Poetry Recitation Movies
- 1936
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest7.11936HD
Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and th...
- 1999
Return Journey
Return Journey4.71999HD
A dramatic recreation of Dylan Thomas' last tour of America, starring actor Bob Kingdom as the Welsh poet. Originally a successful stage production, t...
- 2018
Daniel
Daniel5.52018HD
Spooky stuff is afoot in a French school. All of a sudden, 10-year-old Daniel finds himself alone with Marthe – their encounter is both tender and tro...
- 2013
Amok
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In 1976, Indonesian contemporary poet, Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, reads his poetry collection titled 'Amuk'. After 37 years, the sound record archive of...
- 1995
Patience
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A 1995 Opera Australia performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta, recorded at the Sydney Opera House. Bunthorne, a poet worshiped by ever...
- 1990
L'Arbre et le Soleil
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This film is dedicated to Mas-Félipe Delavouët, the poet discovered by Lawrence Durrell, who wrote 14,000 verses in Provençal over a period of thirty...
- 2024
We Were Free
We Were Free02024HD
Routines can be a prison. Five prisoners recite poetry while time keeps passing by.
- 2010
Only Ten Percent Is a Lie
Only Ten Percent Is a Lie8.32010HD
The life and literature of Mato Grosso do Sul poet Manoel de Barros. Alternating sequences of interviews with the poet, verses from his poetry, and st...
- 1970
Catalan Poets
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At underground film of the 1st Popular Festival of Catalan Poetry filmed in the Proce Theater in Barcelona on May 25, 1970, in solidarity with politic...
- 1956
The Wormwood Star
The Wormwood Star6.41956HD
A portrait of artist, actress, poet and occultist Marjorie Cameron, it shows images of her paintings and recitations of her poems.
- 2021
The House of Dust
The House of Dust02021HD
In 1967, Knowles, a Fluxus artist, composed one of the first computerized poems, written in Fortran code, with randomly assembled verses. (An example:...
- 2021
This Is the Way We Rise
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An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, as her art is reinvigorated by her call...
- 2017
Sangria
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Sangria is intended to discuss the women's role in Brazil since colonization until nowadays, once the females have been silenced and battered for ages...