Poem Movies

  • 2021
    Apartment is as Quiet as Paper

    Apartment is as Quiet as Paper

    Apartment is as Quiet as Paper

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    A small film based on a poem by Osip Mandelstam. What the poet is thinking about, sitting in his apartment.

    Apartment is as Quiet as Paper
  • 1990
    Tocirea

    Tocirea

    Tocirea

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    Tocirea
  • 2014
    Great Poets: In Their Own Words

    Great Poets: In Their Own Words

    Great Poets: In Their Own Words

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    A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

    Great Poets: In Their Own Words
  • 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
  • 1979
    Hermes Bird

    Hermes Bird

    Hermes Bird

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    This 11 minute homage to the male member shows its subject in the various stages of erection. The voice-over poem by James Broughton includes the...

    Hermes Bird
  • 1946
    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

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

    The Night Before Christmas
  • 2017
    Dear Basketball

    Dear Basketball

    Dear Basketball

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

    Dear Basketball
  • 2020
    Come il Bianco

    Come il Bianco

    Come il Bianco

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    Come il Bianco
  • 2021
    Milch Mädchen

    Milch Mädchen

    Milch Mädchen

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    Based on a Poem by Fabi De Luca She always thought something like this wouldn‘t happen to her. No man would disgrace himself because of her. ...

    Milch Mädchen
  • 2014
    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat

    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat

    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat

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    "If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat" is an intimate meditation on the subversive nature of goats and their effect on the...

    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat
  • 2021
    No Leaders, Please

    No Leaders, Please

    No Leaders, Please

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    Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention.

    No Leaders, Please
  • 2024
    to, from

    to, from

    to, from

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    By poet Olivia Douglass, this work has been commissioned by Other Parties in response to Bushman. to, from, gets to the heart of the tensions...

    to, from
  • 2011
    Uncle Jake

    Uncle Jake

    Uncle Jake

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    Uncle Jake
  • 2025
    Items Objects and Things

    Items Objects and Things

    Items Objects and Things

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    Items Objects and Things
  • 2014
    O Poeta Americano

    O Poeta Americano

    O Poeta Americano

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    The boy runs after the ball. The worker builds concrete dreams between buildings and soccer balls in a lowland field in Recife. The poet receives a...

    O Poeta Americano
  • 2004
    Stolen Poem

    Stolen Poem

    Stolen Poem

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    Two girls go from home to business stealing mail and packages in search of something mysterious.

    Stolen Poem
  • 2021
    Time to Read Poems

    Time to Read Poems

    Time to Read Poems

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    The experiences of five free-spirited individuals trying to break free from societal norms. Each narrative discusses creativity, mental health, labor...

    Time to Read Poems
  • 1935
    Bill and I Went Fishing

    Bill and I Went Fishing

    Bill and I Went Fishing

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    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring vocals by Al Shayne.

    Bill and I Went Fishing
  • 2012
    My Mirror is the Door

    My Mirror is the Door

    My Mirror is the Door

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    The ten anthologies and eight long poems of the Sangam age are the oldest and most distinguished body of secular poetry extant in India, of which...

    My Mirror is the Door