Philosophy Movies

The dramatization of Socrates' trial for spoiling the Athenian youth which resulted in his death sentence.

An essay film about Jean-Paul Sartre and the French Existentialists, featuring Roland Barthes' last interview.

The period of time we find hardest to inhabit is the present; for a range of powerful reasons we should take on board.

Documentary examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality....

In the late-night-early-hours of the morning, Gary has an existential crisis; he questions the meaning of life, much to the annoyance of his...

Lucien is a high school student lost in a meaningless adolescence. One day, he comes across a book by Nietzsche. This literary encounter is an...

Musings on life and literature in this student drama made by the Cambridge Film Unit.

Umberto Eco, the author of best-selling novels who passed away in February 2016, unveils the secrets behind his undertakings and novels.

Antoine - a grieving loner - spends his days in a cafe on Place Clichy watching people. Every day, he sees a woman he calls Albertine get out of the...

After using a new drug and the weird trip he experienced, something has changed in young and beautiful Peter. But its 2021. and nobody seems to care.

A short film about the meeting of a Trappist monk and a Zen Buddhist master.

Brazilian philosopher Olavo de Carvalho's thinking, presented through his presence, his daily work routine and his family life in Virginia (USA).

A sequence exploring the complexities of time and its relationship with the most important moments in our lives.

Attempting to piece together the memories of his recent breakup with Sasha —a quietly perceptive, under-confident fellow writer—Nikhil...

An extensive interview with legendary director Andrei Tarkovsky conducted by Donatello Baglivo.