Map of the Human Heart (HBO Friday...

Map of the Human Heart (HBO Friday at 4:25 a.m.), Vincent Ward’s stunningly visualized tale of an Eskimo boy’s romantic tragedy, is also about the clash between primitivism and civilization, map-making, the Dresden firebombing and the dangers of playing God.

Mona Lisa (Bravo Saturday at 5 and 9:30 p.m.), Neil Jordan’s 1986 gem, is a poetic fusion of romance and violence as a chunky low-life ex-con (Bob Hoskins at his best) falls for a beguiling hooker (Cathy Tyson).