Movies and TvShows featuring "recitation" theme.

In 1920s China, a young woman named Songlian becomes the fourth concubine of a wealthy man. As she adjusts to her new life, she becomes entangled in a web of power struggles, romantic rivalries, and oppressive traditions. Songlian must navigate the complexities of the household, where each concubine fights for the attention and favor of the Master. As tensions rise, the red lanterns that symbolize status and power become a haunting presence. Full of intrigue and emotional turmoil, 'Raise the Red Lantern' explores the lives and sacrifices of women in a patriarchal society.

Wadjda, a 10-year-old Saudi girl, dreams of owning a bicycle and enters a Quran recitation competition to raise money. Her mother opposes her dreams as she believes they will limit her chances of marriage and success. Wadjda's determination and resilience challenge societal norms as she navigates the complexities of being a young girl in Saudi Arabia.

In 1969 England, a boarding school is struck by a mysterious epidemic of fainting spells. As the girls struggle to understand and cope with their unexplained blackouts, a deepening sense of anxiety and tension begins to grip the school. Amidst this unsettling atmosphere, a teenager named Lydia embarks on a journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening, challenging the societal norms of the time. With themes of female friendship, mother-daughter relationships, and the exploration of repressed desires, 'The Falling' explores the complexities of adolescent experiences.

In 'Born Yesterday,' a wealthy tycoon hires a journalist to educate his uncultured mistress. As she becomes more sophisticated, she starts to question her relationship and the corrupt political world around her.

Waiting for Godot is an absurd comedic movie about two men, Vladimir and Estragon, who wait for someone named Godot. They engage in various conversations and activities to pass the time, including singing, reciting poetry, and contemplating life. The play explores themes of existentialism, the futility of life, and the search for meaning.

In the 1860s Sierra Nevada Mountains, a surveyor must confront the consequences of his past actions when a woman and her daughter arrive in town.

Two high school students, constantly seeking their identity through violence, will inevitably test each other's boundaries.

Baal is a film about a hedonistic playwright who indulges in a life of debauchery, exploring themes of immorality, sexuality, and violence. Set in the New German Wave era, Baal's nihilistic and amoral lifestyle leads him on a path of destruction and self-destruction.

The D.I. is a drama film set in Parris Island, South Carolina, where a drill instructor forms relationships with new recruits in the U.S. Marine Corps. The film explores themes of peer pressure, family relationships, and the challenges faced during boot camp. With verbal abuse, criticism, and intense training, the recruits must navigate the world of the military and overcome obstacles to become Marines.

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay hosts a jamboree that, among its 70+ stars, features bicyclers, boxing champ Georges Carpentier, chorines in terpsichore kickery, sister acts, Myrna Loy in two-strip Technicolor as an exotic Far East beauty, John Barrymore in a Shakespearean soliloquy (adding an on-screen voice to his legendary profile for the first time) and Winnie Lightner famously warbling the joys of Singing in the Bathtub. Watch, rinse, repeat!

In this dark and unsettling movie, a girl's nightmare comes to life as she experiences a series of bizarre and frightening events. The film explores themes of fear, dreams, and the subconscious mind through its haunting visuals and operatic singing.

An immersion into the intimacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the USSR. The architect of perestroika and glasnost, who was praised in the West but reviled in his own country, still combative despite his advanced age, loneliness and illness, offers his personal and political testament.

In a rural village, a young boy named Honey lives with his father, who is a beekeeper. Honey faces challenges at school and often retreats to the nearby woods where he finds solace and comfort in the world of bees. One day, Honey witnesses a deadly fall from a tree and becomes a silent protagonist as he navigates through the hardships of everyday life. With the help of his bee friends, Honey learns important life lessons about resilience, friendship, and the beauty of nature.

More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem. These poets are the children of Walt Whitman and of Charles Olson, incantatory and oratorical, radical, sometimes incorporating contemporary political imagery. Black Mountain poets, the Beats, minimalists like John Cage, the wordless Four Horsemen, Tom Waits, and others capture aspects of poets as troubadours.

Set during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.

In 'I Haven't Got a Hat', a mischievous pig named Porky causes chaos in a classroom with pranks and mischief. The students, including Beans the cat, try to keep up with Porky's antics while the schoolteacher tries to maintain order. Eventually, Porky finds himself on stage, overcoming his shyness and stage fright to sing a duet with Beans. The short film is filled with colorful animation, catchy songs, and comedic moments.

In this 80-minute documentary, three 10-year-old children leave their native countries to participate in one of the Islamic world’s most famous competitions, a test of memory and recitation known as The International Holy Koran Competition. Up against much older students, these youngsters have committed the 600 pages of the Koran to memory, and will put their skills to the test before the elite of the world’s Muslim community in Cairo, Egypt. In the midst of this intense international competition, the three young competitors –two boys from Senegal and Tajikistan, and one girl from the Maldives – face uncertain futures at home, as they are caught between fundamentalist and moderate visions of Islam. The children discuss their recitation techniques – with accompanying, completely improvised melodies – and talk about their nerves and excitement as they finally compete before a panel of judges.

Uomo d'acqua dolce is a 1997 Italian comedy film about a man who loses his memory and falls in love. The film follows his journey as he tries to regain his memories and navigate his new relationship.

A series of gags at a dog show, including a stage revue. A dog gets into a trunk of roller skates and crashes through the stage show.

The former waiter Ernst Held believes himself to be called higher and seeks self-realization as a poet. When he recites poems to his wife's beautician in an ambiguous situation, his wife puts him out the door. Completely destitute, the thwarted poet must therefore return to the lowlands of life and become the head in the Munich pub "Goldener Löffel".