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24 results for “metaphor”

tercerosombra

2026 ★ 0.0

tercerosombra is a surreal and experimental short film about suppressed emotions, childhood fears, bodily anxiety and the fragile relationship between memory an

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Censored

2019 ★ 7.1

This is a metaphorical story about the tragic and mysterious death of the most powerful poet of 1960s, human rights activist, hero of Ukraine Vasyl Stus and his

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Jibon Theke Neya

1970 ★ 9.4

A political satire of Bangladesh under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayu

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How the States Got Their Shapes

2010 ★ 6.8

The show deals with how the various states of the United States established their borders, but also delves into other aspects of U.S. history, including failed

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My Dead Friend Zoe

2024 ★ 6.3

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in

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The Twilight Zone

2019 ★ 6.7

Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Z

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Paper Trail

2026 ★ 8.3

A life, seen through paper. The film "Paper Trail" is a cinematic exploration of a person's life. The movie's narrative is presented through the lens of paper,

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The Day Today

1994 ★ 8.2

A spoof of the British news — including ridiculous stories, patronising vox pops, offensively hard-hitting research and a sports presenter clearly struggling fo

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Ono

1989 ★ 5.3

The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Town". In a metaphorical and grotesque form, the film conveys

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Portable Country

1979 ★ 7.0

Portable Country is a classical Venezuelan film about the urban guerrilla. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Adriano González León, the film cente

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White Deer Plain

2017 ★ 8.3

Set in the eponymous White Deer Village in Shaanxi Province where the two most important families – Bai and Lu – and their sons have always lived together in pe

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Freedom

1970 ★ 6.0

Yoko Ono plays with our sense of anticipation by constructing a metaphor for the liberation of the female body and self.

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(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1

2004 ★ 6.2

Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen

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Baggage

2010 ★ 5.6

Baggage is an American dating game show hosted by Jerry Springer, which premiered in 2010 and ended in 2011. The show features three contestants carrying suitca

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Selection

1970 ★ 8.0

SELECTION documents a KISZ (Hungarian Young Communist League) chapter at an oil refinery that is interested in hiring a musical act as entertainment for young w

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Meu Compadre, Zé Ketti

2001 ★ 6.0

Short musical film paying a tribute to samba composer Zé Ketti, one of the greatest popular artists of Brazilian music. In a jam session, in the late composer's

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Sun of the Sleepless

1992 ★ 5.7

The director dedicated this lyrical, epic film-confession to the memory of his father who was a doctor. The film’s protagonist, an ambulance doctor, conducts da

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The Secret of Steel City

1979 ★ 5.9

The film is a metaphor for the Cold War. It depicts two neighbouring nations: peace loving Fortuna and the not so peaceful land of the Steel City. Science Fict

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The Postman

1972 ★ 6.6

A political metaphor based on Buchner's "Woyzeck": a simpleminded mailman ends up committing a murder. Drama

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Ad Astra

1983 ★ 5.0

An impressive parable where the artist’s creativity is paralyzed by the dull crowd can be seen as a metaphor for a totalitarian system. Cleverly designed animat

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The Agony

1976 ★ 7.8

Cropped hair, a rosemary branch behind the ear, yellow shirt of shiny satin, he's behind the wheel of his car when passing by a woman who walks by the roadside.

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Agua, ¿dónde vas?

2026 ★ 0.0

The video draws inspiration from the evocative imagery of Federico García Lorca’s *Agua, ¿dónde vas?*, in which water becomes a metaphor for existence. From the

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Do Kinaray

2025 ★ 0.0

They never spoke the same language of love. But the sea remembers. The waves will tell the story of pain, distance, and what lies between. "Do Kinaray" is a tel

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Из глубин

2026 ★ 0.0

Sixteen-year-old Nadya runs away into the forest after an argument with her deaf mother. In a fit of rage, she smashes trees, awakening the spirit of the forest

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