Top 20 movies like La lumière et l'amour
Top 20 Movies like La lumière et l'amour
- 1. The Four Little Tailors
- 2. The Torture of Silence
- 3. Days of Gray
- 4. The Riverbed
- 5. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- 6. Vicenta
- 7. Emigrants
- 8. Metropolis
- 9. La maschera pietosa
- 10. Ringside
- 11. Zombies und Dromomanen - Die blinden Vögel unterwegs
- 12. Joyless Street
- 13. Limite
- 14. The Last Bohemian
- 15. Vanyushin's Children
- 16. Araki Mataemon: Master Swordsman
- 17. The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
- 18. The Thief of Bagdad
- 19. Sealed Hearts
- 20. A Daughter of the Law
1. The Four Little Tailors (Les quatre petits tailleurs)
The opening scene is in a tailor's shop, showing the four assistants more or less in love with their employer's daughter. After some time, the tailor says he will give his daughter to the one who shows himself to be the cleverest. Some very amusing incidents follow. The various feats accomplished during the contest are clever examples of trick photography.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
2. The Torture of Silence (Mater dolorosa)
Hardly one of French filmmaker Abel Gance's masterpieces, The Torture of Silence nevertheless has more dramatic and psychological value than your average romantic-triangle tale. Simply put, the film concerns a doctor, his wife, and his brother. The doctor, a specialist in pediatrics, has no time for his wife Marthe. She seeks solace in the arms of his brother. Unable to keep up the charade, Marthe attempts to shoot herself, but it is her lover who is mortally wounded.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
3. Days of Gray (Days of Gray)
It is a world without language. A world where one is raised to respect the rules. Only one Boy questions the verity of what he has been taught, and he must decide whether to continue living in a society of fear or choose his own destiny.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
4. The Riverbed
Two soldiers lost behind enemy lines reminisce about their lives before war stole their identities.
5. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari)
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.
It has an average vote of 7.946 on TMDB.
7. Emigrants (Emigrant)
A short, cautionary tale of emigrating to America.
8. Metropolis (Metropolis)
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
It has an average vote of 8.141 on TMDB.
9. La maschera pietosa (La maschera pietosa)
Italian drama from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
10. Ringside
Joe O'Hara finds out he has a damaged optic nerve just before a boxing match for the title. He needs the money badly, so he doesn't delay the fight. The opponent discovers Joe's weakness and pounds on his eyes, causing him to go blind.
It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.
11. Zombies und Dromomanen - Die blinden Vögel unterwegs (Zombies und Dromomanen - Die blinden Vögel unterwegs)
Two men who have been friends for quite some time and who live in different cities maintain a correspondence with Super 8 film reels that they occasionally send to each other. One of these film reels shows a woman who reminds the addressee of a former girlfriend. Immediately and without paying attention to his obligations to the company, he drives the company car to the city of his childhood friend, 780 km away. There he finds out that she has been the secret lover of his Super 8 friend for years. After about three or four weeks, which they spend on the coast of another country without any significant difficulties, the lover of the childhood friend rows his boat alone across the Atlantic after an obviously frame-up rescue operation.
12. Joyless Street (Die freudlose Gasse)
In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.
It has an average vote of 6.841 on TMDB.
13. Limite (Limite)
Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate predicament, they navigate through the depths of three distinct destinies. Bound by the confines of their shared space, every aspect of their existence becomes a boundary, underscoring their plight.
It has an average vote of 7.037 on TMDB.
14. The Last Bohemian (Az Utolsó bohém)
The Last Bohemian is a 1912 Hungarian film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was Curtiz's debut film as a director.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
15. Vanyushin's Children (Дети Ванюшина)
(Дети Ванюшина)
16. Araki Mataemon: Master Swordsman (荒木又右衛門)
Araki Mataemon was a very strong warrior, and his feud against the samurai Kawai Matagorō is one of the most famous in Japan. Matagoro killed Gendayu, the little brother of Mataemon's brother in law, Watanabe Kazuma. Becoming a murderer out of jealousy for a childhood friend, Matagoro fled in another domain, using friends of his father and his lineage linked to Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was somehow a complicated matter, as it seems at that time, a law from Toyotomi Hideyoshi allowed a little brother taking revenge for his elder brother, but not the reverse. After some years, the lord of Kazuma and Mataemon found a way, and they were allowed to take revenge for the murder. They fought and killed Matagoro and just one other samurai who was helping the culprit. It seems at that time, Kazuma was Mataemon's only assistant.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
17. The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (Sokea mies joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia)
Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - and he has to make the journey alone. To get there, Jaakko must rely on the help of five strangers. What could go wrong?
It has an average vote of 7.186 on TMDB.
18. The Thief of Bagdad
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
19. Sealed Hearts
Frank Prentiss, a multi-millionaire who hates and distrusts women, convinces his adopted son, Jack, that they are detrimental to a man's success. The overworked Frank is forced to rest at the country home of his friend, Mr. Gray, where he meets and falls in love with the host's daughter, Kate. She refuses his proposal at first, but later accepts because her father, who has two younger children, is experiencing financial difficulties. Following the wedding, Kate is subjected to Frank's verbal abuse and seeks solace with Jack. Their friendship enrages Frank, who tortures them with his accusations. During a dinner party, Frank accuses Jack and Kate of being lovers in front of the male guests. Jack is restrained from accosting his father, but Frank suffers a fatal heart attack. Later, Jack and Kate fall in love and are married.
20. A Daughter of the Law
A city girl revenuer spies on illegal whiskey making in the hills.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.