Drama, History
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Baaria
On Body and Soul
The Illustrated Man
Yugoslavia: How Ideology Moved Our Collective Body
Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
Ein Funken Wahrheit
Lion of the Desert
Anbe Sivam
El pasito de onda
Out of Frame
Mêlant Folies
Corridor of Mirrors
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Semi Colin
In viaggio verso est
Miss Hokusai
P.S.
Escape from Sobibor
Sea Side Blue
Downtown '81
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Baaria
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2009
Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.On Body and Soul
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2017
Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.The Illustrated Man
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 1969
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.Yugoslavia: How Ideology Moved Our Collective Body
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 2013
A research-based essay film, but also a very personal perspective on the history of socialist Yugoslavia, its dramatic end, and its recent transformation into a few democratic nation states.Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth
IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1964
The TARDIS arrives in a desolate future London, where the Doctor discovers his old enemies the Daleks have taken control of Earth.Ein Funken Wahrheit
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2020
Lion of the Desert
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 1981
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.Anbe Sivam
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 2003
Anbarasu, young and arrogant, and Nallasivam, damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.El pasito de onda
IMDB 3 | Apr , 2013
She works nights, when most people are asleep. As she listens to trendy music, she practices the words she means to say to jump out to the world that she senses, is vibrating outside.Out of Frame
IMDB 10 | May , 2023
Trapped in their frames and monitored by a menacing curator, two paintings long to escape from the art gallery's white walls. As the paintings lock eyes across the room, an unspoken connection between them sets the stage for revolution. With a distinctive blend of live-action and animation, this short film by Evan Bode employs surreal metaphor to explore ideas about power, resistance, queer identity, visibility, and liberation from constructed borders.Mêlant Folies
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2023
Corridor of Mirrors
IMDB 5.7 | Feb , 1948
A man falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begins to suspect that he may have also loved her in a previous life.Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
IMDB 7.8 | Sep , 1985
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.Semi Colin
IMDB 4.7 | Jan , 2012
Challenging all notions of genre, Semi Colin is a living, breathing art installation. Part performance, part art, part social comment, Colin philosophizes on his life's obsessive work as an erotic artist.In viaggio verso est
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1992
A photographer makes a journey to East Europe to document traces of the past, birth of the new, recovery of long forgotten traditions.Miss Hokusai
IMDB 6.8 | May , 2015
A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.P.S.
IMDB 5.5 | Oct , 2004
Louise, an unfulfilled divorced woman with regrets, gets the chance to relive her past when she meets a young man who bears an uncanny resemblance, in name and appearance, to her high school sweetheart who died many years before.Escape from Sobibor
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 1987
The true story of WWII's notorious Sobibor Nazi death camp, where a courageous inmate orchestrates and leads the escape of over 300 prisoners.Sea Side Blue
IMDB 5.5 | Jun , 2015
Third-year university students are at the crossroads of their lives, confronted with life choices. Matsuoka Aoi loves the sea but has given up on her dream of oceanographic research due to her parents’ objections. However, life begins to change for her as she meets students of Kaiyo University at an aquarium they are working in. Love and friendship are entwined as the eight youths pursue their dreams together.Downtown '81
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 2001
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.