Movies and TvShows featuring "divining-rod" theme.

In rural Provence, a greedy farmer plots against his neighbor to gain control of a valuable source of spring water, leading to tragic consequences.

When a Sicilian gangster is sent on a mission to the city, he finds himself in a series of hilarious and chaotic situations that test his loyalty and challenge his traditional values. From hiding in a crate to dodging an assassination plot, he navigates through a world filled with eccentric characters and unexpected events.

Robert Langlois is now married to Catherine, the former housemaid. And they would live happily ever after if the housing crisis did not force them to live together with Gabrielle and Fernand, Robert's parents. For, despite the good will on either side, tension soon arises. What else to expect when there is too little space in their Montmartre apartment for four people (then for six then eight, the couple having... two pairs of twins!) ; the continued presence there of Fernand (who loves peace and quiet) after he is driven to retirement ; the difficult beginnings of Robert as a lawyer in a room of the apartment, etc... Other troubles follow and the harried family is on the verge of implosion...

Country-western favorite Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys star in the Columbia musical western Smoky Mountain Melody. Not much happens plotwise: Acuff, playing "himself," is a tenderfoot who somehow manages to come out on top when he heads westward. The villains (who aren't all that villainous) try to promote a phony stock deal, but Roy and his pals foils their plans. The comedy honors go to Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as a blowhard sheriff. Smoky Mountain Melody was scripted by Barry Shipman, the son of pioneering female filmmaker Nell Shipman.

What do you do if your mother is a witch? Film maker George Kachadorian investigates his mother's purported paranormal abilities-- and his father's refusal to accept them-- in this quirky, award winning documentary. Featuring some of the United States' most well known skeptics, led by James "the Amazing" Randi, as well as its most revered diviners (also known as "dowsers" or "water witches"), George dives in to the battle that has been raging around his family table for more than 25 years and arrives at a deep, moving truth about the nature of love, magic, and one water well in Vermont.