Movie: An A to Z of English

Similar Movies

Before Sunrise
80%

Before Sunrise(en)

1995-01-27

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

Before Sunset
78%

Before Sunset(en)

2004-06-16

Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.

Italian for Beginners
63%

Italian for Beginners(da)

2000-12-07

Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.

Shaft in Africa
61%

Shaft in Africa(en)

1973-06-14

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

Monsieur Ibrahim
70%

Monsieur Ibrahim(fr)

2003-09-17

Paris, 1960s. Momo, a resolute and independent Jewish teenager who lives with his father, a sullen and depressed man, in a working-class neighborhood, develops a close friendship with Monsieur Ibrahim, an elderly Muslim who owns a small grocery store.

Night on Earth
75%

Night on Earth(en)

1991-12-12

An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.

Away with Words
66%

Away with Words(en)

1999-08-07

A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.

My Dinner with Andre
75%

My Dinner with Andre(en)

1981-10-11

Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan restaurant, the two share life stories, anecdotes and philosophical musings over the course of an evening meal.

Hans Teeuwen: Dat dan weer wel
74%

Hans Teeuwen: Dat dan weer wel(nl)

2002-01-01

Mind you is the fourth theater of the Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen. He performed the show in 2001. The last show was filmed in 2002 and aired on television, the same year that the show on CD and DVD published. It's Teeuwen's most famous and most frequently quoted show. He takes everything on the heel, including racism, blacks, world religions, AIDS patients, women, Jostiband and the Queen of the Netherlands.

Fluid
0%

Fluid(en)

2023-12-17

A low budget, comedic documentary following a young man trying to take a deeper look into water, its purpose, and how we, as a society have chosen to use it.

Stutz
75%

Stutz(en)

2022-11-14

In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.

Half You Met My Girlfriend
60%

Half You Met My Girlfriend(en)

2014-03-21

A dark comedy short about the clichés of the sexes. Tormented by his ever-babbling girlfriend, the protagonist escapes into a fantasy world. Unfortunately, his colorful dream isn't HALF as wonderful as he had imagined. The film had its world premiere at the International Short Film Festival Dresden, Germany and made its way through several festivals around the globe.

Tardes de Café
90%

Tardes de Café(en)

2024-07-06

Amidst the tranquil afternoon ambiance, two strangers find solace in the intimate setting of a neighborhood café, dwelling into introspective conversations about uncertain circumstances that will profoundly redefine their outlook on life.

French for Beginners
54%

French for Beginners(de)

2006-06-08

The story of Henrik, who takes part in a student exchange program with France. The only reason for this journey is to conquer the heart of his dream girl. Wild Partys, exciting trips, a crazy host family and of course his trouble with the French language turn the - at first unmeant - holidays into a memorable summer.

Shall We Kiss?
62%

Shall We Kiss?(fr)

2007-09-04

When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie admonishes him that the kiss could have unexpected consequences, and tells him a story, unfolding in flashbacks, about the impossibility of indulging your desires without affecting someone else's life.

Stay Cool
49%

Stay Cool(en)

2009-04-23

A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors. Shasta O'Neil, a sexy high school senior flirts with the visiting author and invites him to the prom.

Esperanto
100%

Esperanto(eo)

2011-01-24

This film, directed by Dominique GAUTIER, takes the viewer on a worldwide excursion into the history and structure of the Esperanto language, introducing its present-day speakers. The words of these users of the language are reflective of a variety of activities and viewpoints, and in the film they are interwoven so as to reveal bit by bit how the utopia of its initiator, Ludwig ZAMENHOF, is concretised every day.

Build Your Vocabulary (Second Edition)
0%

Build Your Vocabulary (Second Edition)(en)

1967-01-01

Joe learns the importance of using new words.

Writing the Land
0%

Writing the Land(en)

2007-12-31

In this short documentary, a Musqueam elder rediscovers his Native language and traditions in the city of Vancouver, in the vicinity of which the Musqueam people have lived for thousands of years. Writing the Land captures the ever-changing nature of a modern city - the glass and steel towers cut against the sky, grass, trees and a sudden flash of birds in flight and the enduring power of language to shape perception and create memory.