The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Zama (2017), Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014), The Blue Angel (1930), The Blue Angel (1930), Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998), Love Letter (1995), Comrades in Dreams (2006) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Art Film movies.
Storyline: A Boer War subaltern (Roger Livesey) becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers (Deborah Kerr) along the way.
Plot Keywords: war, british, world war ii, military, history, biographical, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the 18th century, a highly-placed servant of the Spanish crown who is obsessed with petty grudges and fantasies plots his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Plot Keywords: colonialism, historical drama, latin america, 18th century, bureaucracy, identity crisis, isolation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.
Plot Keywords: crime, mystery, noir, detective, serial killer, police, independent film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Prim educator Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings) finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola (Marlene Dietrich) and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is driven mad with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry his beloved. However, married life with a woman whose job is to make men desire her proves more difficult than Rath imagined.
Plot Keywords: german cinema, classic film, film noir, drama, tragedy, downfall, erotic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Prim educator Immanuel Rath (Emil Jannings) finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola (Marlene Dietrich) and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is driven mad with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry his beloved. However, married life with a woman whose job is to make men desire her proves more difficult than Rath imagined.
Plot Keywords: classic film, german cinema, black and white, drama, tragedy, decadence, erotic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: During the Cultural Revolution in China, Mao Zadong's regime sends countless adolescents, including a bright young girl named Xiu Xiu (Lu Lu), to rural lands in order to participate in various kinds of physical labor. Xiu Xiu is torn away from her caring relatives and close friends to live and work with Lao Jin (Lopsang), a rancher. Though he treats Xiu Xiu kindly, she yearns for her old life and eventually turns to a degrading life of prostitution in hopes of earning the means to return home.
Plot Keywords: drama, historical, cultural revolution, youth, coming of age, tragedy, female ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Despite the years that have passed, Hiroko Watanabe (Miho Nakayama) is still grieving the death of her fiancé, who died unexpectedly while climbing a mountain. When Hiroko discovers her deceased lover's childhood address, she impulsively writes to him, and is shocked to receive a letter in reply. However, the note's author is Itsuki Fujii (also Nakayama), a young woman who shares the same name as Hiroko's late boyfriend. As the two women exchange letters, they begin an unusual relationship.
Plot Keywords: romance, youth, letters, memories, death, healing, 1990s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This 2006 documentary looks at diverse people from various countries around the world who share a common passion for movies. The film follows independent theater owners, chronicling their struggles to discover and share cinematic gems with audiences. Featured venues include an Indian circus tent, an old Wyoming barn, and an open-air theater in West Africa. All face the familiar problems of booking, marketing and financing present in larger theaters, but persevere because of their passions.
Plot Keywords: documentary, cross-cultural, independent film, social observation, filmmaking, true story, art film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An old Swedish professor (Victor Sjöström) sees his life pass by in a series of nightmarish flashbacks.
Plot Keywords: drama, psychological, life reflection, loneliness, aging, dreams, memory ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A film producer (Andy Lau) helps care for his family's lifelong servant (Deanie Ip) after she suffers a stroke and must move into a nursing home.
Plot Keywords: drama, family, elderly, family bond, life, touching, heartwarming ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: G.W. Pabst's account of a young woman's downfall emphasizes years of her catering to her sexual appetite.
Plot Keywords: silent film, psychological drama, moral decay, sexual liberation, tragedy, social criticism, fate ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: For many years, Marie and Jean have happily spent their vacation together in the Landes region of western France. But this summer, while Marie naps on the beach, her husband goes swimming and vanishes without a trace. Tenaciously and disquietingly, Marie keeps the memory of her husband alive, often speaking of him as if he never disappeared. An offbeat study of the grieving process that will ring true for anyone who has gone through a similar personal loss.
Plot Keywords: drama, psychological, french cinema, female protagonist, grief, memory, identity ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A prince rescues a princess (Irma Urrila) from a sorcerer (Ulrik Cold) in this version of Mozart's opera.
Plot Keywords: opera, musical, fantasy, swedish, classic, fairy tale, romance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A U.S. soldier (John Sweet), a British sergeant and a London girl (Sheila Sim) see minor miracles and catch a prude (Eric Portman).
Plot Keywords: english countryside, mystery, classic film, black and white, patriotism, cultural heritage, historical context ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On the island of Bora Bora, the islanders welcome Tabu (Hitu), a messenger from the chief who has come to declare the island's virgin successor. Tabu names the beautiful young Reri (Anna Chevalier), unaware that she has a lover, Matahi (Matahi). Despite Tabu's claim that if a man touches Reri, it will mean death for him, Matahi follows Tabu as he leaves the island, and kidnaps Reri. Enduring numerous hardships, the couple arrives at another island -- but find that Tabu's curse has followed them.
Plot Keywords: silent film, black and white film, romance, tragedy, colonialism, forbidden love, cultural clash ...
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