En meget velhavende forretningsmand, Gondo, spillet af Toshiro Mifune, bliver en dag kontaktet af en gruppe kidnappere, som kræver løsesum for Gondos søn. Summen er af en sådan størrelse, at den vil ruinere Gondo. Men så opdager han, at forbryderne ved en fejltagelse har kidnappet hans chaufførs søn. Dette stiller Gondo i et svært dilemma. Skal han betale for en anden mands barn, når han nu selv har sit på det tørre?
Filminstruktøren Vittorio De Sica indtager en vigtig plads i filmhistorien med sine neorealistiske hverdagsdramaer fra efterkrigstidens Italien. Han udtalte i sin tid, at hans idé var at afromantisere virkeligheden, og det lykkes ham til fulde i den mesterlige Cykeltyven fra 1948. Den arbejdsløse Antonio Ricci får endelig et job, men det kræver, at han har en cykel. Han anskaffer sig en sådan, men den bliver stjålet, og nu må han sammen med sin søn ud og skaffe sig den tilbage.
People is a film shot behind closed doors in a workshop/house on the outskirts of Paris and features a dozen characters. It is based on an interweaving of scenes of moaning and sex. The house is the characters' common space, but the question of ownership is distended, they don't all inhabit it in the same way. As the sequences progress, we don't find the same characters but the same interdependent relationships. Through the alternation between lament and sexuality, physical and verbal communication are put on the same level. The film then deconstructs, through its repetitive structure, our relational myths.
A young mother from Arkansas is forced to travel across state lines in search of an urgent and necessary abortion.
An investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears. Suspecting the involvement of his wife and their two daughters, he imposes drastic measures at home, causing tensions to rise. Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life are being suspended.
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
En kinesisk mor tager i 1976 sit livs sværeste beslutning, da hendes to syvårige børn fanges i ruinerne fra et jordskælv. Kun én tvilling kan reddes, og moren vælger sønnen. Men den efterladte pige overlever mirakuløst uden morens vidende. Datteren vokser op som adoptivbarn, og først efter Sichuan-skælvet i 2008 konfronteres hun med sin gamle mor, som har måttet leve med sit valg i over 30 år.
Michele criticizes the film industry and its inhabitants, and is particularly embattled with a Neapolitan director making a musical about the 1968 student demonstrations. At the same time, Michele has a creative block and struggles to finish his film titled "Freud’s Mother." Nanni Moretti’s self-inquiry into filmmaking, political ennui, and men’s relations with their mothers.
The Brady Bunch Home Movies was aired on CBS, May 24, 1995. It is hosted by several former cast members and is a collection of clips from Super 8 camera's as well as selections from the television show. Each cast member of the 'Brady Bunch' received a camera from Robert Reed and some of the footage is of their trips abroad.
Between her roles as mayor and teacher in the small village of Kerguen, Alice's days are very full. When an unexpected new student, 60-year-old Emile, finally decides to learn to read and write, her daily life threatens to become unmanageable. Especially since Alice will also have to save her village and her school...
Mikael is doctor on night call. It’s a vocation. Between two patient-visits in slum areas, he cares for those whom no one else wants to see: the drug addicts, the homeless… He rubs shoulders with destitution. His life is in shambles. Especially when it comes to his pharmacist cousin who makes him write false prescriptions for Subutex. Overnight, he decides to get out of drug trafficking and rebuild his life. But there will be a heavy price to pay.
Former Antigang legend Niels Cartier, known for his muscular and unconventional methods, left the force following an intervention that went wrong and led to the death of his wife. When the gang of bank robbers responsible for her death reappears eight years later, Niels won't let anyone stand in his way to seek revenge. Even if it means forming an explosive duo with his temperamental 14-year-old daughter.
In the mountains of the Basque Country, a mother and her daughter take shelter in a ruined hut that seems uninhabited.
Dating within different cultures and being open to all religions, Ethan must deal with constant roadblocks. From First Nations to South American, his journey to find love in Toronto is nothing but complex. He faces discrimination and depression but always remains optimistic.
After thirty years in the big corporation, Ugo Fantozzi retires. Suddenly, he needs things to do in everyday life and he tries a number of activities: helping Pina shopping; babysitting grand-daughter Uga; a trip to Venice; learning golf. He then fakes documents to get a new job, but in the end he becomes a hypochondriac and doesn't even take a long-awaited chance with Miss Silvani.
A humpback whale is beached on a remote shore. During the fight to save its life, we will discover the story of these extraordinary creatures, denizens of the world's oceans. Inspired by Heathcote William's bestselling book, WHALE NATION takes us on a journey of discovery into the unexplored territories and barely known society of whales, with their remarkable abilities and incredibly rich and complex social lives.
A few funny little novels about different aspects of life.
A former special forces badass is recruited by the DEA to lead a covert black ops team to take down drug dealers that are protected by the CIA.