In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.
Tri Mabusen testamentti (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse) on Fritz Langin ohjaama saksalainen rikoselokuva vuodelta 1933. Se oli Langin viimeinen elokuva Saksassa ennen maasta pakenemistaan.
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.
Young-goon, mentally deranged and frequently electro-charging herself with a transistor radio, has been admitted into a mental institution. Firmly believing herself to be a cyborg, she refuses to consume like a human being. Il-soon is another patient, who catches the eye of Young-goon and soon becomes a close friend. Il-soon is now confronted with the biggest task: to cure Young-goon's mental problem and have her eat real food.
Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.
Fed up with the hectic, senseless world he lives in, Teddy decides to settle down alone in Siberia, in the midst of winter, in a hut by the shore of Lake Baikal. After an initial period of elation in front of the splendor and magic of unspoiled nature, Teddy soon finds himself confronted with the less glossy side of things : solitude, extreme cold, the necessity to find food, danger... One night Teddy gets lost in a blizzard and would be doomed to a certain death, were it not for Aleksei, a Russian convict living hidden away in the forest nearby, who rescues him in extremis. Friendship soon blossoms between the two men...
Robert B. Parkerin romaaniin perustuva elokuva sijoittuu aikaan ennen Stone Cold -leffaa. Los Angelesin poliisista viinan takia pois potkittu Jesse Stone saapuu seriffiksi pieneen itärannikon kaupunkiin, Paradiseen. Kaupungin asiat eivät kuitenkaan ole niin taivaallisia kuin voisi olettaa, sillä heti ensimmäisenä työpäivänään Stone tutkii perheväkivaltatapausta, joka johtaa hänet rahanpesujuonen jäljille. Rikokseen on vieläpä saattanut sekaantua pankinjohtaja Hasty Hathaway - yksi miehistä, jotka palkkasivat Stonen tehtäväänsä. Onnistuvatko kaupungin silmäätekevät estämään Stonea tunkeutumasta heidän salaisuuksiensa syövereihin, vai onnistuvatko poliisipäällikkö Stone ja hänen omistautuneet alaisensa selvittämään kuolemaa peittelevän salaisuuden?
Joris is trying to come to terms with his broken family relationships on the 10th anniversary of his father’s death when he meets the free-spirited, Yad. Also dealing with family issues, Yad has returned home to The Netherlands after living on his own. Joris and Yad spark an instant connection and decide they want to be more than “just friends,” but fear their families could threaten their relationship.
Bringing his unique sense of humor to this bizarre and original piece of moviemaking, Tom Waits takes the audience through a musical journey with his jazzy, quirky, bluesy tunes presented as you would never, ever, ever expect.
The story of a Kurdish newspaper whose journalists are under the constant threat of being abducted and killed by the state security forces.
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
Meryl Streep ja Jeremy Irons ovat pääosissa elokuvassa Ranskalaisen luutnantin nainen (The French Lieutenant's Woman, Britannia 1981), jossa seurataan kahta rakkaustarinaa. Toinen etenee 1800-luvun viktoriaanisessa Englannissa, toinen 1900-luvun lopun modernissa elokuvatyöryhmässä.Anna ja Mike ovat kuvaamassa romaanista Ranskalaisen luutnantin nainen tehtävää elokuvaversiota. Anna esittää elokuvassa ranskalaisen upseerin hylkäämää naista Sarah Woodruffia, joka asuu pienessä englantilaisessa rannikkokaupungissa. Kuultuaan Sarahin traagisen tarinan morsiameltaan Miken esittämä Charles Smithson kiinnostuu Sarahista. Kun Sarah ja Charles vihdoin kohtaavat kahden ja Charles kuulee ranskalaisen luutnantin naisen traagisen tarinan, sekavat tunteet alkavat vaivata kumpaakin.Elokuva sai viisi Oscar-ehdokkuutta.
Irene, a workaholic, is forced to re-evaluate her priorities after the suicide of her two best friends.
Following the breakdown of his marriage, a self-involved man begins to embrace fatherhood.
Lady Susan Vernon on kaunis, mutta varsin rahaton 35-vuotias leski, joka ei kaihda keinoja suhatessaan seurapiireissä tarkoituksenaan saavuttaa arvonnousua niin sosiaalisessa mielessä kuin varallisuudenkin puolesta. Kun laskelmoiva manipuloinnin mestarinna saapuu edesmenneen puolisonsa suvun tiluksille Churchilliin, alkaa sana lesken kevytkenkäisyydestä kiiriä kulovalkean tavoin ja kyseenalaisessa maineessa olevan Lady Susanin läsnäolo sähköistää hetkessä totisen asiallisen yhteisön. Lady Susan totta tosiaan aikookin junailla aviomiehet niin itselleen kuin vapaalle, jos kohta varsin vastahakoiselle kouluikäiselle tyttäreen Frederikalle. Asiat ovat jo valmiiksi tolaltaan, kun Churchilliin saapuu uusia vieraita: tolkuttoman komea ja vapaa nuorimies Reginald DeCourcy sekä typerän pirteä - mutta sikarikas - Sir James Martin.
Toro (Spanish for "Bull") is a young con man and the right hand of Romano, a powerful mob boss in Torremolinos, Málaga (Andalusia, south to Spain). After Toro decides to leave Romano to get a life free of crime, his last sting fails, resulting one of his brothers dead and he sent to jail. Five years later, Romano realizes that López, Toro's older brother, is robbing him money from his tourism business and he orders to kidnap Diana, López's little daughter, until this one get back the money. Without options, López visits Toro, now a touristic driver with the third grade prison close to get the parole, who only wants to be free to marry his girlfriend Estrella. When Toro accepts to help López and both meet Romano looking for a solution, Toro ends attacking Romano's men and fleeing with Diana, trying to escape from Romano's revenge. But Romano starts a ruthless searching for they three, meanwhile Toro counts the hours to back the prison according to the third grade...
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
Entinen jalkapalloilija lupaa etsiä käsiinsä lipevän yökerhonomistajan rakastajattaren – mutta löydettyään piileskelevän naisen Meksikosta hän rakastuukin tähän.
Vastavalmistunut arkkitehti ja pian isäksi tuleva Guy etsii epätoivoisesti töitä. Hän vastaa vaimonsa vaatimuksesta netti-ilmoitukseen, jossa etsitään kuljettajaa. Vastahakoisesti hommiin ryhtyvä Guy kuvittelee kuskaavansa pizzoja, mutta saa pian huomata toimivansa kuskina ja sihteerinä ilotytöille.
Johnny is an expert at judo, water skiing, golf, tennis, scuba diving, and racing cars, but is a helpless flop around women. One night, in an effort to cure him, his doctor takes him to a nightclub to get him used to being around attractive women. Johnny faints and is humiliated by the newspapers revealing his "malady" and runs away, flying his plane to a remote part of the ocean where he crashes on a island of nude women. At first, Johnny is afraid to look at the naked women...but soon they have him considering the lure of nudity as well.