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It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and animation t …hat echoes the poem's surreal style. All three coalesce in hybrid that dramatizes the birth of a counterculture. (Read More)
Subgenre: | documentary footagearthouseadult animationdocudrama |
Themes: | madnessforgivenessphilosophywritingfalling in lovefreedomapocalypsefaithmental illnesspoetryinsanitydrug usedeath of mothertheftrobbery …feardrinkingghostreligionmarriagesuicidesurrealismdeathfriendship (See All) |
Mood: | archive footagenightmarerain |
Locations: | san francisco californiaunemployment officesex in publiccourtroomurban settingtaxiairplanemotorcyclesnowhoteltrainnew york city |
Characters: | jewprofessorhomosexualitylustgay kissjewishthieflawyerwriterphotographerdancersoldiersingerdoctorfriend …husband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual (See All) |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | poetry readingsaxophone playerdenver coloradoadvertising agencybeat poettape recordingu.s. supreme courtfreedom of the pressfreedom of speechreading aloudenglish professorsan francisco examiner the newspapersan francisco chronicle the newspapersharing a bedshared bed …reference to the book of jobnewspaper headlinedead soldierlooking at self in mirrorman on firehotel roomanimated nuditybattery park manhattan new york cityreference to william s. burroughsstill images during end creditsjumping from rooftop to rooftopassociated pressfoot fetishistmadison avenueporno movie theatrereference to adonislife partnerlaredo texasstolen propertyfourth dimensionhung juryliterary critichammer and sickleends with real life photosmustard gasallen ginsbergstaten island ferryreference to faustbeating heartproseseraphimreference to walt whitmanreference to voltaireshock treatment29 year olddadaismnitroglycerineturkish bathsolipsismholinessjehovahspontaneitybeat generationcolumbia universityelectro shockumbilical cordgenitalscigarette burnhydrogenhudson riverleafletcross country triplegalityoil wellpamphletempire state building manhattan new york citypeyoteliberalismdollar billkabbalahwombyear 1957greenwich village manhattan new york cityrhymeyear 1955displacementspeculationmotorcyclistepiphanybeatnikharpsichordreference to the biblecatatoniaeternityashtrayalcatrazcuddlingobscenityhospital gownlong island new yorklobotomycrawlinghowlingpacifistidahojumping from a rooftopends with biographical notesenglish teacherbegins with textmusebigotpredictionkneelingstock marketsuicidal thoughtsarkansasmercyconformitysmoking pothebrewgolden gate bridgeoklahomabronx new york citycircular staircasepurgatoryeuphemismkansaspsychotherapybroken heartnewborn babymanuscriptcathedralwriter's blockhypnotismsunrisechandelierquitting a jobinsane asylumsaxophone18 year oldcottagecoloradobrooklyn bridgesolitudebillboardjazz musicskyscrapermeatpublishermental patientapparitiontestimonypost world war twomale male kisslevitationshynesssunsethandshakemadmanstolen carjoyshamebrainsymbolismbenchcapitalismboxbigotrysnowingsailorsoulfascismblack and white scenemeditationbutterflyadvertisingmental hospitalheaventaking a pictureimmortalitydespairprophecyanimated sequencejunkiecharityliteraturesufferingcensorshipmoralityhitchhikingcaught having sexpart animationdriving a carhome movieskullwatching a moviecommunistcrucifixwoman with glasseshappinesstape recordercomarecordingfamewhat happened to epilogueflyingteapoemeyeglassesrecord playermoontherapysacrificetypewriterfireworkspoetwitnesssplit screenchildbirthamerican flagpianistcourtskeletonreadingon the roadangelfactoryfbicoming outsuburbprologuemicrophonevirginspermauthorconfessionpainunderwater scenecontroversyfictional warcoffinradioman with glassestrialjudgenonlinear timelinesubwaymontagecalifornianew yorkcandlenewspaperbisexualswimmingmanhattan new york cityreference to jesus christprayerhallucinationjailpianomarijuanadead bodybedbombbeerriflebookpaintingletterfalling from heightdrinkcameramirrorcar accidenttesticlesunderwearbreast suckingdreamsongcryingfiresingingtitle spoken by characterphotographejaculationdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlekisssexflashbacknudityinterview (See All) |
In the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg is an English major at Columbia University, only to learn more than he bargained for. Dissatisfied by the orthodox attitudes of the school, Allen finds himself drawn to iconoclastic colleagues like Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac. Together, this …gang would explore bold new literary ideas that would challenge the sensibilities of their time as the future Beat Generation. However, for all their creativity, their very appetites and choices lead to more serious transgressions that would mark their lives forever. (Read More)
Themes: | writingmental illnesspoetrydrug usetheftdrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | jewprofessorgay kissjewishthieflawyerwriterdancersingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | reading aloudreference to walt whitmanbeat generationcolumbia universitygreenwich village manhattan new york cityends with biographical notesjazz musicpost world war twomale male kissrecordingwhat happened to epiloguepoemeyeglassesrecord playertypewriter …poetprologueauthorconfessionradioman with glassessubwaymanhattan new york cityreference to jesus christjailmarijuanabookdrinkmirrorunderwearsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexflashbacknuditykiss (See All) |
Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the a …rtist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified. (Read More)
Subgenre: | documentary footage |
Themes: | faithpoetrydrug usetheftdrinkingmarriagesurrealism |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxiairplanemotorcycletrainnew york city |
Characters: | jewishthiefphotographerdancersingerhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | greenwich village manhattan new york citybeatnikcircular staircasehitchhikingwatching a moviecrucifixrecordingeyeglassesrecord playerpoetamerican flagpianiston the roadmicrophoneunderwater scene …coffinman with glassesnonlinear timelinesubwaymontagecalifornianewspapermanhattan new york cityreference to jesus christprayerjailpianodead bodyriflepaintingdrinkcameraunderwearsongfiresingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malenuditysexinterview (See All) |
A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.
