A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

2012

English

7.6

♡ 8

93%

Sophie Fiennes Director

Slavoj Zizek as Self

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

2006

English

7.8

♡ 6

87%

86%

cinema on cinema

Documentary

documentary filmmaking

Sophie Fiennes Director

Slavoj Zizek as Self

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.

Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey

2000

English

8.0

♡ 8

Bruce Lee Director

Jackie Chan as (archive footage)

Biao Yuen as (archive footage)

Peter Mark Richman as Duke Paige

Pierre Berton as Self

Documentary on the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, with a focus on the production of his unfinished film Game of Death. Using interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, Lee aficionado John Little paints a portrait of the world's most famous action hero, concluding with a new cut of Game of Death's action finale, reconstructed from Lee's notes and recently-recovered footage.

On the Silver Globe

1988

Polish

7.1

♡ 11

destruction of a civilization

Andrzej Zulawski Director

Wieslaw Komasa as Aktor

Jerzy Trela as Jerzy

Henryk Bista as Malahuda

Andrzej Seweryn as Marek

A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.

Surviving Desire

1992

English

7.2

♡ 4

Hal Hartley Director

John MacKay as

Lisa Gorlitsky as

Matt Malloy as Henry

Martin Donovan as Jude

Jude, a college professor, is obsessed with Sophie, his student. She, in turn, is intrigued by his scholarly charm. Flirtation turns to lust and the two become lovers.

Arvéd

5.5

Vojtech Masek Director

Emanuel Fellmer as Bert Walden

Sasa Rasilov as Stepán Placek

Zvonko Lakcevic as vezen Havránek

Jaroslav Plesl as Zenek

The real fate of Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský, a prominent hermeticist, occultist, believer in black magic and an exceptionally well-educated person with a brilliant memory. This avid book lover had doctorates in law, theology and philosophy and was fluent in five languages. He was interested in occult teachings, practiced magical ceremonies, was in contact with the Freemasons, but at the same time he was a member of the National Fascist Community while being homosexual. During the war he cooperated with the Nazis, after the war with the communist StB.

Tawai: A Voice from the Forest

2017

English

7.3

♡ 8

60%

Bruce Parry Director

Ingrid Lewis as Herself

Bruce Parry as Himself

Jerome Lewis as Himself

Iain Mcgilchrist as Himself

Explorer Bruce Parry visits nomadic tribes in Borneo and the Amazon in hope to better understand humanity's changing relationship with the world around us.

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968

English

7.0

♡ 13

43%

74%

based on novel or book

Michael Anderson Director

Niall MacGinnis as Capuchin Monk

Leo McKern as Cardinal Leone

Barbara Jefford as Dr. Ruth Faber

Laurence Olivier as Premier Piotr Ilyich Kamenev

Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.

My Night at Maud's

1969

French

7.8

♡ 17

96%

Éric Rohmer Director

Marie-Christine Barrault as Françoise

Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis

Françoise Fabian as Maud

Marie-Claude Rauzier as Student

The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.

Vivre sa vie

1962

French

7.8

♡ 37

91%

Jean-Luc Godard Director

Peter Kassovitz as Jeune homme

Marcel Charton as L'agent de police

Odile Geoffroy as La serveuse de café

Anna Karina as Nana Kleinfrankenheim

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

The Art of Getting By

2011

English

6.5

♡ 71

20%

Gavin Wiesen Director

Michael Angarano as Dustin

Freddie Highmore as George Zinavoy

Blair Underwood as Principal Martinson

Emma Roberts as Sally Howe

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

Faust

1994

Czech

7.4

♡ 10

73%

Jan Svankmajer Director

Antonin Zacpal as

Petr Meissel as

Andrew Sachs as All Voices

Petr Cepek as Faust

A very free adaptation of Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus", Goethe's "Faust" and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. A nondescript man is lured by a strange map into a sinister puppet theatre, where he finds himself immersed in an indescribably weird version of the play, blending live actors, clay animation and giant puppets.

Rope

1948

English

7.9

♡ 96

93%

90%

Action

banquet

based on play or musical

Alfred Hitchcock Director

Alfred Hitchcock as Man Walking in Street After Opening Credits

Constance Collier as Mrs. Atwater

Farley Granger as Phillip

James Stewart as Rupert Cadell

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Waking Life

2001

English

7.6

♡ 45

81%

loss of sense of reality

parallel world

philosophy

Richard Linklater Director

Julie Delpy as Celine

Ethan Hawke as Jesse

Nicky Katt as One of Four Men

Richard Linklater as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.

My Name Is Joker

1970

Hindi

7.9

♡ 9

85%

Raj Kapoor Director

Dharmendra as Mahender Kumar

Achala Sachdev as Raju's Mother

Sophia Loren as Self : picture on cover of Life Magazine

Dara Singh as Sher Singh

Raju faces many hurdles and disappointments in matters of the heart throughout his life. But as a clown in a circus, he tries to make his audience laugh at the cost of his own sorrows. Along the way, Raju loves and loses, but must always keep a smile on his face because, in the words of his circus manager, "The show must go on."

CERN & The Sense of Beauty

2017

Italian

6.1

♡ 2

Valerio Jalongo Director

John Heffernan as Narrator

Robert Hodgin as Self - artist

Markos Kay as Self - artist

David Glowacki as Self - artist

An exploration of the link between science and beauty through the work of scientists at CERN, in Geneva.

Ghost in the Shell

2017

English

6.3

♡ 704

43%

live action adaptation

Rupert Sanders Director

Paul Allica as Dark Virus

Juliette Binoche as Dr. Ouelet

Michael Pitt as Kuze

Scarlett Johansson as Major

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

2018

Japanese

8.1

♡ 124

93%

Action

Animation

based on novel or book

Shin'ichirô Ushijima Director

Kira Buckland as Kyoko

Erika Harlacher as Sakura Yamauchi

Yuma Uchida as Takahiro

Hayato Kimura as Thug B

After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.

The Man from Earth

2007

English

7.8

♡ 161

100%

Richard Schenkman Director

Tony Todd as Dan

Ellen Crawford as Edith

Alexis Thorpe as Linda Murphy

Annika Peterson as Sandy

A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.

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Tawai: A Voice from the Forest

The Shoes of the Fisherman

My Night at Maud's

Vivre sa vie

The Art of Getting By

Faust

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My Name Is Joker

CERN & The Sense of Beauty

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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

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