Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
Naples/Sorrento, mid 20s. A couple of small thieves conceive a scam whereby one of them dresses up as a eunuch Turk to care for the women of the family of a wealthy man. They end up messing everything up, with lots of gags and funny events in the meantime.
Ben (Nicolas Cage) er en succesløs Hollywood-screenwriter, der tager til Las Vegas med en plan om at drikke sig selv ihjel. Her møder han den prostituerede Sera (Elisabeth Shue), som desperat leder efter kærligheden og er på flugt fra sin alfons. Ben og Sera indleder et forhold i et forsøg på at fortrænge deres ellers så håbløse liv. Mike Figgis' har instrueret denne knugende, rå, modbydelige film. Det er en ubehagelig oplevelse at se dem, men det er noget enhver bør tvinge sig selv til.
I 1800-tallets England må bondepigen Tess sande, at skønhed har sin pris. Da hendes fattige far erfarer, at han nedstammer fra den adelige familie d´Urberville, sender han Tess til at bo hos en fjern slægtning i håb om en økonomisk gevinst. Det bliver starten på en omtumlet tilværelse for den unge kvinde, der bliver kastebold mellem mændene.
Back to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.
After studying in the capital, the young Cate, 18, returns to her small town in Minas Gerais, to teach in elementary school. Enthusiastic, free and communicative, she conquers the students in the act, but its leading behavior does not appeal to conservative teachers of the 40s. Every day she brings new ideas. While they discover the pleasure of learning, the school friends also have the first lessons about love, friendship and freedom. And the schoolmistress not only winning students: the most beautiful boys in town fall in love with her. Created by Tia Cida and niece of Bishop Aristides, Cate grew up with his uncle's godson, Beto, who became a priest and return to the city after studying outside.
The story about the romance of Snu Abecassis and the former Portuguese prime minister Sá Carneiro.
Kevin Costner spiller den mest berømte ordenshåndhæver, der nogensinde har sat sine spor i Det Vilde Vesten. Med en intens og kompleks skildring, som blev kaldt en "klassisk amerikansk præstation" udfylder Oscar-vinderen Costner rollen som manden, der blev en myte, i denne episke og action-mættede saga, der er instrueret af Lawrence Kasdan, som også var medforfatter på manuskriptet. Gene Hackman som Wyatts viljestærke far og Dennis Quaid som Earps bedste men dødsensfarlige ven Doc Holliday er med til at give denne hårdtslående western ekstra saft og kraft. Lige fra Wichita til Dodge City og til O.K. Corral i Tombstone, Arizona er Wyatt Earp en spændende filmisk rejse, præget af romantik, eventyr og mytisk heltemod.
I 1932 vender aktivisten Jimmy Gralton hjem til Irland fra USA. Han beslutter at genåbne sin gamle dansehal - et folkeligt hus, hvor ungdommen kan lære, diskutere og feste. Men den katolske kirke bryder sig ikke om dans og diskussion. Den fik Jimmy deporteret for ti år siden, og nu sætter den selvgode fader Sheridan alt ind på at lukke hans populære fristed én gang for alle.
In 1945, as Stalin sets his hands over Poland, famous painter Wladislaw Strzeminski refuses to compromise on his art with the doctrines of social realism. Persecuted, expelled from his chair at the University, he's eventually erased from the museums' walls. With the help of some of his students, he starts fighting against the Party and becomes the symbol of an artistic resistance against intellectual tyranny.
A drunken, self-destructive woman called Betty wanders into a Parisian bar where she meets middle-aged alcoholic Laure. Laure decides to take care of Betty. Recovering in a hotel room, Betty begins to recount to Laure the story of her bourgeois life and her unhappy and unfaithful marriage.
h)ac(k)tivist-noun: a person who uses technology to bring about social change. The Hacker Wars - a film about the targeting of (h)ac(k)tivists, activists and journalists by the US government. There is a war going on- the war for our minds. The Hacker Wars.
Arthur Poppington behøver hverken superkræfter eller smart kostume for at bekæmpe kriminalitet. Hans naive forundring og hans underfundige arsenal af billige, hjemmelavede dimser er nok til at gøre ham til DEFENDOR! Han får uventet en makker, da han redder og forelsker sig i en lokal prostitueret. Mon det lykkes parret at overmande byens mest frygtede forbryderkonge uden selv at blive dræbt?
As the city of Paris and the French people grow in consumer culture, a housewife living in a high-rise apartment with her husband and two children takes to prostitution to help pay the bills.
Demetrio Perez is a tough prosecutor torn between the corruption inherent in his job and the desire to do right by his family. But when opportunity presents itself and his daughter Thea falls in love with a Mafioso’s son, Perez has to cut through the morality of his law-abiding roots and become as dirty as the dangerous criminals he represents.
Filmen handler om tre barndomsvenner, Anna, Jake & Brian. Anna flytter fra byen, og vi følger de to drenge, der vokser op sammen. Begge læser teologi - omend under hver sin religion. Brian bliver præst og Jake rabbiner. En dag dukker Anna pludselig op igen, og deres venskab fortsætter, hvor det slap, selv om både Brian og Jake måske bliver lidt for glade for Annas hjemkomst...
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Randolph Smiley havde alt. Som værten på børneprogrammet, Rainbow Randolph, havde han en luksuslejlighed på Manhattan, berømmelse, biler, både og han modtog bestikkelse fra forældre, der gerne ville have deres børn i fjernsynet. Og samtidig vil Rainbow Randolph, der hader Smoochy, gøre alt for at komme tilbage på skærmen igen.
Tara and Maya are two inseparable friends in India. Their tastes, habits, and hobbies are the same. Years later, the two have matured, but have maintained their friendship. Tara gets married to the local prince, Raj Singh, who soon succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj gets bored of Tara and starts seeking another female to satisfy his sexual needs. He notices Maya and is instantly attracted to her. He has her included as one of his courtesans, and is intimate with her. Watch what happens when Tara finds out and the extent she will go to keep her marriage intact.
A young man and woman meet by chance in an airport while waiting for a delayed flight. When the plane is rerouted, they decide to make the best of it, and over the course of one night, realize that sometimes it takes a detour to make a connection. Written by Rebecca Green