Themes: | mental illnessdrug usefeardrinkingmarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | courtroomtaxitrainnew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerwriterphotographerdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | looking at self in mirrorporno movie theatreempire state building manhattan new york cityspeculationlong island new yorkends with biographical notesbronx new york citycircular staircasehome movierecordingwhat happened to epilogueeyeglassesrecord playertherapycourt …trialjudgesubwaynewspaperswimmingmanhattan new york citymarijuanadead bodydrinkcameramirrorunderwearsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malekissflashback (See All) |
Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organiz …es gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
Mood: | archive footagerain |
Locations: | san francisco californiaurban settingmotorcycle |
Characters: | jewhomosexualitygay kissjewishlawyerphotographerdancersingerfriendhomosexual |
Story: | san francisco chronicle the newspapernewspaper headlinebigotoklahoma18 year oldmale male kissbigotrytaking a pictureimmortalitymoralitytape recorderrecordingwhat happened to epilogueeyeglassesrecord player …typewritersplit screencoming outnonlinear timelinesubwaycaliforniacandlenewspaperswimmingmarijuanabeerdrinkcameramirrorunderwearsongcryingsingingdancingbare chested maleone word titlekissflashbackinterview (See All) |
Themes: | feardrinkingmarriagefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | taxihotelnew york city |
Characters: | writerphotographerdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | hotel roomends with biographical notes18 year oldpublishersufferinghome moviewatching a moviewoman with glassestape recorderwhat happened to epilogueeyeglassesmicrophonepainunderwater sceneman with glasses …swimmingreference to jesus christprayerjailmarijuanadrinkcameratesticlesunderwearsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographejaculationdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titleflashbacksexinterviewnuditykiss (See All) |
Returning from Navy service in World War II, Freddie Quell drifts through a series of breakdowns. Finally he stumbles upon a cult which engages in exercises to clear emotions and he becomes deeply involved with them.
Themes: | philosophywritingmental illnessinsanityfeardrinkingreligionmarriage |
Locations: | courtroomtaximotorcyclenew york city |
Characters: | lustwriterphotographerdancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tape recordingreading aloudpost world war twomental hospitalcommunisttypewritercourtmicrophoneauthorcontroversymontagereference to jesus christjailpianorifle …bookletterdrinkcameramirrortesticlesdreamsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbacksexkissnudity (See All) |
Shaken by the death of his father and discouraged by his stalled career, writer Sal Paradise goes on a road trip hoping for inspiration. While traveling, he is befriended by charismatic and fearless Dean Moriarty and Moriarty's free-spirited and seductive young wife, Marylou. Traveling across the Am …erican southwest together, they strive to break from conformity and and search the unknown, and their decisions change the very course of their lives. (Read More)
Themes: | poetryfriendshipdeath |
Locations: | san francisco californiasnowtrainnew york city |
Characters: | homosexualitygay kisswriterfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | denver coloradobeat generationconformitycoloradopost world war twomale male kisssnowinghitchhikingpoemrecord playertypewriterpoeton the roadradioman with glasses …californianew yorkbisexualpianomarijuanabeerbooklettersongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackkissnudity (See All) |
Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can't give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to … rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usefear |
Locations: | taxiairplanehotelnew york city |
Characters: | photographersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | hotel roomends with real life photosends with biographical notesbillboardcaught having sexcrucifixhappinesstape recorderrecordingwhat happened to epilogueeyeglassesrecord playertypewriterpianistprologue …microphonepianolettercameramirrorunderwearsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleinterviewkissnudity (See All) |
Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinkingreligionsuicidedeath |
Locations: | urban settingsnowhotel |
Characters: | jewjewishdancersingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | saxophone playercircular staircasesaxophonejazz musicpost world war twohandshakesnowingsufferingskullrecordingrecord playeron the roadmicrophonevirginconfession …painjudgecandlereference to jesus christletterdrinkmirrorcar accidentsongsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlenuditykisssex (See All) |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor …mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)
Themes: | poetrytheftmarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | courtroomtaximotorcyclesnowhoteltrain |
Characters: | thieflawyerwritersoldierfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | newspaper headlinehotel roomhandshakesnowingfascismblack and white sceneanimated sequencepart animationwatching a moviepoemeyeglassestypewriterwitnessauthorconfession …fictional warcoffintrialjudgenonlinear timelinemontagecandlenewspaperbisexualreference to jesus christdead bodyriflebookpaintinglettercryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleinterviewkisssexflashback (See All) |
