Symbolism Movies

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...

This compelling film represents a rare record of an original genius. In Jung on Film, the pioneering psychologist tells us about his collaboration...

In a town where everyone is planning to leave, a young boy sees a shooting star as his ticket to escape. As he spends his final hours with his little...

A rare clip from 1994 warning of the dangers that lurk in America: homosexuals and Satanists.

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...

That which is above is like that which is below, and that which is below is like that which is above...also birdos and fishies are nice.

A lyrical story about love and death, realized as a message.

For anyone who has ever wondered just what that mysterious pyramid on the back of the dollar bill really represents, investigative mythologist...

This documentary interweaves celluloid and voice recordings by Maya Deren, and colleagues who knew her firsthand: Jean Rouch, Jonas Mekas, Alexander...

A staged cinematic parable, it presents in symbolic images a painful diagnosis of Poles' sense of identity in the 1970s.

Full of determination and uncertainty, Nutmeg pursues her daydream to escape a dull reality with a Walkman and her case of few sentimental belongings.

Art critic and broadcaster Waldemar Januszczak wrote and directed this examination of a man who was not only a great painter but sculptor, wood...

Tells the story a woman's life (and death) through poetry and symbolism.

A cinematic experiment inspired by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music.