Modernity Movies, Movies about Modernity

Here we've displayed a list of the best Modernity films : Playtime(1967), Buffet Froid(1979), Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible(2020), Ecce Bombo(1978), Laila's Birthday(2008), Notes From Underground(1995), Vita & Virginia(2018), The Moderns(1988), Traffic(1971), Berlin Alexanderplatz(1931), The Funeral(1984), The Three Ages(1923) ... ...

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Playtime

Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.

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Buffet Froid

Black comedy about solitude and the dehumanization of the modern world, through the adventures of three men. First introduced is Alphonse Tram, an unemployed young man. His only neighbour ... See full summary »

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Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible

The film explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp's ideas and applies them to both... See full summary »

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Ecce Bombo

An ironic peak into the life of a group of Italian university students in the 1970s.

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Laila's Birthday

Abu Laila used to be a judge, but because the government doesn't have the means to renew his assignment he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes seven years ... See full summary »

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Notes From Underground

Adapted from Dostoevsky's novella, Henry Czerny plays the narrator, Underground Man. Filled with self-hatred, he keeps a video diary where he discusses his own shortcomings and what he ... See full summary »

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Vita & Virginia

It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.

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The Moderns

An art dealer (John Lone), his wife (Linda Fiorentino) and a U.S. artist (Keith Carradine) mix with Hemingway and Gertrude Stein in 1926 Paris.

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Traffic

Heavy traffic and oddball encounters plague Mr. Hulot's (Jacques Tati) journey from Paris to Amsterdam in a recreational vehicle.

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Berlin Alexanderplatz

An ex-convict (Heinrich George) who killed his wife tries to live clean, but old bad influences drag him down and into madness.

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The Funeral

The loved one's daughter (Nobuko Miyamoto) and son-in-law (Tsutomu Yamazaki) try to arrange a traditional Japanese funeral.

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The Three Ages

A boy (Buster Keaton) loves a girl (Margaret Leahy) in parallel stories set in the Stone Age, ancient Rome and modern times.

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The Stranger

Manmohan Mitra, an explorer, returns to India after 35 years to his only surviving relative, his niece, whom he has never seen or met. However, she and her husband refuse to believe and accept him.

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