Widower Rai Bahadur Pratap Singh is disappointed when he wants to marry someone poor. Pratap instructs him to forget about his love-life, his son refuses, and as a result Pratap asks him to leave the house. Years later, Pratap receives a letter in the mail, informing him that his son is dead, and that his widowed daughter-in-law and her son, Guddu, are on their way to live with him. He is delighted, and sends Prem, his nephew to receive, however, both mother and son do not arrive and are believed to be missing. Rai Bahadur subsequently finds out that his daughter-in-law is dead, and Guddu is living in a slum with a thief and drunk, Shankar. With the help of the courts and the police, Pratap manages to bring Guddu to his home. This is where Pratap will find out that money and power will not buy him his grandson's love, he will also find out that his daughter-in-law did not die a normal death, but was killed.
Príbeh filmu je vyrozprávaný jednoduchými formálnymi prostriedkami, koncipovanými prevažne divadelne. Necháva všetok priestor svojim dvom protagonistom, ktorí skrývajú aj obnažujú svoje city a trápenia. Obraz rozpadu jedného manželstva a opätovného búrlivého stretávania a vzďaľovania sa oboch protagonistov. Obraz dvojice ľudí, ktorí nemôžu žiť spolu ani bez seba.
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
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.
Príbeh starnúceho profesora a jeho ženy, ktorí si spestrujú život vymyslenými príbehmi a množstvom krutých hier, prostredníctvom ktorých si vzájomne rozdierajú duše (pravdepodobne preto, aby si dokázali, že ešte žijú), sledujeme spoločne s mladšou dvojicou, ktorá stojí takmer na počiatku ako ich vzťahu, tak aj kariéry, a na rozdiel od starších ešte má zábrany – „predstiera“ nielen ostatným, ale aj sebe najrôznejšie ilúzie o živote.
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.
An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about her insufferably self-centered boss.
Ide o posledný film z Antonioniho slávnej „tetralógie citov“ a zároveň jeho prvý farebný film. Režisér sa vo filme venuje veľkým modernistickým témam úzkosti a odcudzenia v modernom svete. Hlavnú ženskú úlohu stvárnila Monica Vitti, vtedajšia Antonioniho partnerka.
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
After being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, an unemployed dancer and her 10-year-old daughter are reluctantly forced to live with a struggling off-Broadway actor.
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman crippled by indecision; and Flyn, a budding actress; struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother. But when their father unexpectedly falls for another woman, his decision to remarry sets in motion a terrible twist of fate…
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Yonosuke Hikura appears to be an ordinary high school student. Yet he has inherited the important role of protecting the harmony between Heaven and Earth. With the help of the magical sword Chitentai, and Tsukinojo Inbe, he courageously battles the demons, sending them back to the Earth World, from which they have escaped.
Policajt Marion „Cobra“ Cobretti je poverovaný prípadmi, ktoré ostatní policajti odmietajú. Teraz je na stope maniaka, ktorý spáchal niekoľkonásobnú vraždu sekerou. Jeho úlohou je chrániť jedinú svedkyňu, modelku Ingrid, ktorá akoby zázrakom prežila masaker bandy psychopatov. Hneď ako Cobra prevezme úlohu, má plné ruky práce, aby zachránil Ingrid pred ďalšími útokmi zabijakov...