In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled years before.
Acest film, care nu contine imagini explicite ale cerului, este plin de o nemasurata si senina lumina. Subiectul lui este zborul. Prima incercare este aceea a lui Eftm de a zbura. Tot filmul sugereaza apoi eforturile lui Rubliov de a zbura, prin intermediul artei sale.
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
Cel mai accesibil si probabil cel mai bun film al lui Edward Yang de la "O zi de vara mai stralucitoare", "Si una si doua" urmareste perioada de viata a trei generatii ale unei familii din Taipeiul contemporan cuprins intre o nunta si o inmormantare si, desi dureaza aproape trei ore, niciun moment al filmului nu pare superfluu.
The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.
Under the sun, the heavenly beauty of grasslands will soon be covered by the raging dust of mines. Facing the ashes and noises caused by heavy mining , the herdsmen have no choice but to leave as the meadow areas dwindle. In the moonlight, iron mines are brightly lit throughout the night. Workers who operate the drilling machines must stay awake. The fight is tortuous, against the machine and against themselves. Meanwhile, coal miners are busy filling trucks with coals. Wearing a coal-dust mask, they become ghostlike creatures. An endless line of trucks will transport all the coals and iron ores to the iron works. There traps another crowd of souls, being baked in hell. In the hospital, time hangs heavy on miners' hands. After decades of breathing coal dust, death is just around the corner. They are living the reality of purgatory, but there will be no paradise.
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.
În Primul Război Mondial, căpitanul grosolan al unei bărci est-africane șubrezite și un misionar puritan vor să înfrunte o canonieră germană.
A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the story of murder and deceit.
A composition of symbolic, surreal and almost mystic images.
Jack and Martin are gunmen who work for two rival kingpins. Jack and Martin have been fighting on their bosses behalf for close to a year. When a truce is made both Jack and Martin are cut loose. The two men then decide to join forces and take on the gangsters who used them.
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.
A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.
Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.
Optimist și dulce-amărui, acest film regizat de Cédric Kahn și cu Catherine Deneuve în rolul principal testează legăturile care există într-o familie. Deneuve este mama Andréa, iar membrii familiei ei se adună ca să-i sărbătorească aniversarea de 70 de ani. Totul pare în ordine cu fiul ei conservator (Cédric Kahn) și familia lui, dar și cu fiul ei mai libertin (Vincent Macaigne) care vrea să filmeze adunarea lor. Dar când fiica ei instabilă mental, Claire (Emmanuelle Bercot), își face apariția după trei ani, vechile resentimente ies la suprafață, mai ales din partea adolescentei (Luàna Bajrami) care a fost abandonată de Claire.
A decorative object struggles to lead a meaningful existence as it gets stuck in the cycle of re-gifting