A poor man becomes a modern Robin Hood, robbing the rich to give to the poor.
オペラ観劇後に晩餐会に招かれ、ノビレ夫妻の邸宅を訪れた20人のブルジョワたち。晩餐を終えた彼らは客間にすっかり腰を落ち着かせ、夜が明けても全員が帰る方法を忘れたかのように客間を出ることができなくなってしまう。そのまま数日が過ぎ、水や食料も底を突いて命を落とす者まで出現。ブルジョワたちの道徳や倫理が崩壊していく中、事態は異様な展開へ転がりはじめる。
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.
初老の紳士マチューは、小間使いとしてやって来た若く美しいコンチータにすっかり魅了されるが、コンチータはマチューの元から逃げ去ってしまう。その後もコンチータは何度もマチューの前に現れるが、その度に異なる表情を見せて彼を翻弄する。
第二次世界大戦末期、ポーランド。反ソ派テロリストのマチェック(チブルスキー)は、ソ連から来た共産地区委員長暗殺の指令を受ける。しかし、誤って別の男二人を殺してしまう。「世代」「地下水道」に続くワイダの戦争三部作。モノクロの画面の中、虫けらのように儚く消えてゆく青年の命。その空しい死に様は、観る者を絶句させずにはおかない。
A web of blackmail and murder attracts the attention of a barrister with a seemingly idyllic life, threatening to derail his career on the path of success.
An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
スペイン出身だが国外で映画を作ることが多かった鬼才ブニュエルが1969年、久しぶりにスペインで撮影した、最後のスペイン映画。原作はスペインの文豪B・P・ガルドスによる小説で、かつてスペイン王国の首都として栄えた町トレドを舞台に、人気作「昼顔(1967)」でも組んだドヌーヴとブニュエル監督は、美しくも残酷な愛の寓話に仕立て上げた。当時26歳だったドヌーヴの存在感が光る。共演はマカロニウエスタンの時代から現在まで活躍を続ける、イタリア出身のF・ネロ、スペインの名優、F・レイ。 母親を亡くした少女トリスターナは、トレドの町の裕福な名士で、名付け親でもあるドン・ロペに養子として引き取られる。トリスターナはドン・ロペの寵愛を受けながら美しく育つが、やがて若い画家オラーシオと出会って恋に落ち、町を去る。ドン・ロペは彼女を忘れられないかったが5年後、病気になったトリスターナはトレドに戻り、手術を受けるが右足を失う。だがドン・ロペは義足を付けた彼女をさらに美しいと感じて溺愛し……。
Hopeless romantic Gertrud inhabits a turn-of-the-century milieu of artists and musicians, where she pursues an idealized notion of love that will always elude her. She abandons her distinguished husband and embraces an affair with a young concert pianist, who falls short of her desire for lasting affection. When an old lover returns to her life, fresh disappointments follow, and Gertrud must try to come to terms with reality.
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her longtime philandering partner begins yet another casual affair with a younger woman. She soon learns that May-December romances with older women are frowned upon in society.
A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being a good person questions his morality as he faces the challenges of middle age and loses control of his life.
1930年代半ば、右派と左派の対立が激化するフランス。モンテイユ家の田舎屋敷に、パリからやって来た魅力的な女性セレスティーヌが小間使いとして雇われる。そこには、家の実権を握る妻と性的欲求不満を狩猟で紛らわす夫、妻の父で婦人靴を異常なほどに愛する老人、粗野な下男らが暮らしていた。ある日、近所で恐ろしい殺人事件が起こり……。モンテイユ家をフランス社会の縮図に見立てながら、ブルジョワ風刺と社会批評を込めて描く。
The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.
Chola and Fútbol are a couple of street dogs that live in the Los Reyes skatepark. A microcosm is organized around them, composed of things, animals and young adolescents in conflict with an adult world that they reject but are required to enter.
Galindo works in a bank. One day he convinces the other employees in the bank to plan a hold-up in the bank they are working. They prepare everything carefully. However, real robbers come just before the fake ones.
A gang member is attracted to a beautiful young woman, but approaching her only causes problems that will be difficult to solve.
Mr. Gustave Bourdillon loves hopelessly the wife of the director of the institution where he is the only teacher. Soon a widow, the pretty wife of Mr. Calumet, agrees to marry the brave professor, but believes each onstant that her husband has returned in the form of his brave little dog Medor. After incredible situations and an immeasurable pursuit, Gustave Bourdillon and widow Émilie will live a deserved happiness.
Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
After a young heiress is assaulted by a policeman, she seeks revenge by befriending the policeman’s mousy wife and introducing her to her circle of outrageous punk friends.