Symbolism Movies

The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch is the author of a powerful body of work that is rooted in symbolism and expressionism. His most famous painting,...

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

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

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 young orphan wakes up after wetting his bedsheet. Living under the supervision of nuns, he'll spend night and day attempting to amend his "mistake".

In a state between life and death, K. has a conversation with an unknown figure, where he recalls experiences and relationships throughout his life.

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

A story of praise and destruction. A story of worshipping the darkness in the sky. Of contempt in death. Of the crown of thorns stuck in the stone...

A man breaks into people's houses at night and observes them, without stealing or violating anything. He simply looks, putting himself in their...

Seven colors are assigned to eat the food of their own color. They don't question it, until one of them wants to take a different path.

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

A young man, alone in his room, is visited by a mysterious voice, who forces him to reveal the murder he committed.

Following a tragic event that shattered her life, renowned author Alice Chevalier struggles to find meaning in her existence. Searching for answers...

a man in black clothes brings another man in white clothes to a deserted area and the man in white has to convince the man in black to not murder him.

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...

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...

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

In a decaying house, various mystical and chaotic figures live together and roam the endless corridors with a mysterious purpose until the cycle is...