In the early 1950's, the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States and exploiting those fears was Senator 'Joseph McCarthy (II)' (qv) of Wisconsin. However, CBS reporter 'Edward R. Murrow' (qv) and his producer 'Fred W. Friendly' (qv) decided to take a stand and challenge M …cCarthy and expose him for the fear monger he was. However, their actions took a great personal toll on both men, but they stood by their convictions and helped to bring down one of the most controversial senators in American history. (Read More)
Subgenre: | docudrama |
Themes: | freedomfeardrinkingmarriagesuicidefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | archive footage |
Locations: | trainnew york city |
Characters: | jewlawyersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | saxophone playeradvertising agencyu.s. supreme courtsaxophonetestimonypost world war twoadvertisingcensorshipcommunisteyeglassestypewriterwitnessfbimicrophonecontroversy …radioman with glassestrialcalifornianewspaperpianobedbookdrinkcamerasongsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokinginterviewflashbackkiss (See All) |
It's 2003. Thirty-eight-year-old graphic artist Oliver Fields has just lost his father Hal Fields to cancer, after Oliver's mother Georgia Fields passed away five years earlier. Oliver is naturally a sullen man due to his growing up relationships with his parents (his mother who had a unique view on … life) and watching his parents' cordial but somewhat distant relationship with each other, but is more so now because of his personal family losses. Oliver embarks on a relationship with Anna, a French actress, hoping that his re-energized relationship with Hal following Georgia's death, and Hal's new outlook on life during that time, will show Oliver how to act in a loving relationship. After Georgia's death, Hal came out of the closet and began to live with a joie de vivre that did not exist before, which included an open relationship with a much younger man named Andy. Oliver's relationship with Anna has other obstacles, including Anna's own vagabond lifestyle and Oliver needing to take care of who was originally Hal's very needy Jack Russell terrier, Arthur. (Read More)
Themes: | death of motherdrinkingmarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | archive footage |
Locations: | taxihotelnew york city |
Characters: | jewhomosexualitygay kissjewishdancerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | tape recordingreading aloudlooking at self in mirrorhotel roomyear 1955billboardmale male kissbenchwatching a moviehappinessrecordingtearecord playertherapyfireworks …readingcoming outconfessionnonlinear timelinemontagecalifornianew yorkreference to jesus christbookdrinkmirrorunderwearcryingphotographdancingcigarette smokingone word titlekissflashback (See All) |
A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. We follow the investigators and reporters in this lightly fictionalized account of the true 1970's case as they search for the murderer, becoming obsessed with the case. Based on Robert Graysmith's boo …k, the movie's focus is the lives and careers of the detectives and newspaper people. (Read More)
Themes: | writingtheftrobberydrinkingdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | san francisco californiataxiairplanemotorcycle |
Characters: | thieflawyerwriterphotographerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | san francisco chronicle the newspapersan francisco examiner the newspapernewspaper headlinegolden gate bridgewatching a moviewoman with glassestape recorderwhat happened to epiloguefireworkswitnessfbiprologueconfessionpainman with glasses …judgemontagecalifornianewspaperdead bodybombriflebookpaintingletterdrinkcameraunderweartitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingone word titleinterview (See All) |
Everything is connected: an 1849 diary of an ocean voyage across the Pacific; letters from a composer to his lover; a thriller about a conspiracy at a nuclear power plant; a farce about a publisher in a nursing home; a rebellious clone in futuristic Korea; and the tale of a tribe living on post-apoc …alyptic Hawaii far in the future. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedrinkingsuicidefriendshipdeath |
Locations: | san francisco californiataxiairplanesnow |
Characters: | jewlustgay kisslawyerwritersingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | publishermale male kisssnowingdespairprophecycaught having sextape recorderrecordingeyeglassesrecord playertypewriterpianistskeletonprologueauthor …underwater scenefictional warnonlinear timelinecandlenewspaperprayerpianodead bodyriflebookletterfalling from heightdrinkdreamsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleinterviewflashbackkiss (See All) |
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
Themes: | freedomfaithdrug usetheftreligionmarriagedeath |
Locations: | courtroomairplane |
Characters: | thieflawyerphotographerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | u.s. supreme courtfreedom of the pressobscenityends with biographical notespublishercensorshipcrucifixwhat happened to epilogueamerican flagcourtfbipaincontroversytrialjudge …montagereference to jesus christriflephotographnuditysex (See All) |
