Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.
A principis del segle XX, l'explorador rus Vladímir Arséniev, és enviat a la regió del riu Ussuri amb el propòsit d'elaborar la cartografia de la zona. Allà fa amistat amb un vell caçador de la taigà anomenat Dersú Uzalà que viu tot sol al bosc. El vell caçador els acompanya i la seva ajuda esdevindrà indispensable. Durant el viatge, explica al seu amic els secrets del seu poble, les rutes que van servir els animals, les tradicions i les creences dels indígenes de la taigà.
Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from "The Band's" incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.
An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
A bad day gets worse for young detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo’s sweltering streets for the stray dog whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, cop and criminal’s lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami’s own dark side.
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.
Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind.
Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one and other eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.
Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the infamous episode of 12th June 2000, when Sandro hijacked bus 174.
Priest Don Camillo blackmails his friendly rival Peppone into letting him join a Communist delegation visiting the Soviet Union.
Canton, 1875. Les relacions entre la Xina i els invasors estrangers cada cop són més complicades. Wong Fei Hung, el llegendari mestre de kungfu i gran coneixedor de la medicina xinesa, es fa càrrec de la milícia local per evitar la desaparició de les tradicions i la cultura del país, però també per enfrontar-se als estrangers corruptes i a una màfia que enganya els seus compatriotes perquè viatgin als Estats Units amb la intenció oculta de convertir-los en esclaus. La situació es converteix en un assumpte personal quan segresten la seva estimada Yi amb l'objectiu de vendre-la com a prostituta.
Max, un presidiari acabat de sortir de la presó, madur i busca-raons, troba a la carretera, mentre fa autoestop, Lionel, un rodamón sense destí, molt més jove que ell i d'una gran ingenuïtat i candidesa, al que ofereix la possibilitat d'unir-s'hi com a soci en el negoci de rentat d'automòbils que pretén muntar a Pittsburgh, i amb què aspira a posar fi a la seva carrera d'habitant perpetu de tota mena de presons.
A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.
Gianni is a middle-aged man living in Rome with his imposing and demanding elderly mother. His only outlet from her and the increasing debt into which they are sinking, are the increasingly frequent quiet sessions at the local tavern. As an Oriental saying goes, 'Moments of crisis are moments of opportunities'. These appear during the celebration of the holiday of Ferragosto on 15 August. That's when everybody leaves town to have fun. Opportunity knocks on Gianni's door in the most unexpected way.
On a dark and rainy night, a historic and regal Taipei cinema sees its final film: 1967 martial arts feature "Dragon Inn". As the film plays, the lives of the theater's various employees and patrons intersect, and two ghostly actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era.
Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. When Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward Alice. But could a 12-year-old girl really be capable of such savagery?