Movies Similar to M'es en abyme

Hedgehog in Love(2015)

Experimental cartoon which unites various techniques: puppets, sand & water (ebru) animations. About friendship, love and necessity to pay attention not only to the visual appeal.

Un spectacle interrompu(2012)

A Child's Garden of Poetry(2011)

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected performers.

Lines(2021)

Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.

The Spring Night(1976)

A spring night is a poetic film which is based on the motives of the poem by V. Lugovsky. The film is devoted to the theme of fidelity to the battle traditions of revolutionary past, to the theme of human happiness the sense of it in the battle for high ideals.

The Blue Years(2018)

Rubén tries to describe the color blue as "The color of dreams, of art, of the ocean and of the firmament", thereby unleashing half a century of poetry.

Animal Trap

A haunting and brutal depiction of animal cruelty. Fast paced cut up art brut collage film.

Fast Film(2003)

Bits of found film and different types of animation illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.

The Timekeepers of Eternity(2021)

In this mesmerizing experimental film, a Stephen King television movie is compressed and transformed through hypnotic black and white collage animation that meticulously reconstructs and reshapes its supernatural drama to an eerie and profound effect.

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Rosaura(1978)

This film visualizes humanity’s quest to relentlessly pursue goals. In the human fight for progress, the march forward cannot be stopped, even when individual people become weary and die. This animated short is based on a poem by the Chilean filmmaker and poet Juan Forch. Chilean painter Hernando León created the design.

Chronopolis(1983)

In a gargantuan city lurking in the sky, powerful immortals who have become jaded with eternal life. Most of their time is spent monotonously constructing bizarre and unusual objects while waiting for the ultimate gift to arrive.

相思（上）(2016)

Beyond the Forest(2006)

A Romany woman travels from Praha to her home in Transylvania

Autumn(1982)

The third film of the biographical cycle based on Pushkin's drawings and texts.

Forgetfulness(2006)

A short film inspired by the poetry of Billy Collins.

Impulse(1977)

An early experimental abstract animation, made by drawing directly on to 16mm film.

The Art of Drowning(2009)

Ponders the possibilities of what awaits us at the end of our life.

Magnicidios Poe(2017)

The sarcastic account of the assassination of five Spanish politicians between 1870 and 1973 is mixed with the narration of five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe illustrated by five skillful pencil artists. A documentary, a video essay, a collage, a provocative experiment where various pop culture figures and icons perform unexpected cameos. The macabre joke of a jester. Never more.

SCAR(2024)

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