Movies and TvShows featuring "minimalist-movie" theme.
Pather Panchali follows the story of a young boy named Apu, who grows up in a poverty-stricken village in rural India. The film explores themes of struggle, poverty, and the challenges faced by Apu and his family as they navigate through life. It portrays the harsh realities of their existence, including malnutrition, child abuse, and the constant search for work. Despite the hardships, the film also highlights moments of joy and resilience.
Vive L'Amour is a Taiwanese slow-cinema drama that delves into the themes of love-triangle, jealousy, and existential loneliness. The film follows three main characters in Taipei who find themselves living in the same apartment building. As their lives intertwine, they navigate their own sexual identities and seek meaning in their lonely existence. Through minimalist storytelling and a nonlinear timeline, Vive L'Amour captures the sadness and confusion of urban life in Taipei.
Yannick disrupts a performance of the play 'Le Cocu' to regain control of the evening.
Mouchette is a 1967 French film directed by Robert Bresson. It tells the story of a 14-year-old girl named Mouchette, who lives in a rural village and faces various challenges in her life. She has a domineering father, a bedridden mother, and suffers from poverty. The film explores themes of humiliation, rage, and hate as Mouchette navigates her difficult circumstances. It is a minimalist movie based on the novel of the same name.
After his girlfriend leaves him, a mechanic embarks on a journey to find meaning in life and confronts his own inner demons.
Aparajito follows the life of a young boy named Apu as he navigates the challenges of growing up in post-colonial India. From his idyllic childhood in the holy city of Varanasi to his pursuit of education in Calcutta, Apu experiences the loss of loved ones, poverty, disillusionment, and the search for his own identity. This black-and-white film captures the beauty and struggles of a changing society.
Goodbye, Dragon Inn is a slow and contemplative film that captures the lonely atmosphere of an old-fashioned cinema in Taipei, Taiwan. Set in a cinema showing the 1967 martial arts film Dragon Inn, the movie follows various characters, including a Japanese tourist, a projection booth operator, a cashier, and a swordsman. The film explores themes of existential loneliness, incommunicability, and the end of an era. With very little dialogue, the movie uses long takes to create a haunting and melancholic atmosphere.
My Little Loves is a minimalist movie that explores the theme of sexual awakening and self-discovery in a small village in France. The film follows the journey of a shy schoolboy as he navigates through issues of identity, loneliness, and friendship. Through his experiences, the protagonist deals with the complexities of young love, seductive desires, and the disillusionment of adolescent life.
The Aviator's Wife is a romantic comedy that explores the intricate dynamics and challenges of a man and his wife in a humorous way. Set in 1980s Paris, the film follows the story of a male protagonist who becomes infatuated and obsessed with a female postman. As their unconventional relationship evolves, it delves into themes of loneliness, deception, and unrequited love. With a touch of black humor and a dose of Nouvelle Vague style, this minimalist movie offers a fresh perspective on love and self-discovery.
Chloe's dream trip to Borneo transforms into a waking nightmare when she realizes she's the target of a ruthless scam. With her private photos held hostage, she races to outwit the blackmailer before her secrets are exposed to the world.
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.
In a dystopia Paris, this is about a campaign manager named Tristan who is knocked sideways when he receives an anonymous letter containing a positive pregnancy test. Potentially suffering from a fatal and incurable genetic illness, Tristan becomes obsessed with the idea of finding the woman who sent him this test. He decides to carry out an investigation, risking his love life and his career in the process.
Feckless aspiring architect Stéphane leaves his pregnant girlfriend for theater designer Sabine; Sabine in turn vainly attempts to overcome her violent obsession with an actor in her theater company. A game of emotional chutes and ladders ensues.
The Salamander is a dark comedy that follows the story of a young woman who becomes disillusioned with her life in Geneva. As a free-spirited social worker and shoe saleswoman, she navigates existential questions and desires while dealing with social criticism and the challenges of a menage-a-trois relationship. Set against the backdrop of 1970s Geneva, the minimalist movie explores themes of feminism, journalism, and the complexities of love.
Working primarily in the arena of nonfiction, Marker rejected conventional narrative techniques, instead staking out a deeply political terrain defined by the use of still images, atmospheric soundtracks, and literate commentary. In Description d’un Combat, Marker’s idiosyncratic style, combining location footage with archival material, builds a complex and personal portrayal. Israel’s demography is explored, from the kibbutzim to the Arab minorities, the orthodox Jews, and the tourists. The “battle” of the title does not refer to the tank-and-artillery variety, but to the inner struggle of Israeli citizens to adapt to a new view of themselves, in a new country.
Alix Cléo Roubaud, a photographer, describes her images to Eustache’s son Boris. An “essay in the shape of a hoax”, Eustache’s last film wittily questions the relationship between showing and telling as it gradually shifts Alix’s narration out of sync with what we see.
The familiar conflicts of a film director planning to make a movie about his life and the confrontation he has with his wife, an actress who was turned down for such project in which she wanted to play herself.
Wonderful Town is a minimalist movie about a brother and sister who live together in a ruined city. They experience existential loneliness and unhappiness, filled with disappointment and sadness. The film explores the power of love and tenderness amidst the backdrop of a falling apart world. Their lives are changed when they encounter a handsome man and a secret is revealed.
The reunion of a group of former medical students results in a flood of bitter memories.
A young Swiss drug addict has been imprisoned for robbery, and must wait and wait for his upcoming trial, all the while isolated and without hope of parole - the police are convinced he is a dealer and not just a user. He hears from his son that his girlfriend has a new man, and begins to despair of ever coming to trial, or of having another relationship like the one he lost. This fiction film is said to be based on a true story.