The Great Metaphor

Lovebugs

September 2023 •English

From his cozy library inside the walls of a suburban home, an intellectual snail tells of his life’s love, loss and change.

Narcissus and Psyche

December 1980 •Hungarian

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.

Herculanum

November 2016 •French

Three "meetings." Two men. A rumbling volcano.

No Country for Old Men

June 2007 •English

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.

The Thin Red Line

December 1998 •English

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

Antoine and Alexei

March 2017 •French

A young man who works in a gift shop becomes friends with a former Nordiques player.

Visions of Europe

May 2004 •English

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Dog Leash

May 2012 •English

Cracks are starting to burst in Marina's frozen life, leading towards finding refuge in dangerous places.

The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis

November 2021 •English

A journey through C.S. Lewis’ early life and his dramatic conversion story about his inner conflict.

The Room

April 2001 •English

A man explains how he was obsessed when he was younger by a mysterious room and an extraordinary rarefied piano music that drifted through its open window during the night. Forty years later, returning to his home town after having spent most of his life abroad, in "a bunch of different places", he asks one of his friends to rent a room for him. As chance would have it, it turns out to be the same room which attracted him when he was a young man. What drew him again to this room?

Flow

January 2011 •English

An odd young woman paralyzed by severe OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), discovers dance as way to deal with her rituals.

Girly Is in Control of His Life

August 2019 •Tagalog

Gay teenager Girly looks for a job in a world he is unaware of.

The Tree of Life

May 2011 •English

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

Astro

July 2017 •French

Trauma

January 2014 •English

On the London Underground, a young man relives past traumas as he endures the sensory overload of rush hour, only to look up and see a young woman at the end of the carriage going through the same PTSD symptoms. Their recognition of each other's condition allows them a moment of peace before the train jolts them back into reality and she disappears at the next platform.

Pikoo

April 1981 •Bengali

A day in the life of a six-year-old child in Calcutta, who lives shut up in the family home, insulated from the city by a park. The father is away at work. The grandfather is alone in his room, ill and confined to his bed. The mother receives her lover.

Jake Gyllenhaal Challenges the Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

January 2010 •English

A remixed narrative that combines two Jake Gyllenhaal films (Donnie Darko and Jarhead) with news footage of former President Barack Obama.

Ape

February 2017 •English

To take control of his life, Travis Wilker must conquer the hallucinations that plagued his childhood.

Naked

November 2013 •Spanish

A message from Javier's boyfriend changes his family situation and causes them to reconsider their relationships.

Chedly

July 2019 •Italian