Movies: Symbolism

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 ...

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 Occupied Athens, a German woman, the wife of a Greek officer, falls in love with a teenage Jewish ice cream vendor. Love becomes fate: the woman dies and is reborn, living two lives in a world that is rapidly changing....

A faceless killer who hunts women can only be stopped by a detective with a disturbing past....

"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...

A few political goons, disguised as Muslims, cause trouble at the temple and kill Raghuraman's family. Later, Raghuraman joins an extremist group and decides to avenge his family's death....

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...

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....

Art critic and broadcaster Waldemar Januszczak wrote and directed this examination of a man who was not only a great painter but sculptor, wood carver, musician, print maker, journalist and ceramicist. As well as telling the remarkable story of Gaugu...

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 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...

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

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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...

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...

Dark, tragic comedy about a judgmental mother who learns her teenage daughter is into much older men, testing relationships and perceptions as one woman's denial leads to 'exceptance.'...

A young man, alone in his room, is visited by a mysterious voice, who forces him to reveal the murder he committed....

Meet Jonathan Noel, a man with an obsessive need for order, whose life is upended by the sudden appearance of a pigeon on his front porch. His routine is thrown into disarray when the unwelcomed intruder is introduced into his meticulously controlled...

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

"Lost in the Black Hole" is Bangladesh's first-ever symbolic cult horror short film, where the director/artist has experimented on the five metaphoric characters to represent the various meanings of things through expression, symbolism, and numerolog...