Movies and TvShows featuring "folk-song" theme.

Juno, an offbeat young woman, unexpectedly becomes pregnant and considers having an abortion before deciding to give the baby up for adoption. She navigates the challenges of teenage pregnancy while forming unexpected connections with the couple who wants to adopt her baby.

In the midst of a political scandal, a political consultant hires a Hollywood producer to create a fake war with Albania in order to distract the public. The producer enlists the help of a renowned filmmaker and together they create a compelling narrative that captivates the media and the nation. As the story unravels, the lines between truth and fiction become blurred, leading to unexpected consequences.

When a British archaeologist discovers a dangerous vampire worm in a small town, she must team up with a local folk musician to stop its deadly reign. Filled with sexual symbolism and dark humor, this comedy horror movie will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Bound for Glory is based on the autobiography of Woody Guthrie, a folk musician who travels across the United States during the Great Depression. He experiences poverty, labor struggles, and the harsh reality of the Dust Bowl, all while trying to pursue his passion for music and provide for his family.

In a village, a ghost falls in love with a married woman and takes the form of her husband to prevent her from leaving him. The woman's family becomes suspicious, leading to a series of humorous and enchanting events. With the help of a puppeteer, the woman must find a way to uncover the truth and break free from the ghost's spell.

Yellow Earth tells the story of a young peasant girl, Cuiqiao, who is sent by her father to collect folk songs in a war-torn rural area of Shaanxi Province. Captured by the local communist forces, her first contact with communism comes in the form of a communist soldier. The soldier quickly discovers that Cuiqiao knows nothing about the Revolution. He resolves to teach her by taking her to nearby Yan'an, the most sacred city of the Revolution.

Sing a Song of Sex is a provocative drama that explores themes of sexuality, university life, and the Vietnam War. The story follows a group of students who use their singing talents as a form of rebellion against societal norms. As tensions rise, the characters grapple with issues of love, death, and the complexities of their own desires.

A young couple who collect rare folk ballads discover the dark side of love when they surreptitiously record and translate an ancient, taboo folk song from the deep, forgotten past.

Known for stirring harmonies and socially conscious lyrics, iconic folk rock duo Indigo Girls are the subject of this intimate and insightful documentary, which tracks their decades-long career.

A documentary film by Peter I. Chang which traces the life of the Japanese musician Hisao Shinagawa through his early years as a folk singer in Tokyo to his current occupation as a street performer in Los Angeles.

The Singing Revolution is a documentary that tells the story of Estonia's peaceful struggle for independence from the Soviet Union. Through the power of music and nonviolent protest, the Estonian people were able to resist Soviet oppression and eventually gain their freedom. The film explores the importance of culture, civil disobedience, and the role of song festivals in mobilizing the population to stand up against their oppressors.

Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (allowing for projection overlap of the 35-minute reels) only once, at the Film-Makers' Cinematheque in New York City. The imagery in the film is dense, wearying and beautiful, but ultimately hard to decipher, for, in contrast to his earlier, and more famous film Chelsea Girls, made in 1966, Warhol insisted that two reels be screened simultaneously on top of each other on a single screen, rather than side-by-side. The film's title is a pun on the rating system used by critics to rank films, with "four stars" being the highest rating. From Wikipedia.

Rica has been very protective of her sister Cecil even giving up her one true love Bong JC de Vera for her sisters future and after a freak accident 8 years ago at their little Party store for Fireworks, but as they grow up under the care of their grandmother Gina Pareño their parents comeback Tonton Gutierrez and Cherry Pie Picache as they comeback and they are all grown up Rica has a fear that she's losing Cecil's love as a sister and who raised her like a parent, and even falling in love for Edzel Luis Manzano will the sisters grow apart after having people come into their lives?

An anthology of stories about the indigenous nomadic people of the Russian tundra under modern Communist rule. Finland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000

Two elderly sisters share the delicate art of making traditional Hungarian strudel and reveal a deeply personal family story about their mother, who taught them everything they know.

La Habanera is a drama/romance movie set in 1930s Puerto Rico. It tells the story of a woman named Astree, who moves to Puerto Rico to marry a wealthy plantation owner named Don Pedro. However, she soon realizes that her marriage is not what she expected, as she faces an abusive husband and struggles with the epidemic that breaks out on the island. Astree must navigate a complicated web of relationships and confront her own desires and fears in this emotional tale.

In 'Hallelujah', a preacher struggles with temptation and redemption while facing challenges such as crime, gambling, and personal relationships. This drama/musical movie explores themes of faith, love, and forgiveness.

In Grbavica, a woman and her troubled teen daughter try to make sense of their lives in post-war Sarajevo. As they navigate the challenges of daily life, painful memories and suppressed pasts resurface, testing their relationship and forcing them to confront their own sense of guilt.

The first story is based on an Indian fairy-tale. It is a story about a donkey who wants to win favour with its master and starts to mock the master’s favourite – his dog. The second story is based on a humorous Estonian song and tells the story of a land herring that became a sea creature and made the seawater salty. The third story is based on a Czech fairy-tale, which tells of two boys, who find a witch's broom and start to fly with it.

Misty arrives in a small town to look for her mother who abandoned her 22 years ago. She stays with a bisexual artist and her friends and models for her. Meanwhile, a Christian woman with a secret tries to save her perverted niece.