The Vault
Around the World with Orson Welles
1955 ★ 7.1A six-part British television travel series written, directed, and presented by Orson Welles for ITV in 1955. Filmed entirely in Europe, the series follows Well
Sisyphus
2021 ★ 7.1An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world — and to a woman from the future who's come looking for him. Topic: Tele
Néron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves
1898 ★ 5.2Nero, seated on a throne, has slaves summoned. Each drinks poison and dies, the second even though he can see the corpse of his predecessor. "Néron essayant des
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 ★ 5.8A comic study of 20th-century history, reconstructing the life of writer, creator and professional prisoner Tulse Luper. Born in 1911 Newport and last heard of
Grey Zone
2024 ★ 0.0A film essay, a personal story, a tribute to the mothers and families of premature babies, at-risk newborns and the vulnerable disadvantaged. Grey Zone is a doc
Sunday in Peking
1956 ★ 6.4Chris Marker’s travel essay Sunday in Peking transforms a long-held childhood dream into a cinematic journey through Beijing. Blending documentary observation w
この味もまたいつか恋しくなる
2026 ★ 0.0Based on essays by the popular author Moegara, here are eight poignant stories—each inspired by a specific flavor—in which people and moments from the past come
The Wound and the Knife (Notes for a Film About García Wehbi)
2019 ★ 3.0"The wound and the knife" is several things, or at least three: a documentary, a fiction and an essay. A documentary about the creative process of the last 5 ye
Vampir Cuadecuc
1972 ★ 6.2An atmospheric essay, which is an alternative version of Count Dracula, a film directed by Jess Franco in 1970; a ghostly narration between fiction and reality.
Uchronia
2026 ★ 0.0A psychedelic docu-essay, inspired by Arthur Rimbaud’s visionary poem Une Saison en Enfer, in which the poet’s ghost travels through history, encountering revol
Hyakusho Kizoku-the farmer's days
2023 ★ 4.5Before becoming a manga artist, Hiromu Arakawa spent seven years working as a farmer in Hokkaido. Well acquainted with the many emotions that are part and parce
Aphasic correspondences
2026 ★ 0.0An audiovisual essay constructed from Super 8 footage filmed during camera tests for the short film ‘La Trampa’. Through gestures, light, and silences, it refle
The Flying Classroom
1954 ★ 7.7The third form of a boarding school and the students of a neighboring school do not get along. Each side dreams up the craziest pranks to defeat the other. And
Ballet Adagio
1972 ★ 7.1A slow-motion study by Norman McLaren of the pas-de-deux adagio, one of the most exacting and difficult dances of classical ballet. A ballet originally choreogr
Essay on Grandfather
1987 ★ 6.0Doing homework, the student writes an essay about the early years of the life of his grandfather, who was accompanied by his faithful friend, the horse Grey. To
My Last Five Girlfriends
2010 ★ 5.3Depressed and suicidal, thirtysomething bachelor Duncan – determined to find the secret to a healthy, strong relationship, – flashes back to his last five relat
Sacachun
2018 ★ 8.0A documentary about faith through an essay on aging and the fear of death. A story about a group of elders in a ghost town and their lifetime struggle for the r
Frida
2024 ★ 6.8An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo. Told through her own words for the very first time — drawn
Peripheral Visions
2025 ★ 0.0A student struggling on his essay mistakenly stumbles across an otherworldly phenomenon that threatens his very concept of reality, sending him spiralling down
Life with Father
1947 ★ 6.7A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost. Life with Father is a 1947 American Technicol
Helsinki, Forever
2008 ★ 7.1Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws a portrait
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero
1993 ★ 6.7The supremely world-weary Lemmy Caution, last seen in Godard's "Alphaville" (France/1965), has several strange encounters while trying to make his way from the
Moscowin Kavery
2010 ★ 6.8Moscowin Kavery (English: Moscow's Kaveri ) is a 2010 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman, making his directorial debu
Petersburg
2003 ★ 4.2A poetic essay on the city of St. Petersburg in the 18th century, based on poems by Alexander Pushkin and Alexander Blok and a novel by Andrey Belyi. The film c