I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I believe the Russian
dialogue to Ivan the Terrible is in rhyming couplets.

So although the film is not about poetry, it uses poetry.

(But ask a Russian speaker to know for sure!)

On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Stephen Brantley wrote:

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> I'm interested in compiling a list of films that feature poetry as a
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