It's November 30, 1962. Native Brit George Falconer, an English professor at a Los Angeles area college, is finding it difficult to cope with life. Jim, his personal partner of sixteen years, died in a car accident eight months earlier when he was visiting with family. Jim's family were not going to … tell George of the death or accident, let alone allow him to attend the funeral. This day, George has decided to get his affairs in order before he will commit suicide that evening. As he routinely and fastidiously prepares for the suicide and post suicide, George reminisces about his life with Jim. But George spends this day with various people, who see a man sadder than usual and who affect his own thoughts about what he is going to do. Those people include Carlos, a Spanish immigrant/aspiring actor/gigolo recently arrived in Los Angeles; Charley, his best friend who he knew from England, she who is a drama queen of a woman who romantically desires her best friend despite his sexual orientation; and Kenny Potter, one of his students, who seems to be curious about his professor beyond English class. (Read More)
Themes: | falling in lovedrug usefeardrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
Mood: | nightmarerain |
Locations: | motorcyclesnow |
Characters: | jewprofessorhomosexualitygay kissjewishdancerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | denver coloradolooking at self in mirrorepiphanykneelingbroken heartmale male kisssnowingblack and white scenerecordingeyeglassesrecord playerreadingangelunderwater sceneman with glasses …californiaswimmingdead bodybeerriflebookdrinkmirrorcar accidentunderweardreamcryingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malenudityflashbackkiss (See All) |
Based on the true story of Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker, two close friends who share a love of fantasy and literature, who conspire to kill Pauline's mother when she tries to end the girls' intense and obsessive relationship.
Subgenre: | documentary footage |
Themes: | madnesswritinginsanitytheftreligionmarriagefriendshipdeathsurrealism |
Characters: | professorhomosexualitythiefwriterphotographerdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | cathedralapparitionpost world war twoheavenliteraturerecordingwhat happened to epiloguerecord playertherapychildbirthvirginnonlinear timelinemontagereference to jesus christhallucination …letterdreamsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterdancingflashbackkiss (See All) |
Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
Themes: | theftdrinkingdeath |
Locations: | courtroomtaxiairplanehotel |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerdancersingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | u.s. supreme courtreading aloudcircular staircasenewborn babyquitting a jobhandshakerecordingwhat happened to epilogueeyeglassesrecord playertrialjudgenonlinear timelinemontagecalifornia …newspaperhallucinationriflebookpaintingletterdrinkmirrorsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingflashback (See All) |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenesspoetrydeath of mothertheftdrinkingreligionmarriagedeathfriendship |
Locations: | san francisco californiataxisnow |
Characters: | thiefwriterdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | quitting a jobjoyshamesnowingdespairwatching a moviecommunistteapoemtypewriterfireworkswitnesschildbirthreadingauthor …paincontroversycoffincaliforniaprayerbedbombbeerriflebooklettermirrorsongcryingfiresingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingflashbackkisssex (See All) |
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usedeath of mothertheftrobberydrinkingfriendshipsurrealismdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | urban settingtaxiairplanemotorcyclehotel |
Characters: | homosexualitythiefdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | idahobroken heartmale male kisshandshakejunkiesufferinghitchhikinghome moviepoemfireworkson the roadconfessioncoffinnonlinear timelinebisexual …hallucinationbedbombbeerpaintingletterdrinkunderweardreamsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophydrug usetheftrobberyfeardrinkingdeathfriendship |
Mood: | nightmarerain |
Locations: | motorcyclesnownew york city |
Characters: | jewhomosexualitythieflawyerdancersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | life partnermale male kisssnowingjunkiehome movieteaeyeglassesmoonmicrophonecoffinman with glassessubwaymontagecandlebisexual …manhattan new york cityreference to jesus christmarijuanadrinksongcryingfiresingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingone word titlenuditykiss (See All) |
Famed writer 'Truman Capote' (qv), southern born and bred but now part of the New York City social circle, is growing weary of his current assignment of writing autobiographical type pieces for the New Yorker. After reading a newspaper article about the just occurred November 14, 1959 cold blooded m …urders of the Clutter family in their rural Kansas home, Truman feels compelled to write about that event as his next article. So he and his personal assistant Nelle 'Harper Lee (I)' (qv), also a southern born New Yorker and an aspiring writer of her own, head to Kansas to research the story first-hand. Truman hopes to use his celebrity status to gain access to whomever he needs, such as to Laura Kinney, a friend of the Clutter daughter she who discovered the bodies, and to Alvin Dewey, the lead police investigator and also a Clutter family friend. If his celebrity doesn't work, Truman will grease the wheels by whatever means necessary. When the police eventually charge suspects, two young men named Dick Hickcock and Perry Smith, Truman uses those same tactics to gain access to them. Truman's fascination with the story makes him believe that he can revolutionize writing by expanding the germ of the article into what he calls a non-fiction novel. His personal involvement also changes as he grows emotionally attached to Perry, the seemingly sensitive and thus probable submissive in the criminal pairing, thus Truman becoming part of the story itself. Article or non-fiction novel, Trum… (Read More)
