Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
An English aristocrat begins a new life in the American West, where his relationship with an Indigenous woman is trapped by racial and social hierarchy.
A Wyoming ranch foreman’s loyalty, courtship, and conflict with an outlaw test the moral code attached to the Western hero.
A soldier’s obsession with the fiercely independent Carmen draws him away from duty and towards jealousy, crime, and violence.
During conflict in the Balkans, a household is forced to accommodate an enemy prisoner, making war a matter of food, labour, and proximity.
Biblical spectacle gives way to a modern morality tale about two brothers who choose opposite relationships to law and desire.
Episodes from the ministry, trial, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus are staged as a vast silent-era religious spectacle.
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Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers