Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
Captain Nemo’s submarine, a mysterious sea creature, and two Verne narratives meet in an undersea adventure built around technological wonder.
Four stories from different eras are intercut to argue that persecution repeats whenever moral certainty becomes a weapon.
A mysterious avenger intervenes in the affairs of a corrupt banker across twelve episodes of disguise, pursuit, and shifting allegiance.
An ageing king divides his realm according to declarations of love and discovers too late how badly he has judged speech, loyalty, and power.
Helen Hunt Jackson’s story of love, dispossession, and racial hierarchy in California was expanded into a long silent feature directed by Donald Crisp.
An invention with military value draws its creator and those around him into espionage, pursuit, and competing claims of loyalty.
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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