Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds -- with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk -- that it might be possible for him to take human form.
From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.
Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this nightmare.
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Filming Othello is a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello. The film, which was produced for West German television, was the last completed feature film directed by Welles.
Un ucenic la căile ferate care lucrează într-o gară din Cehoslovacia ocupată de naziști are parte de puțin divertisment explorându-și propria sexualitate.
Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Refusing all charity, she is desperate to maintain a dignified job.
Told in four episodes, an unnamed artist is transported through a mirror into another dimension, where he travels through various bizarre scenarios.
The arrival of an intimate letter prompts a young woman to bring her mother on vacation to a small Japanese town, where someone special resides.
Este un film despre Spitalul chirurgic mobil al armatei americane în războiul din Vietnam.
Fong, mare amator de jocuri de noroc, nu mai reușește să-și plătească datoriile. În plus, în viața lui a apărut și un... bebeluș, care țipă căt îl ține gura. Dar Fong are o idee: să-l folosească pe micuț pentru a obține o recompensă și astfel să scape de datorii!
Pretinzând că nu-și cunoaște propriul trecut, un om bogat angajează un fost deținut un pic ciudat ca detectiv. Gregory Arkadin spune că nu își amintește nimic înainte de sfârșitul anilor 1920, iar condamnatul Guy Van Stratten este bucuros să-și ia sarcina de a explora povestea vieții noii sale cunoștințe. Cercetările lui Guy dezvăluie detalii uimitoare despre trecutul angajatorului său și, deoarece munca lui pare legată de decese premature, misterul din jurul domnului Arkadin se adâncește.
Având drept fundal Veneția secolului al XVI-lea, Neguțătorul din Veneția prezintă destinul unui grup de nobili creștini prin prisma interacțiunii lor cu cămătarul evreu Shylock. Antonio împrumută bani de la Shylock pentru a-și ajuta un prieten sărac, pe Bassanio, care vrea s-o cucerească pe frumoasa Portia. Iritat de insultele pe care i le aduce Antonio, Shylock pretinde introducerea unor clauze speciale pentru situația în care acesta nu-i va restitui împrumutul la scadență. În timp ce navele lui Antonio sunt scufundate de o furtună, Shylock este devastat de fuga fiicei sale cu nobilul Lorenzo. Sosșste scadența împrumutului, iar Shylock își cere dobânda sub forma unei bucăți din carnea lui Antonio. Bassanio încearcă cu disperare să-și salveze prietenul de la această soartă tragică, dar ajutorul va veni de unde nimeni n-ar fi crezut.
A documentary about the men who run a pet cemetery, and the men and women who bury their pets.
A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.
Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.
When Elizabeth returns to her mother's home after her marriage breaks up, she recreates her imaginary childhood friend, Fred, to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job. In between the chaos and mayhem that Fred creates, Elizabeth attempts to win back her husband and return to normality.
Set in 1899 Paris, a young police sergeant is chosen to infiltrate a group of anarchists, an opportunity he sees to rise through the ranks. However, he soon finds himself becoming attached to the group.
Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.