Movies and TvShows featuring "film-parable" theme.
In a dystopian society, a 13-year-old girl named Lili is forced to give up her beloved dog Hagen. As Hagen faces abuse and mistreatment, he joins a pack of stray dogs seeking revenge against humans. Lili embarks on a journey to find her dog and uncover the truth behind the cruelty. Together, they navigate a world filled with danger, discrimination, and rebellion.
Father and Son is a thought-provoking film that delves into the intricate dynamics of a father-son relationship. Set against the backdrop of existential loneliness and pain, it explores themes of memory, friendship, and isolation. The film follows a male protagonist who embarks on a secret mission in search of his missing father, experiencing a series of haunting nightmares and facing his own inner demons along the way. As the story unfolds, it intertwines elements of surrealism, religious symbolism, and homoeroticism, offering a unique cinematic experience.
Set in 19th-century Georgia, this thought-provoking drama tells the story of a group of people navigating through societal norms and trying to find their place in a rapidly changing world.
In the midst of the Korean War, a young boy gets separated from his father and must overcome various obstacles on his way back home.
An Unusual Exhibition is a comedy drama set in post-World War Two Georgia. It follows the story of a sculptor who returns home after being wounded in the war. He struggles with money problems and his career as he tries to provide for his pregnant wife. The sculptor gets involved in a love triangle and has to navigate his relationships, while also dealing with the pressure of an upcoming exhibition.
Walnut Bread is a touching romance film that tells the story of two individuals who find love and redemption in unexpected places. The movie beautifully portrays the power of love to heal and transform lives. With its heartfelt storytelling and captivating performances, Walnut Bread is a must-watch for fans of love stories and film parables.
Banned in the Soviet Union for its "negative" content and never released, Kalatozov was forced to retreat from filmmaking for seven years because of this film. The film sets out to illustrate the old adage, "For want of a nail, the battle was lost," showing how the inferior quality of something so trivial as a nail in a soldier's boot leads inexorably to the capture of an armored train. Kalatozov had intended to demonstrate the crucial and universal importance of efficiency in Soviet industry, but the government decided that his fable gave a negative impression of the Red Army's capabilities.
In Deliverance, a group of monks embark on a spiritual journey along a river in India. As they navigate the challenges and obstacles along the way, they find spiritual enlightenment and deliverance. The film explores themes of faith, the power of nature, and the search for inner peace.
This film ballad is dedicated to those who never returned home from WW2. A group of retreating Soviet soldiers, crossing a lunar terrain in a desperate attempt to escape death, is attacked by a German fighter plane that appears like a bolt from the blue. One by one they are killed. Then suddenly, in an unlikely denouement bordering on the mystical, the attacker is shot down with a simple rifle. For ideological reasons that defy understanding this film, one of Viktor Hres’ earliest works, was shelved in 1967 by Soviet censors. In 2010, it was restored by the Debut Studio of the Oleksander Dovzhenko Film Studio with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine.
Garib, a young boy, embarks on a magical adventure to the land of jinn, encountering kaiju, genies, and exploring the realms of fantasy. This family-friendly movie is a delightful film-parable with a touch of comedy and music.
A full-blooded, interesting life has long eluded the house where a mother, father, son and daughter live. Trivial household matters, conversation at dinner about duty — that's all that connects them. The situation changes when it becomes known that the family inherited the village house, and that it will probably be necessary to enter into a struggle with the joint heirs. From the bottom of chests, old albums and documents confirming the priority of the family are extracted, and intrigues begin ...
The short film (conveyed in a parable-like story structure) follows a man devoted to himself and the blessings of his attributed god. He struggles to survive a primitive life and is forced to take action to ensure his own prosperity.
Here with Us tells the story of a family living in a poverty-stricken rural setting. The film focuses on the challenges they face, including dealing with the aftermath of a mudslide and their struggle to make a living as farmers. It explores themes of family relationships, desperation, and perseverance.
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