Like a Fire that Consumes All of It

Nanni Moretti recounts in his diary three slice-of-life stories marked by a dry, ironic gaze: in the first, he rides his Vespa through a deserted, sun-drenched summertime Rome; in the second, he visits a reclusive friend on an island, who ropes him into an impromptu journey between islets in search of quiet; and in the last, he finds h...

Runtime

1h 41m

Director

Nanni Moretti

Cast

Giovanna Bozzolo, Renato Carpentieri

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with ...

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Edmund Goulding

Cast

Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Cast

David Niven, Kim Hunter, Roger Livesey

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find...

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald

An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

Runtime

1h 31m

Director

Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson

Cast

David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan