Contemplative Cinema Movies

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch...

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

A switchman at a seaside railway witnesses a murder but does not report it after he finds a suitcase full of money at the scene of the crime.

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and...

A humanoid robot deliverywoman muses on the mystery of human nature as she drops off parcels around the galaxy.

A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signal the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.

A grieving young inventor finds solace in repairing an antique typewriter.

"Protected by the mountains that surround the neighbourhood, on the outskirts of the city of Sabará, Brazil, a group of young people are...

When her bionic boyfriend Ethan proposes, Jackie finally feels like she has found her happily ever after— until a chance encounter with another...

Jean-Luc Godard brings his firebrand political cinema to the UK, exploring the revolutionary signals in late '60s British society. Constructed as a...

Indulging in frivolous passions and contemplating the essence of being, a young woman reflects her feelings that seem to be doomed and rejuvenating...

In a rainy afternoon drive, a man embarks on a journey through his memories. As he questions his faith, the line between past and present begins to...

A couple is on vacation with their car. They drive past green hills and small roads. Suddenly the man realises he lost his way. They drive into a...

When Benny's younger brother, Loren, suddenly reappears after being missing for months, the two are forced to reckon with the drastically different...

A young woman is obsessed by memories of her lover, who had vanished the previous summer.

A slow, dialogue-free film about a woman's journey in Siberia.

For Sarah, her past has become a blur but she can’t shake the feeling that something horrible is locked away in her memories. Drawn back to her...

After a series of unexpected UFO crash landings on the planet Earth, a large portion of life slowly and mysteriously went extinct. We follow a man...