Existentialism Movies

The world is a wonderful stage, but its characters are disgraceful.

A lost and disillusioned film director finds himself stuck in creative limbo. A way out presents itself in the form of a peculiar film project.

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

Aeterna is a movement-based film that explores the feeling of personal insignificance when confronted with the complexity of human existence. By...

A man sits with his cat on a lonely day and calls the operator, asking if there is a number for God. Premiered on the BBC Culture Show and featured...

A young man, in the midst of an existential crisis, goes to his uncle for help.

A man causes a public disturbance, policemen intervene.

The young man, originally a Jew, is deeply burdened by the consequences of war, in which he had lost his loved ones. He is considering himself...

Rob Welling meets Kyle Fowst at his father's funeral and they quickly become friends yet Rob is troubled by the appearance of an enigmatic humming...

A recluse indifferent to everything around him seeks pleasure in one thing: a steaming, hot shower. One day, his heating goes off.

Two kids entangled in the pursuit of young love find themselves colliding with the life of a woman experiencing a crisis.

An exclusive interview with Death as he goes about his everyday business.

A woman in her thirties who wanted more of life jumps into an extramarital affair, only to lose her husband, her job, and finally her lover as well....

One million Dutchmen (out of 16 million) play soccer. Almost two million fish at least once a year. Fishing might be the most remarkable sport in the...

The film for the album, ‘Enchantment’, by musician Good Grim. A series of 10 pieces made by five filmmakers; ‘Enchantment’...

Short animation by Mati Kütt

A short, abstract look at the effects of repetition on the human mind.

Set in the mountains of northeast Italy, this film may be considered an observational documentary about rural life. Although this is undeniably the...