Themes: | writingtheftrobberydrinkingdeathfriendship |
Locations: | courtroomtaxiairplanesnowhoteltrainnew york city |
Characters: | thieflawyerwriterphotographerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | kansasmanuscriptpublishershamewhat happened to epilogueeyeglassestypewritercourtreadingmicrophoneauthorpaincoffinman with glassestrial …judgenewspaperreference to jesus christjaildead bodyriflebookpaintingletterdrinkcameracryingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingone word titleinterviewkiss (See All) |
Erik is expelled from school for fighting. He ends up at a private boarding school where the senior students control the young ones. Erik finds a friend in Pierre, his room mate. The story revolves around Erik who just wishes to be left alone and graduate. He doesn't listen to what the seniors have …to say and they don't like it. (Read More)
Themes: | writingtheftrobberyfearsurrealismfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | jewthieflawyerwriterfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | crawlingmercyconformitysnowingfascismmoralityrecordingeyeglassesrecord playerwitnesspianistreadingconfessionnewspaperswimming …prayerpianobooklettercigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlesexkissnudity (See All) |
At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true st …ory, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood. (Read More)
Themes: | falling in lovepoetryfeardrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | san francisco californiahotel |
Characters: | jewwritersingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | reference to the biblegolden gate bridgedespairhome movietape recorderpoemeyeglassestypewriterpoetreadingvirginconfessionpainunderwater scenecoffin …man with glassesnewspaperreference to jesus christprayermarijuanabeerbookdrinksongsingingejaculationcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackkisssex (See All) |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif …e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
Themes: | writingfreedomfaithmental illnesstheftfriendship |
Locations: | courtroomsnow |
Characters: | jewthieflawyerphotographersingerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | freedom of speechends with real life photosleafleteternitycommunistcrucifixrecord playertypewriterwitnesscourtconfessiontrialjudgereference to jesus christprayer …jaillettercameramirrordreamsongcryingsingingcigarette smoking (See All) |
Los Angeles, 1928. A single mother returns from work to find her nine-year-old son gone. She calls the LAPD to initiate a search. Five months later, a boy is found in Illinois who fits the description; he says he's her son. To fanfare and photos, the LAPD reunite mother and son, but she insists he's … not her boy. The cops dismiss her as either a liar or hysterical. When she joins a minister in his public criticism of the police, they in turn use government power to silence and intimidate her. Meanwhile, a cop goes to a dilapidated ranch to find a Canadian lad who's without legal status; the youth tells a grisly tale. There's redress for murder; is there redress for abuse of power? (Read More)
Themes: | mental illnessinsanityfeardeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | courtroommotorcycletrain |
Characters: | lawyerphotographersingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | reading aloudnewspaper headlineends with biographical notestestimonymental hospitaldespairsufferingcrucifixwhat happened to epiloguewitnessamerican flagcourtskeletonreadingmicrophone …confessionpainradiotrialjudgecaliforniacandlenewspaperreference to jesus christprayerriflecamerasongcryingsingingphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titleflashback (See All) |
Despondent over his breakup with Desiree, Zia slashes his wrists and goes to an afterlife peopled by suicides, a high-desert landscape dotted by old tires, burned-out cars, and abandoned sofas. He gets a job in a pizza joint. By chance, Zia learns that Desiree offed herself a few months after he did …, and she's looking for him. He sets off with Eugene (an electrocuted Russian rocker) to find her, and they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who's looking for the People in Charge, believing she's there by mistake. They're soon at the camp of Kneller, where casual miracles proliferate. They hear rumors of a miraculous king. Can Zia find Desiree? Then what? Where there's death there's hope. (Read More)
Themes: | forgivenessdrug usetheftdrinkingsuicidedeathsurrealism |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | taxisnowtrain |
Characters: | dancersoldiersingermother son relationshipfather son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | tape recordingpurgatorylevitationcrucifixtape recorderrecordingrecord playerreadingon the roadangelprologuemicrophoneswimmingdead bodybeer …riflebookfalling from heightdrinkcar accidentunderweardreamsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbacksexkiss (See All) |
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ('Brad Pitt' (qv)). Jack (played as an adult by … 'Sean Penn (I)' (qv)) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. (Read More)
