Taipei, 1960. Un student de 14 ani, Chang Chen, cunoscut de toată lumea sub numele de Xiao Si'r („Micul Patru”, deoarece este al patrulea din cinci copii), primise o notă proastă la o materie anul trecut. Deși la toate celelalte materii a avut succes și este de fapt un elev bun, a trebuit să treacă de la „școala de zi” la „școala serală”. Tatăl său, un funcționar guvernamental din clasa de mijloc, este nemulțumit pentru că școlile serale au o reputație proastă. La școala, care se caracterizează prin strictețe militară, profesorii se adresează adesea elevilor doar cu numerele atribuite. Preocupările tatălui nu sunt neîntemeiate: ciocniri brutale izbucnesc în mod repetat între Micii Băieți Din Park și Cei 217, două bande de tineri.
After a bad breakup, a young woman returns to her hometown and opens a menuless restaurant. A young woman in her mid 20's becomes so heart broken she loses her voice. To recover, the woman decides to go back to her hometown and stay with her free-spirited mother whom she has not been very close to in the past. The young woman then decides to open a restaurant which accepts only one customer a day, allowing for thoughtful preparation for that customer.
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
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.
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge of adultery.
The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
La Olimpiada din 1936 de la Berlin, Hitler a vrut să arate supremația rasei ariane, dar sportivul afro-american Jesse Owens i-a demonstrat că se înșală.
A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.
At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower houses” are reserved for the male elite of the city. Since Chinese dignitaries are not allowed to frequent brothels, these establishments are the only ones that these men can visit. They form a self-contained world, with its own rites, traditions and even its own language. The men don’t only visit the houses to frequent the courtesans but also to dine, smoke opium, play mahjong and relax. The women working there are known as the “flowers of Shanghai”.
Fai, cândva campion mondial la box, fuge în Macao din cauza cămătarilor și îl întâlnește pe neașteptate pe Qi, un tânăr care este hotărât să câștige un meci de box. Fai devine mentorul lui Qi și își redescoperă pasiunea de a lupta nu numai în ring, ci pentru viața și grijile lui.
Jack Malik este un compozitor pasionat, dar la fel de nereușit. Într-o zi, în timpul unei misterioase întreruperi de curent global, Jack este lovit de un autobuz. Când își recapătă cunoștința, totul pare la fel la început. În timp ce cântă inofensiv alături de ceea ce este de fapt o melodie faimoasă în întreaga lume, Jack trebuie mai întâi să realizeze că prietenii săi nu au auzit niciodată de Beatles și, la scurt timp după aceea, își dă seama incredibil că fosta cea mai faimoasă trupă din lume și clasicii lor strălucitori au fost șterși din memoria întregii omeniri – doar că din a lui nu. Cu o mulțime uriașă de hit-uri necunoscute în buzunar, Jack își vrăjește rapid publicul nebănuit. Dar la ce folosește toată această faimă dacă ceea ce iubește este lăsat în urmă?
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
Follows the lives of three families who live in a three-story building in a Roman neighbourhood.
Naoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto dreams of seeing her again and tries to find her. Finally, after 11 years, he locates her, but she is a totally different person now. Naoto becomes obsessed with her. Naoto sneaks into her house and stays under her bed.
Three young friends steal some music equipment for their struggling post-punk band and, in a panic, kill the shop’s owner. Assayas’ debut feature examines, with characteristic restraint and acuity, the psychological fallout as the band unravels—and each of its members grapple with their own feelings of guilt, paranoia, and despair.
The Wicked City is about a futuristic Hong Kong on the verge of a take over by the Reptoids - ruthless monsters disguised as humans. They work amongst us, they live within us, and their destiny is our demise. Packed with non-stop action and special effects, The Wicked City will glue you to the screen until the astonishing end.