Poem Movies

  • 2018
    Boy Saint

    Boy Saint

    Boy Saint

    5.82018HD

    A sumptuous short film of friendship and adoration between boys, based on a poem by Peter LeBerge. Moments of joy, bonding and roughhousing on a...

    Boy Saint
  • 2005
    La belle dame sans merci

    La belle dame sans merci

    La belle dame sans merci

    72005HD

    1819. A shipwreck-survivor, the Navigator, encounters an Old Knight who recounts his tale: Long ago, the Knight fell in love with a mysterious...

    La belle dame sans merci
  • 1939
    John, the Hero

    John, the Hero

    John, the Hero

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    1938 screen adaptation of the 1904 musical version of the classic Hungarian fairy tale poem by Sándor Petőfi about the romantic...

    John, the Hero
  • 2017
    Dear Basketball

    Dear Basketball

    Dear Basketball

    7.22017HD

    An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.

    Dear Basketball
  • 2021
    Namoo

    Namoo

    Namoo

    52021HD

    A narrative poem brought to life and an ode to a grandfather's passing, NAMOO—which translates to “tree” in Korean—follows...

    Namoo
  • 2003
    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    82003HD

    A series of poems.

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
  • 2017
    Sleep Has Her House

    Sleep Has Her House

    Sleep Has Her House

    6.6512017HD

    The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into...

    Sleep Has Her House
  • 2008
    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

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    When a marriage is threatened by a long excursion for work, domestic trouble is buffeted by family and friends.

    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas
  • 2010
    Only Ten Percent Is a Lie

    Only Ten Percent Is a Lie

    Only Ten Percent Is a Lie

    8.72010HD

    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
  • 2017
    Pássaro Transparente

    Pássaro Transparente

    Pássaro Transparente

    02017HD

    A poet and his walk through a future of the dystopian present.

    Pássaro Transparente
  • 1986
    Hovering Over the Water

    Hovering Over the Water

    Hovering Over the Water

    7.51986HD

    Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert...

    Hovering Over the Water
  • 2022
    Alternate Spaces

    Alternate Spaces

    Alternate Spaces

    02022HD

    A short documentary on the River Ouse, following it downstream from Lewes to Newhaven, meditating on the surrounding area.

    Alternate Spaces
  • 2007
    Between the Sunset and the Sea

    Between the Sunset and the Sea

    Between the Sunset and the Sea

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    On the beach at sunset a man waits for his one true love. When she arrives, a bittersweet romance ensues.

    Between the Sunset and the Sea
  • 2021
    Lenore

    Lenore

    Lenore

    02021HD

    A modern reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven."

    Lenore
  • 2008
    The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

    The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

    The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem

    7.72008HD

    Tim Burton's original poem narrated by Christopher Lee.

    The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
  • 1966
    Elsa the Rose

    Elsa the Rose

    Elsa the Rose

    6.11966HD

    Images and poems of the celebrated couple Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet. Elsa’s youth as recalled by Aragon, with commentary by Elsa.

    Elsa the Rose
  • 1951
    The Highwayman

    The Highwayman

    The Highwayman

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    During the 1700s, a masked bandit robs the rich and aids the poor, to the chagrin of the authorities and the corrupt nobility, and prompting the king...

    The Highwayman
  • 2016
    Girl on the Escalator

    Girl on the Escalator

    Girl on the Escalator

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    A film by Kayhan Lannes Ozmen, based on the poem "Girl on the escalator" by Charles Bukowski.

    Girl on the Escalator
  • 1946
    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    3.11946HD

    A live-action visualization of the poem, blended with animation.

    The Night Before Christmas
  • 2015
    Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven

    Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven

    Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven

    02015HD

    A man wrestles with the nature of life after death and the purpose of his soul over the shadowy presence of his lost love, Lenore.

    Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven