Poetry Movies

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City....

A man of words is forced to become a man of action as John discovers the secret bucket list of his ill son Robin. The two abscond from the hospital...

A young woman goes on a cathartic journey through memory and imagination inspired by the performers at an open mic.

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

Accompanying from a place to another the poet who spent years in exile far from his native land of al-Birwa, in Haifa, Cyprus, Tunis, Amman, Paris,...

In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from...

Movie A mash-up about contemporary oral poetry, that shows and dismantle the machine that builds the current Buenos Aires underground. A fundamental...

Musicians inspired by the Moon. Since the Apollo landings, the Moon has entered popular consciousness like never before. A journey through pop...

A series of in-depth conversations with Poet Laureate Rita Dove—conducted and recorded by Eduardo Montes-Bradley between September 2012, and...

An ethereal trip to Lana Del Rey's conception of Adam and Eve story. In the beginning as sinners, they the fall from heaven, away from Marilyn and...

A Thousand Years of Joy charts poet/activist Robert Bly's journey from Midwestern farm boy to global troubadour, bestselling author of Iron John and...

A dramatic recreation of Dylan Thomas' last tour of America, starring actor Bob Kingdom as the Welsh poet. Originally a successful stage production,...

Beneath the harvest sun and the cicada song, Mónica Martins Nunes builds a touching portrait of Serra de Serpa, an arid region in the south of...

Eldar Ryazanov reads his poetry. An introspective movie on his multifaceted work.

One summer evening in a small town in France, two teenage boys, Clarinet and Piano, say goodbye. For twelve years, they rejoin each other at...

First film of Juan José Ponce’s trilogy about Federico García Lorca. Lunas de Nueva York looks back on Federico’s trip to...

An account of the life and work of the Spanish poet Luis García Montero; a journey through his experiences, his mentors, his influences and...