Movies: Symbolism

A man breaks into people's houses at night and observes them, without stealing or violating anything. He simply looks, putting himself in their positions and searching for something he has lost within him, but not thinking that he could be being watc...

"The Boy Of The Fish" follows Noon, a young boy living in a Syrian refugee camp, who finds solace and a sense of freedom in a whale-shaped doll he names "Bahr." Set against the challenging realities of camp life, Noon’s journey is both a story of res...

An old man's vision of a drowning world is clouded. He decides to take radical actions inflicting damage to his surroundings. Instigating a self-destructive chain of events, coming from the dark abyss of his subconsciousness....

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the Night Train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desp...

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Living in a small rural town, with little available emotional help around her, a young woman returns for a visit to her therapist. She finally receives a profoundly symbolic message, guiding her to find answers and solutions while living in a toxic r...

During the excavation of ancient Roman ruins, an old archaeology professor accidentally opens the gate between our world and the world of the dead....

Today, few people's clothes attract as much attention as the royal family, but this is not a modern-day paparazzi-inspired obsession. Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, reveals that it has always been this way. Explo...

A coroner reunites with a great love from the past, realizing that the memories are more vivid than ever....

In a state between life and death, K. has a conversation with an unknown figure, where he recalls experiences and relationships throughout his life....

A young boy lives with his mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. From time to time, the boy visits his father - a man of great violence - in prison. Locked in the stable is an unruly horse, the boy...

A woman washes up on a beach and embarks on a surreal journey, encountering others and fragmented versions of herself in a quest for identity....

In a town where everyone is planning to leave, a young boy sees a shooting star as his ticket to escape. As he spends his final hours with his little sister, he decides to take her with him, no matter the cost....

Dorothy (Fiona Samuel), a lone swimmer, luxuriates in tranquil bliss at a deserted pool — only to have her solitude rudely interrupted by a squad of swimmers. A wordless, strikingly choreographed conflict ensues as Dorothy attempts to assert herself ...

Yes, here he is, the best preacher in the world, here to warn the country about the dangers of Satanism in America. Plenty of interviews with "victims of ritual abuse" recounting "true experiences" of their lives being destroyed by secret Satanic cul...

From Malkuth to Kether and back, the whole spin of the wheel. A retelling of a series of dreams and visions experienced by the director in her Great Quest....

This compelling film represents a rare record of an original genius. In Jung on Film, the pioneering psychologist tells us about his collaboration with Sigmund Freud, about the insights he gained from listening to his patients' dreams, and about the ...

Full of determination and uncertainty, Nutmeg pursues her daydream to escape a dull reality with a Walkman and her case of few sentimental belongings....

For anyone who has ever wondered just what that mysterious pyramid on the back of the dollar bill really represents, investigative mythologist William Henry digs deep into history to demystify the symbols that the founding fathers employed to represe...

A rare clip from 1994 warning of the dangers that lurk in America: homosexuals and Satanists....