1500-tallets Japan hærges af borgerkrig, men keramikeren Genjuro og hans svoger Tobe er kun optaget af at få opfyldt deres personlige ambitioner. Genjuro ønsker at tjene store penge på sit lertøj, mens Tobe tragter efter at blive samurai. Begge lader sig forføre af deres drømme, og det fører de to mænd væk fra deres trofaste hustruer. Kenji Mizoguchis poetiske fabel var med til at sætte japansk film på landkortet og regnes som en af verdens bedste film.
Disguised as an Italian medic, Dolas finds himself on a ship evacuating wounded Axis soldiers to Italy. He leaves the ship disguised as a Nazi soldier, but is found out, declared a deserter and sent to the Eastern Front. However, on the flight to Russia, he is able to escape with a parachute, and finds himself back in Poland, now occupied by Nazis.
When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake of Ozu's own silent film The Story of Floating Weeds (1934).
Family man Poul Berg is tempted by a questionable investement offer and indebts himself to a point where suicide seems like the only way out. His widow struggles to maintain even a simple standard of living for herself and their three children, who are fatally marked by their fathers deed. (stumfilm.dk)
Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
Om konsekvenserne af General Motors' beslutning om at lukke bilfabrikken i Flint, Michigan. Filminstruktøren Michael Moore forsøger filmen igennem af få et interview med General Motors bestyrelsesformand, Roger Smith, og ind imellem gives sort-humoristiske billeder af amerikansk kapitalisme på overdrevet.
Jacques Lantier, en plaget jernbanemand, vender tilbage med toget til den franske havneby Le Havre og møder ved et tilfælde den impulsive stationsforstander Roubard og Séverine, hans kone.
With the mayoral election approaching, the newly-appointed state prosecutor of a small Turkish town suffering from a water supply crisis gradually descends into trouble after a young local woman is raped.
Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen meets Oto, who comes to Chiharu’s shop looking for a gun. Jigen finds out about Oto's secrets and the mysterious organization that’s after her. After Oto is kidnapped, Jigen gets into a desperate battle to save her.
Court huntsman, Søtoft, is courting his daughter Else’s lady-in-waiting, Miss Engelke. That’s why it’s a bit of a punch in the stomach when, late one evening, he discovers his son Ove in close contact with her. Chamberlain von Plessen, who had been gossiping to Søtoft and is himself spying on the young couple, is going to set fire to the room they’re in. The hurt Søtoft wants to leave the young couple to their cruel fate – that is until he discovers that it’s not Engelke, but his daughter Else, who is trapped in the flames with her brother. (Stumfilm.dk)
Dokumentarfilm om de 400 likvideringer, som modstandsbevægelsen foretog i Danmark under besættelsen. En række af de folk, der deltog i likvideringerne, fortæller efter langvarig tavshed og for første gang på film om deres oplevelser og konsekvenserne heraf. Det var ikke gratis. Efter krigen blev likvideringerne mørklagt. Det var en bevidst politik, og også dette var medvirkende til, at drabene har trukket blodige spor gennem mange menneskers liv. Filmen, der baserer sig på Peter Øvig Knudsens bog "Efter Drabet", består af interviews, dokumentaroptagelser og rekonstruktioner af begivenheder.
Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance.
Lars von Trier brød igennem i Cannes med denne kriminalfilm, der udspiller sig i et fremtidigt og forfaldent Europa. Politimanden Fisher håber at kunne finde gerningsmanden til en serie børnemord ved at sætte sig i forbryderens sted. Vejen går gennem hypnose og bringer Fisher på rejse gennem et samfund i opløsning.
A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn't appear to have a publisher or author. The strange almanac describes what happens to humanity in a minute. A police investigation begins and the bookshop staff are placed in solitary confinement by the Bureau for Paranormal Research. As the investigation progresses, the situation becomes more complex and the book becomes increasingly well-known, raising numerous controversies. Plagued by doubts, the protagonist has to face facts: reality only exists in the imagination of individuals.
Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive.
It's the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime - Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny's boyfriend is killed in a zombie attack, she faces the challenge of surviving in the face of adversity. In order to stay alive, she struggles with Andy to flee danger.
Paul Kersey er tilbage i Los Angeles, hvor han for første gang i lange tider er begyndt at føre et forholdsvis normalt liv sammen med sin nye kæreste, reporteren Karen Sheldon. Men der bliver også denne gang vendt op og ned på Kerseys tilværelse, da Karens datter Erica dør efter at have indtaget en overdosis kokain. Kersey opsporer den pusher, der har solgt Erica kokainen, og dræber ham. Kort efter opsøges han af rigmanden White, der selv har mistet en datter på samme måde. Han har indsamlet oplysningerne om narkobagmændene i Los Angeles, og nu opfordrer han Kersey til at udslette dem. Kersey slår til...
Kirsty Cotton (fra Hellraiser 1 og 2) er nu en voksen kvinde og gift med Trevor Gooden. Minder fra hvad der skete med hendes familie og med hende på sindssygehospitalet er vage, men hun er stadig traumatiseret. En dag er parret ude for en bilulykke, hvor Kirsty bliver slået ihjel. Trevor finder nu sig selv i en surrealistisk verden, hvor kvinder begærer ham ubetinget. Efter ulykken lider han af hukommelsessvigt, men langsomt vender hans hukommelse tilbage. Dag for dag bliver han klar over hvad der er sket, og det lykkedes ham at følge en række bloddryppende spor tilbage til arnestedet, tilbage til dæmonen Pinhead.