Peasant Poets

Dead Poets in NYC

In the winter of 1988, on a break from shooting "Dead Poets Society," the seven actors went to New York City. The footage captures a single day in which the actors went from Wilmington, Delaware to New York City for an a

Catalan Poets

At underground film of the 1st Popular Festival of Catalan Poetry filmed in the Proce Theater in Barcelona on May 25, 1970, in solidarity with political prisoners. The participating poets were: Agustí Bartra, Joan Oliver

A Poem in Exile

The unpublished correspondence between the great musician Pau Casals, and the Catalan poet Joan Alavedra, and the accounts given by experts, will tell the story behind the creation of The Manger, a musical composition bo

Godard, Love and Poetry

Documentary about director Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina. In 1960, Jean-Luc Godard films for the first time Anna Karina and falls in love. His cinema is transformed by it forever. Spanned from "Little Soldier" to "Craz

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

A series of poems.

The Salvation Poem

Pablo Olivares is a lively and talented child born into a Christian family. His mother, Carmen, devotes her time to teach him biblical principles and cultivates in him a love for music. His father, Roberto, spends most o

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

This series comprised six lectures on music, which cumulatively took the title of a work by Charles Ives, The Unanswered Question. Bernstein drew analogies to other disciplines, such as poetry, aesthetics, and especially

The Poet of the Castle

A 10-minute portrait of modernist poet and de Andrade’s godfather, Manuel Bandeira, is clear in its affection for it subject, though like many New-Waveish films of the time, depicts the modern urban landscape as an omino

Blue Poetry

A strange phenomenon occurs to a fisherman named Ucup that causes him to realize something is off about his daily meal.

The Red Album or a Poetic Intent

Following a crushing defeat, a group of vigilantes get together to record an album of revolutionary songs.

Veruschka - Poetry of a Woman

Fashion photographer Franco Rubartelli's visually lush and moody head film about European supermodel Veruschka.

François Villon: The Maverick Poet

The film is a novelized biography of François Villon (1431-1463), known as the Wandering Poet, who led a troubled life due to the fact that he supported the free expression of people in a coercive climate.

The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision

The characters from a historical piece of art come to life to discuss poignant themes such as war and world peace.

Visceral Poetry

Poetry. Food of pure-souled beings.

Where the Poets Die First

Cocteau—Al Brown: the Poet and the Boxer

Portrait of Panama Al Brown, a great boxer in the 30's, and its story with France, with a focus on its relationship with Jean Cocteau, surrealist, poet, director, artist.

Poetry

Poézis is, via the sculptures of a simple woodcarver, a cultural imprint of the life of the peasantry.

On Poetry

An essay on contemporary Italian poetry with the works of Dario Bellezza and Amelia Rosselli.

Patti Smith: Electric Poet

At the age of 20, Patti Smith arrives in New York and upsets the codes of rock, poetry, and genre. She has become a living legend without ever leaving the sidelines. A poet, actress, and musician. Also militant. An artis