Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
A Roman nobleman and his strong companion try to rescue a child abducted during war and marked for sacrifice in ancient Carthage.
Sherlock Holmes investigates a family curse, a threatening hound, and danger surrounding the heir to Baskerville Hall.
Animator Winsor McCay introduces Gertie, a playful dinosaur who follows instructions only when curiosity does not get in the way.
A young woman from a poor lakeside community confronts class power, religious judgement, and threats to her family.
Independent heiress Pauline pursues adventure while a serial structure repeatedly places her ambitions and inheritance in danger.
An English aristocrat begins a new life in the American West, where his relationship with an Indigenous woman is trapped by racial and social hierarchy.
A Wyoming ranch foreman’s loyalty, courtship, and conflict with an outlaw test the moral code attached to the Western hero.
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s antislavery story is condensed into episodes of sale, separation, escape, violence, and religious endurance.
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Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers