Poetry Recitation Movies

  • 1936
    The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

    71936HD

    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...

    The Petrified Forest
  • 2024
    Fragmentária

    Fragmentária

    Fragmentária

    02024HD

    Fragmentária
  • 1970
    Young & Naive

    Young & Naive

    Young & Naive

    01970HD

    Young & Na!ve is a poetic apology to everyone ever sexually molested and a film that needs to be seen by everyone ever born.

    Young & Naive
  • 2013
    Amok

    Amok

    Amok

    02013HD

    In 1976, Indonesian contemporary poet, Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, reads his poetry collection titled 'Amuk'. After 37 years, the sound record archive...

    Amok
  • 2018
    Daniel

    Daniel

    Daniel

    5.52018HD

    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...

    Daniel
  • 2021
    The House of Dust

    The House of Dust

    The House of Dust

    02021HD

    In 1967, Knowles, a Fluxus artist, composed one of the first computerized poems, written in Fortran code, with randomly assembled verses. (An...

    The House of Dust
  • 2024
    Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

    02024HD

    A fictionalized telling of D. H.Lawrence writing his 1919 poem, "Nostalgia".

    Nostalgia
  • 2024
    Éramos Livres

    Éramos Livres

    Éramos Livres

    02024HD

    Five inmates recite poetry while time keeps passing by.

    Éramos Livres
  • 1956
    The Wormwood Star

    The Wormwood Star

    The Wormwood Star

    6.41956HD

    A portrait of artist, actress, poet and occultist Marjorie Cameron, it shows images of her paintings and recitations of her poems. Preserved by the...

    The Wormwood Star
  • 2021
    This Is the Way We Rise

    This Is the Way We Rise

    This Is the Way We Rise

    82021HD

    An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, as her art is reinvigorated by her...

    This Is the Way We Rise
  • 1990
    L'Arbre et le Soleil

    L'Arbre et le Soleil

    L'Arbre et le Soleil

    01990HD

    This film is dedicated to Mas-Félipe Delavouët, the poet discovered by Lawrence Durrell, who wrote 14,000 verses in Provençal over...

    L'Arbre et le Soleil
  • 1970
    Catalan Poets

    Catalan Poets

    Catalan Poets

    01970HD

    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...

    Catalan Poets
  • 2017
    Sangria

    Sangria

    Sangria

    02017HD

    Sangria is intended to discuss the women's role in Brazil since colonization until nowadays, once the females have been silenced and battered for...

    Sangria
  • 1999
    Return Journey

    Return Journey

    Return Journey

    4.71999HD

    A dramatic recreation of Dylan Thomas' last tour of America, starring actor Bob Kingdom as the Welsh poet. Originally a successful stage production,...

    Return Journey
  • 1993
    Grunge Pedal

    Grunge Pedal

    Grunge Pedal

    01993HD

    Starring Vehicle for Free Kitten. Kim Gordon, Julie Cafritz, & Mark Ibold lounge on suburban lawns, jamming a guitar effects box & Japanese beat...

    Grunge Pedal
  • 1995
    Patience

    Patience

    Patience

    01995HD

    A 1995 Opera Australia performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic operetta, recorded at the Sydney Opera House. Bunthorne, a poet worshiped by...

    Patience
  • 2010
    Only Ten Percent Is a Lie

    Only Ten Percent Is a Lie

    Only Ten Percent Is a Lie

    8.32010HD

    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...

    Only Ten Percent Is a Lie