Themes: | faiththeftfearreligionmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | courtroomurban settingairplane |
Characters: | thiefhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | reading aloudkneelingnewborn babyskyscraperhandshakeshamesoulbutterflysufferingrecordingeyeglassesrecord playerchildbirthcourtreading …suburbpainunderwater scenecoffinman with glassesnonlinear timelinecandlenewspaperswimmingprayerpianodead bodybookpaintingmirrorcryingfiredancingbare chested maleflashbackkiss (See All) |
In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)
Subgenre: | adult animation |
Themes: | forgivenessphilosophyfreedomdrug usetheftfeardrinkingreligionmarriagedeathfriendshipsurrealism |
Mood: | nightmarerain |
Locations: | taximotorcyclesnow |
Characters: | thiefdancersoldierdoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | tape recordingpsychotherapybutterflydespairsufferingcensorshipmoralitywatching a moviecommunisttherapyreadingpaintrialnewspaperprayer …hallucinationjailmarijuanadead bodybedbeerriflebookfalling from heightdrinkdreamcryingdancingcigarette smokingone word titleflashbackkiss (See All) |
American tourist Jesse and French student Celine meet by chance on the train from Budapest to Vienna. Sensing that they are developing a connection, Jesse asks Celine to spend the day with him in Vienna, and she agrees. So they pass the time before his scheduled flight the next morning together. How … do two perfect strangers connect so intimately over the course of a single day? What is that special thing that bonds two people so strongly? As their bond turns to love, what will happen to them the next morning when Jesse flies away? (Read More)
Themes: | poetryfeardrinkingreligionmarriagesuicidedeath |
Locations: | airplanemotorcyclehoteltrain |
Characters: | writerphotographerdancersingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | speculationharpsichordsunrisesunsetfascismcommunisthappinessrecordingpoemrecord playerpoetreadinghallucinationbeerbook …drinkcameraunderwearsongsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
In San Francisco in the 1950s, Margaret was a woman trying to make it on her own after leaving her husband with only her daughter and her paintings. She meets gregarious ladies' man and fellow painter Walter Keane in a park while she was struggling to make an impact with her drawings of children wit …h big eyes. The two quickly become a pair with outgoing Walter selling their paintings and quiet Margaret holed up at home painting even more children with big eyes. But Walter's actually selling her paintings as his own. A clash of financial success and critical failure soon sends Margaret reeling in her life of lies. With Walter still living the high life, Margaret's going to have to try making it on her own again and re-claiming her name and her paintings. (Read More)
Themes: | mental illnessinsanityfeardrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | archive footage |
Locations: | san francisco californiacourtroomnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerphotographerfriendhusband wife relationship |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | newspaper headlinereference to the bibleends with biographical notesmusequitting a jobjazz musicpost world war twofamewhat happened to epilogueeyeglassestypewriterwitnesscourtsuburbmicrophone …confessiontrialjudgemontagecalifornianewspaperreference to jesus christhallucinationmarijuanabookpaintingdrinkcameramirrorcryingfiretitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingkiss (See All) |
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna love …s being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another. (Read More)
Themes: | writingfearsuicidefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | courtroomtaxisnowtrainnew york city |
Characters: | jewlustlawyerfriendmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | tape recordingreading aloudlooking at self in mirrorlegalitypost world war twoshamesnowingmoralitytape recorderpoemcourtreadingmicrophoneconfessiontrial …judgenonlinear timelineswimmingjailbedbooklettermirrorunderwearcryingfirephotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleflashbackkiss (See All) |
William Miller is a 15-year-old kid hired by Rolling Stone magazine to tour with and write about Stillwater, an up and coming rock band. This wonderfully witty coming-of-age film follows William as he falls face first to confront life, love, and lingo.
Themes: | poetrydrug usedrinkingfriendship |
Locations: | san francisco californiaairplanehotelnew york city |
Characters: | singerfriendmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Story: | tape recordinghotel roommuserecordingfamerecord playerpoetreadingon the roadcoming outprologuemicrophonevirginconfessioncalifornia …swimmingmarijuanabeerbookdrinkcameraunderwearsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexinterviewkiss (See All) |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
Themes: | writingfeardrinkingmarriagedeath |
Characters: | writersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | shared bedcrawlingbroken heartrecordingtearecord playertherapytypewriterpoetreadingmicrophoneauthorcandlereference to jesus christbed …bookpaintingdrinkmirrorsongfiresingingphotographcigarette smokingsexflashback (See All) |
Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II, adolescence, and a painful divorce in his family. The story interweaves reflections about Russian history and society.
