During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

Man of La Mancha

1972

English

6.5

♡ 11

53%

71%

Action

based on novel or book

based on play or musical

Arthur Hiller Director

Sophia Loren as Dulcinea / Aldonza

Teddy Green as Muleteer

John Castle as Sanson Carrasco / The Duke

Rosalie Crutchley as The Housekeeper

In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They're accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast, the other inmates gang up on Cervantes and his manservant, staging a mock trial, with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions. Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages, with costumes, makeup, and the participation of the other prisoners, an unusual defense—the story of Don Quixote.

The Romantic Englishwoman

1975

English

6.0

♡ 16

80%

38%

Action

adultery

based on novel or book

Joseph Losey Director

Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth

Kate Nelligan as Isabel

Michael Caine as Lewis

Helmut Berger as Thomas

A marriage crisis between a writer and his wife leads her to flee to Germany and eventually return with another man, through whom the writer is going to overcome his writer's block.

Narcissus and Psyche

1980

Hungarian

7.2

♡ 7

Gábor Bódy Director

Dezsö Garas as Baron Zedlitz

Ingrid Caven as Ingrid

János Derzsi as Lovászi

Udo Kier as Nárcisz - Laci Tóth

Narcisus and Psyche is based on a novel by Sandor Weores which was adapted by Vilmos Csaplar and director Gabor Body for a feature-length film. Borrowing the character of Psyche from mythology and placing her in Europe in the 19th century, the authors give her a "modern" life. She is an attractive young woman - and remains so throughout the film, in spite of one hardship after another. Psyche is libidinous, and her prurient interests shock her staid contemporaries.

The Blood of a Poet

1932

French

7.2

♡ 16

95%

Jean Cocteau Director

Odette Talazac as

Fernand Dichamps as

Jean Desbordes as Louis XV Friend

Elizabeth Lee Miller as Statue

In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.

Wild Nights with Emily

2018

English

6.2

♡ 10

89%

Madeleine Olnek Director

Guinevere Turner as

Cole Escola as

Nick A Fisher as Gilbert Dickinson

Brett Gelman as Higginson

Explore Emily Dickinson's vivacious, irreverent side that was covered up for years — most notably her lifelong romantic relationship with another woman.

Softness of Bodies

2018

English

5.2

♡ 8

100%

Jordan Blady Director

Dasha Nekrasova as Charlotte Parks

Alexander Tschernek as Head application officer

Morgan Krantz as Oliver Ross

Nadine Dubois as Sylvie

An American poet living in Berlin hopes to win a prestigious grant while dealing with her former relationships, a rival poet, and her own penchant for stealing things.

The Love Letter

1998

English

7.2

♡ 8

78%

Dan Curtis Director

David Foster as Conductor

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elizabeth Whitcomb

David Dukes as Everett Reagle

Campbell Scott as Scott Corrigan

20th century computer games designer Scott, Civil War buff, buys an antique desk from that era and, while polishing it, he discovers a secret compartment in which sits an unmailed letter--a letter written by a young poet named Lizzie over a century earlier. Touched by her yearning for passion, he writes her back, egged on by his mystically inclined mother. Magically, his letter reaches Lizzie and they begin a correspondence that threatens Scott's impending marriage but promises to bring fulfilment to Lizzie. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?

Papusza

2013

Polish

7.4

♡ 4

71%

Joanna Kos-Krauze Director

Jowita Budnik as Bronislawa Wajs 'Papusza'

Zbigniew Walerys as Dionizy Wajs

Antoni Pawlicki as Jerzy Ficowski

Andrzej Walden as Julian Tuwim

The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.

Sylvia

2003

English

6.3

♡ 10

37%

Christine Jeffs Director

Jared Harris as Al Alvarez

Julian Firth as James Michie

Gwyneth Paltrow as Sylvia Plath

Daniel Craig as Ted Hughes

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

The Color of Pomegranates

1969

Armenian

♡ 17

94%

Sergei Parajanov Director

L. Karamyan as

G. Margaryan as

G. Matsukatov as

Gogi Gegechkori as Poet

The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova's dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.

A Fine Madness

1966

English

5.5

♡ 5

33%

35%

Action

based on novel or book

Irvin Kershner Director

Chuck Hicks as Customer

Joanne Woodward as Rhoda Shillitoe

Sean Connery as Samson Shillitoe

Maidie Norman as Waitress

A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

Bright Star

2009

English

6.9

♡ 19

83%

Jane Campion Director

Ben Whishaw as John Keats

Jonathan Aris as Mr. Hunt

Eric Newsome as Radio Announcer

Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Samuel

In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

English

7.4

♡ 3

74%

80%

Action

Adventure

based on play or musical

Michael Gordon Director

Edgar Barrier as Cardinal

Elena Verdugo as Orange Girl

Lloyd Corrigan as Ragueneau

Don Beddoe as The Meddler

France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results.

Maya Dardel

2017

English

5.2

♡ 2

60%

Zachary Cotler Director

Jordan Gavaris as Kevin

Rosanna Arquette as Leonora

Lena Olin as Maya Dardel

Alexander Koch as Paul

An internationally respected poet announces she is going to kill herself and needs an heir and executor. Young writers drive up the mountain to compete for the position and are challenged intellectually, emotionally, and erotically.

Elsa la rose

1966

French

6.7

♡ 5

Agnès Varda Director

Michel Piccoli as Récitant / Narrator

Louis Aragon as Self

Elsa Triolet as Self

Images and poems of the celebrated couple Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet. Elsa’s youth as recalled by Aragon, with commentary by Elsa.

The Edge of Love

2008

English

6.1

♡ 18

39%

John Maybury Director

Sienna Miller as Caitlin Thomas

Karl Johnson as Dai Fred

Keira Knightley as Vera Phillips

Cillian Murphy as William Killick

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

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The Broken Tower

Set Fire to the Stars

The Color of Time

Legend of the Demon Cat

Man of La Mancha

The Romantic Englishwoman

Narcissus and Psyche

The Blood of a Poet

Wild Nights with Emily

Softness of Bodies

The Love Letter

Papusza

Sylvia

The Color of Pomegranates

A Fine Madness

Bright Star

Cyrano de Bergerac

Maya Dardel

Elsa la rose

The Edge of Love