Movies and TvShows featuring "poetic" theme.
To the Wonder follows the tumultuous journey of a couple as they navigate through a troubled marriage, exploring themes of alienation, implied infidelity, and the crisis of faith. Set against the backdrop of France and Oklahoma, the film examines the fragile nature of relationships through the lens of a very little dialogue and poetic storytelling.
An aging man lies bleeding to death in an alley. As onlookers start to gather around, he reflects on the life that he has lived.
‘Under the Weight of a Waking Dream’ is Zefier's debut swan song to the ending year. Comprised of poetry and endless enumerations is a diaristic film chronicling the lessons and contradictions found throughout the human experience.
Avant-Drag! paints portraits of ten drag artists of varying gender expressions and sexualities who take to the streets of Athens to query, problematise and (yes, please!) undermine social strictures. Employing wildly imagined personas – like riot housewives and Albanian turbo-folk girls – who perform acts as revolutionary as praising abortion and as charming as drawing childish pictures, these artists call for social justice by taking aim at conservatism, patriarchy, patriotism, racism and sexism.
The movie follows the life of a filmmaker in West Bengal, India, who is battling tuberculosis and facing financial problems. It explores the challenges he faces in pursuing his passion for filmmaking and his journey to find political freedom.
The Giants explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in this poetic portrait of environmentalist Bob Brown and the Forest. From a seedling to forest elder: the film is a masterclass that draws on Bob's 50 years of inspiring activism, from the Franklin campaign for Tasmania's last wild river, to today's battle for the Tarkine rain forest. Told in Bob's own words, his story is interwoven with the extraordinary life cycle of Australia's giant trees, bought to the screen with stunning cinematography and immersive animated forest landscapes.
In this short poetic film, a man follows ghosts, witnessing the subtle beauty of their journeys and their desires. Through his wanderings with them, he comes to realize what they're looking for in their brief, inexplicable lives -- as the physical and supernatural worlds collide.
The story of Ranum, who is always tricked by the sweet words of men who then betray her and later ends with death by a mysterious figure. Ranum’s family drama revolves around deceit; it is poetic, romantic, and hilarious which instantly turns into terror. Ranum decides to keep looking for true love, which is beautiful and brings kindness to ward off the tragedy she has experienced. Who is the figure who spreads the vile terror, and can Ranum find her love?
The first woman rabbi in the world, Regina Jonas, comes to light, courtesy of Rachel Weisz – who plays her – and her father George Weisz, who was the executive producer for this poetic and beautiful documentary. The daughter of an Orthodox Jewish peddler, Jonas was ordained in Berlin in 1935. During the Nazi era and the war, her sermons and her unparalleled devotion brought encouragement to the persecuted German Jews. Regina Jonas was murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. The only surviving photo of Jonas serves as a leitmotif for the film, showing a determined young woman gazing at the camera with self-confidence.
Following a break-up, a couple go their separate ways: one stoically contemplates the depths of his loss, while the other desperately roams the lunar landscapes of the Burren (West Ireland) in search of healing and consolation.
Eventide is a mesmerizing drama that takes place in the vast desert landscape. It delves into the profound themes of alienation, love, and existentialism. The movie beautifully captures the serene beauty of nature while exploring the inner turmoil of its characters.
A young traveler unravels the truth of his past on an epic, poetic journey across the northern landscape uncovering artifacts and tales of his forgotten ancestors.
A Sunday walk in a forest turns into a poetic journey on perception.
Sarah lives inside a multidimensional love, torn between a past fantasy and a present too much real.
When an asteroid hits the Earth leading to underwater volcanic eruptions, the inhabitants of a small riverside town start to flee inland. Before she leaves, Nian decides to say goodbye to her childhood friend. Her memories of the town start to become clearer and clearer in her mind on this journey.
ANA C. uses videoart and videoperformance to express the relationship between the marginalized poet Ana Cristina Cesar with art itself.
Symphony No. 42 is a collection of abstract and poetic vignettes that aim to explore the absurdity and beauty of human existence. Through various scenes and scenarios, the film delves into themes of irony, nature, paradox, and the cosmic. It features stunning naturalistic scenery and blends different elements such as blood, suicide, and artistic expression to create a unique and thought-provoking experience.
A violated girl is trapped in an underworld of shame. As a child, she was exploited by her father and his friends, and then thrown to the streets as a vulnerable teenager. Despite life going against Mel at every turn, she is determined to see the good in people and find hope before her past catches up with her.