Themes: | poetryghostdeathsurrealism |
Mood: | archive footagerain |
Locations: | airplanesnow |
Characters: | writerdancersoldiersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | levitationsymbolismpoemreadingcontroversynonlinear timelinenewspaperswimmingdead bodybedriflebookmirrordreamcrying …firesingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingone word titleflashbackinterviewnudity (See All) |
The story of 'James Whale (I)' (qv), the Director of _Frankenstein (1931)_ (qv) and _Bride of Frankenstein (1935)_ (qv), in the time period following the Korean War. Whale was homosexual, and develops a friendship with his gardener, an ex-Marine.
Themes: | drinkingsuicidefriendshipdeath |
Mood: | nightmarerain |
Characters: | homosexualitygay kissphotographersingerdoctorfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationshiphomosexual |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | circular staircasebrainwatching a movieteanewspaperswimminghallucinationdead bodyriflepaintingdrinkcameramirrorunderweardream …songsingingtitle spoken by charactercigarette smokingbare chested malesexflashbacknudity (See All) |
Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In …their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usetheftrobberydrinkingfriendshipdeath |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | sex in publicurban settinghotelnew york city |
Characters: | homosexualitythiefphotographerdancersoldiersingerfriendfather son relationshiphomosexual |
Period: | 1950s |
Story: | quitting a jobdespaircaught having sexwatching a movieconfessionpaincontroversyradiosubwaymanhattan new york cityreference to jesus christprayermarijuanadrinkmirror …dreamsongcryingsingingdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexinterviewkissflashback (See All) |
A documentary on the life of 'Amy Winehouse' (qv), the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.
Themes: | mental illnessdrug usedeath of motherfeardrinkingmarriagefriendship |
Mood: | archive footage |
Locations: | taxihotel |
Characters: | jewjewishphotographersingerdoctorfriendmother son relationship |
Story: | writer's blockjazz musicshynesshome moviefamepoempoetprologuemicrophonemontageswimmingmanhattan new york citymarijuanadead bodydrink …camerasongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlekissinterview (See All) |
The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and th …e two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence. (Read More)
Themes: | madnessfearghostmarriagesuicidedeathsurrealism |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | professordoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | man on firetestimonyapparitionlevitationbrainboxblack and white sceneimmortalityliteraturemoralityhome moviereadingpainhallucinationdead body …bedbookpaintinglettermirrorfiretitle spoken by characterphotographone word titleflashbackkiss (See All) |
In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a head full of dreams he attempted to rob a post office. Swiftly apprehended and originally sentenced to 7 years in jail, Peterson has subsequently been …behind bars for 34 years, 30 of which have been spent in solitary confinement. During that time, Michael Petersen, the boy, faded away and 'Charles Bronson,' his superstar alter ego, took center stage. Inside the mind of Bronson - a scathing indictment of celebrity culture. (Read More)
Themes: | mental illnessinsanitytheftrobberydrinkingdeath |
Locations: | train |
Characters: | thiefdancersingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | handshakeanimated sequencesufferingrecordingteaeyeglassesrecord playersuburbprologuepaintrialjudgenonlinear timelinemontagejail …beddrinkunderwearsongcryingsingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titlekissnudityflashback (See All) |
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants t …o believe what Father Moore says is true. (Read More)
Themes: | faithmental illnessdrinkingreligiondeath |
Mood: | nightmarerain |
Locations: | courtroomsnow |
Characters: | lawyerdancerdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tape recordingcatatoniainsane asylumtestimonycrucifixtape recorderwitnesspianistcourttrialjudgereference to jesus christprayerhallucinationpiano …letterdrinkcar accidenttitle spoken by characterphotographdancingflashback (See All) |
After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife … is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)
Themes: | philosophydrug usedrinkingreligionmarriagesuicidedeath |
Mood: | nightmarerain |
Locations: | taxiairplanemotorcyclehoteltrainnew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishwriterdancersingerdoctorhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | tape recordingchandelierhandshakebenchcapitalismboxtape recorderwhat happened to epilogueeyeglasseschildbirthpianistmicrophonecontroversycandlemanhattan new york city …prayerpianodead bodybedbombrifledrinkunderwearsongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested maleone word titleflashbacknuditysex (See All) |
On January 23, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is to fly from Karachi to Dubai with his pregnant wife, Mariane, also a reporter. On the day before, with great care, he has arranged an interview in a cafe with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric. When Danny doesn't return, Mariane initia …tes a search. Pakistani police, American embassy personnel, and the FBI examine witnesses, phone records, e-mails, and hard drives. Who has him? Where is he? There's also the why: because of U.S. abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo, because of a history of Journal cooperation with the CIA, because Pearl is a Jew? Through it all, Mariane is clearheaded, direct, and determined. (Read More)
