold-digger but Harry is smitten with her and yearns for her hand in holy matrimony, but she opts to marry the villain and his money-bags. Years go by and Hero continues to study and work hard in the hopes his fair lady will become his. More years go by, and all concerned are aged with gray, and the heroine decides Handsome Harry is her man. The villain, takes up with young chorus girls for consolation.
In today's world, the act of doing nothing is demonized. We have to produce 24 hours a day to not feel guilty. But who said that when we don't do anything, we really don't do anything? Slowing down the day, watching time move forward, watching life go by are essential for our daily lives and for those who prefer, using contemporary language, doing nothing is producing. Produce pleasure and comfort in life and observe ourselves with more affection.
A ghost struggling with the monotony of passing finds purpose in comforting a broken-hearted man.
Inconvenient Comfort is a touching short drama set in the picturesque city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It follows the story of a man who relies on a mobility scooter to navigate his daily life. Through a chance encounter with a kind stranger, he discovers that true comfort can often be found in the most inconvenient places. With themes of friendship, acceptance, and the power of human connection, this film will warm your heart and leave you with a renewed appreciation for the small joys in life.