Movies and TvShows featuring "contemplation" theme.

A travel writer decides to hike the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail with a long-lost high school buddy. Along the way, they encounter wild animals, winter weather, and each other as they rediscover themselves and their friendship.

When Did You Last See Your Father? is a biographical drama about a son coming to terms with his complicated relationship with his dying father. Through flashbacks and present-day events, the movie explores themes of memory, family, and love.

The Pearl Button is a documentary that delves into the deep bond between water and memory, exploring themes of colonization, indigenous peoples, and political prisoners. It takes place in Patagonia, where the coastline and the ocean act as witnesses to the struggles and torment faced by those affected. Through a mixture of forensics, heli-cam, and secret documents, the film uncovers the potential for cultural genocide and urges us to reflect upon the watery grave of history.

The Dead is a movie set in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1900s. It revolves around a dinner party where friends and family gather to celebrate Christmas. As the night progresses, the characters contemplate lost love, haunted pasts, and unrequited love. The story is filled with poetry recitations, dancing, and moments of contemplation. The protagonist, haunted by memories, is forced to confront his own feelings and the ghosts of his past. The movie beautifully captures the melancholic atmosphere of the holiday season, exploring themes of love, loss, and the passage of time.

When the Heeler home goes up for sale, Bluey is not at all happy about the news.

Set in a desolate post-apocalyptic future, Pale Cocoon follows a researcher who uncovers a hidden archive containing photographs from the past. As he delves deeper into the archive, he unravels the mysteries of humanity's history and the devastation that led to their current state. The film explores themes of contemplation, curiosity, and the importance of understanding our past to shape our future.

The Lovely Month of May is a documentary essay film that takes an intimate look at the lives of various French-speaking individuals during the month of May in 1963. Through a series of long-takes and nonlinear storytelling, the film delves into the personal journeys and experiences of a young man, a young woman, and a young soldier. It touches on themes of identity, class differences, social criticism, and the impact of politics and literature on French society.

Two isolated families meet for a summertime celebration. Food is abundant and the future seems bright, but Ningiuq, a wise old woman, sees her world as fragile and moves through it with a pervasive sense of dread. Ningiuq and her grandson Maniq are dropped off on a remote island, where, every year, the family dries the catch and stores it for winter. The task is soon finished. As summer turns to fall, they wait in vain for the others to pick them up.

A lonely sailor discovers a mysterious island full of secrets...

Disneyland reviewed by a true poet of cinema, Arnaud Pallières. A disturbing journey into the simulacrum.

Sentimental Education centers on the unique relationship between Áurea, a lonely 40 year old teacher, and a young man she has just met by chance – one of these encounters which mythology and literature are full of. A delicate soul who finds itself attracted to a beauty that seems to demand, disturb and move her. That shakes her up entirely. During the days following their first conversation, she will expose all her feelings through classes in which he will let himself be carried away. Until an unusual episode from the past is revealed and changes everything.

An old man who isolated himself from civilization receives an unexpected visitor.

During a five year period an Italian filmmaker documents the world of down-on-their-luck individuals who live in a Californian desert trying to get by one day at a time. None of them has more than a vehicle, a dog and some clothes.

In 1967, a young David Lynch grabbed his new Bolex 16mm camera, to film his friend and mentor Bushnell Keeler and brother Dave Keeler sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in Bush's King's Cruiser. This was David Lynch's very first film, which he prefers to call a "home movie". It depicts a man, a painter, who changed David's life forever pursuing the artist's life, which he continues to this day.

The Last Survivors is a gripping documentary that follows the journey of a Holocaust survivor as they revisit their hometown and the Auschwitz concentration camp. Through their memories and contemplation, the film provides a profound insight into their childhood experiences and the atrocities of the Holocaust. As the survivor reflects on their life, the documentary delves into the topic of the Holocaust with sensitivity and depth.

Short documentary by Gaspar Noé filmed around the the same time as Irréversible (in 16mm Scope), in which his friend Stéphane Drouot, the director of the cult film "La Banlieue des Étoiles / Star Suburb", discusses his life with AIDS and struggles to make films.

A young man living far from his beloved one wastes his existence absorbed in modern distractions until he loses contact with her.

A couple is on vacation with their car. They drive past green hills and small roads. Suddenly the man realises he lost his way. They drive into a forest. How thin is the layer veneer of civilisation?

Jesus, You Know is a thought-provoking documentary that explores the intricacies of religion and spirituality through the lens of various characters' lives. It delves into themes of friendship, self-analysis, and the search for meaning.

Le Bois de Vincennes is a safe harbour for many Parisians. Migrants and natives, prostitutes and stalkers, rich and poor, old and young, downshifters and loners come to this forest in search of themselves and find there an escape from the metropolis. A delicate and profound portrait of a contemporary man and his desperate search for an 'unknown homeland'.