Subgenre: | documentary footagedocudrama |
Themes: | faithfeardrinkingreligionmarriagedeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | courtroomtaxiairplanenew york city |
Characters: | jewjewishlawyerdancerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | tape recordingnewborn babychildbirthcourtfbiman with glassestrialmontagecandlemanhattan new york cityprayerdead bodyrifledrinkphotograph …dancingcigarette smokinginterviewsexflashback (See All) |
Abducted on a rainy night in 1988, the obnoxious drunk, Oh Dae-Su, much to his surprise, wakes up locked in a windowless and dilapidated hotel room, for an unknown reason. There, his invisible and pitiless captors will feed him, clothe him and sedate him to avoid committing suicide, and as his only …companion and a window to the world is the TV in his stark cell, the only thing that helps Oh Dae-Su keep going is his daily journal. But then, unexpectedly, after fifteen long years in captivity, the perplexed prisoner is deliberately released, encouraged to track down his tormentor to finally get his retribution. Nevertheless, who would hate Oh Dae-Su so much he would deny him of a quick and clean death? (Read More)
Themes: | madnesswritinginsanitydeath of motherfeardrinkingsuicidedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | taxisnowhotelnew york city |
Characters: | singerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | tape recordinghotel roomhypnotismsnowinganimated sequencetape recorderrecordingsplit screenprologuepainsubwaymontagenewspapermanhattan new york cityprayer …hallucinationbookfalling from heightdrinkcamerasongcryingsingingtitle spoken by characterphotographcigarette smokingone word titlekissflashback (See All) |
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire savings account to charity, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life.
Themes: | forgivenessfreedompoetrydrug usedrinkingmarriagedeath |
Mood: | archive footagenightmarerain |
Locations: | snowtrain |
Characters: | dancersingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | howlingsolitudecharityhitchhikinghome moviepoemeyeglassesfireworkssplit screenreadingon the roadfbiprologuemicrophonepain …nonlinear timelinecaliforniaswimmingprayerpianoriflebookdrinkunderweardreamcryingfiresingingtitle spoken by characterphotographdancingcigarette smokingbare chested malesexnudityflashback (See All) |
After his wife, Alice, tells him about her sexual fantasies, William Harford sets out for a night of sexual adventure. After several less than successful encounters, he meets an old friend, Nick Nightingale - now a musician - who tells him of strange sex parties when he is required to play the piano … blindfolded. All the men at the party are costumed and wear masks while the women are all young and beautiful. Harford manages to find an appropriate costume and heads out to the party. Once there, however, he is warned by someone who recognizes him, despite the mask, that he is in great danger. He manages to extricate himself but the threats prove to be quite real and sinister. (Read More)
Themes: | drug usefeardrinkingmarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | nightmare |
Locations: | sex in publicurban settingtaxihotelnew york city |
Characters: | lustdancerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | looking at self in mirrorgreenwich village manhattan new york cityjazz musicsailorjunkiewoman with glassessacrificepianistreadingconfessionman with glassescandlenewspapermanhattan new york cityhallucination …pianomarijuanadead bodybedbeerdrinkmirrorunderweardreamcryingdancingcigarette smokingkisssex (See All) |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
Themes: | forgivenessfaiththeftdrinkingghostreligiondeath |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snow |
Characters: | thiefsoldiersingerhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | man on firecathedraljoysnowingsouldespairsufferingcrucifixflyingreadingangelconfessioncontroversyjudgecandle …swimmingreference to jesus christprayerhallucinationdead bodybeerbookpaintingdrinkdreamcryingfiresingingnuditysexflashbackkiss (See All) |
Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: … truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)
Themes: | feardrinking |
Locations: | courtroomsnowtrainnew york city |
Characters: | lawyerwriterhusband wife relationship |
Story: | reading aloudlooking at self in mirror29 year oldcuddlingtestimonyshynessbenchsnowingteaamerican flagcourtreadingauthortrialjudge …californianew yorkmanhattan new york citybedbookdrinkmirrorunderwearcryingtitle spoken by characterphotographone word titlekisssex (See All) |
Tomas is a doctor and a lady-killer in 1960s Czechoslovakia, an apolitical man who is struck with love for the bookish country girl Tereza; his more sophisticated sometime lover Sabina eventually accepts their relationship and the two women form an electric friendship. The three are caught up in the … events of the Prague Spring (1968), until the Soviet tanks crush the non-violent rebels; their illusions are shattered and their lives change forever. (Read More)
Themes: | philosophyfreedomfeardrinkingmarriagedeathfriendship |
Mood: | rain |
Locations: | snowtrain |
Characters: | professorwriterphotographersoldiersingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationship |
Story: | freedom of the pressfreedom of speechbenchcommunisthappinessteareadingcaliforniaswimminghallucinationletterdrinkcameramirrorunderwear …dreamcryingfiresingingphotographdancingcigarette smokingnuditysexflashback (See All) |