En forførende bykvinde overtaler en simpel mand fra landet til at slå sin kone ihjel. Men i sidste øjeblik fortryder han og tager i stedet konen med en tur i byen. Filminstruktøren F.W. Murnau fik helt frie hænder til at lave, lige hvad han ville. Resultatet blev "Sunrise", som ved den allerførste Oscar-uddeling fik en aldrig siden givet statuette for "unique and artistique picture".
A father and daughter, Michał and Anka, have a unique intimacy, which the college-aged Anka is beginning to feel conflicted about. When she finds an unopened letter from her deceased mother, it seems to justify her attraction to Michał, who may not in fact be her father.
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome obsessed with all-things American.
A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.
Buster Keaton’s fænomenale stumfilmskomedier er hovedværker i filmhistorien, evigt fascinerende og universelt morsomme som de er. I sagens natur er komikken af visuel art, og The Navigator er et overflødighedshorn af ”sight gags”. Keaton spiller selv hovedrollen som en fyr, der forgæves frier til sit livs kærlighed. Han beslutter sig for at tage ud at sejle alene, men havner ved et tilfælde på den samme båd, som hun gør, og så tager begivenhederne fart.
En baby lampe finder en bold at lege med, og det hele er sjov og spil indtil bolden brister. Lige da den ældre Luxo mener hans barn vil falde til ro for en tid, finder Luxo Jr. en bold, der er ti gange større.
Sheriffen Matt Morgan går på jagt efter de mænd, der voldtog og dræbte hans kone. Hans gamle ven Craig Belden bliver nu hans modstander i en kamp, der kun kan få én udgang.
Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.
Beniamino and his family have lived inside a school since the end of the war. After five years they have to move, but in Rome it's not easy to find an apartment.
In the remote and undeveloped eastern Black Sea region, a six-year-old boy (Yusuf) wanders through the woods searching for his lost father, trying to make sense of his life.His father is a beekeeper whose bees have disappeared unexpectedly, threatening his livelihood. A bizarre accident kills the father.There is little dialogue or music in the film. The three main characters (Yusuf and his parents) are all fairly taciturn, and the soundtrack is filled out with the sounds of the forest and the creatures that live there.The environment is a recurring theme.
A woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.
Brand Braden er en stokkonservativ cirkusdirektør, der lever og ånder for sit show. Men da det går ned ad bakke for Bradens cirkus hyrer han en dristig trapezartist, Den store Sebastian, til at bringe nyt liv i showet. Dennes tilstedeværelse giver dog anledning til lige dele misundelse og beundring fra Holly, der er showets kvindelige trapezartist og Bradens kæreste. Efter en halsbrækkende kamp for at genvinde sin position må Holly se sig splittet mellem sin kærlighed for arbejdsnarkomanen Brad og den skamløse Sebastian.
Beau, en uerfaren cowboy, søger lykken i Arizona. Han skal deltage i en rodeo, men vil også forsøge at finde en kvinde. Han finder næsten mere, end han kan klare, da han møder sangerinden, Charie, der har kurs mod Hollywood. Efter at have vundet rodeoen, tvinger Beau Cherie med ombord på bussen hjem, hvor han vil gifte sig med hende. En snestorm tvinger bussen til at standse natten over ved en øde station, og det får konsekvenser for alle ombord.
The rise of Charles Manson and his "family," who are responsible for a series of famous murders in the late 1960s. Manson, a magnetic and mysterious man, attracts road-weary single mother Linda Kasabian to join his collection of outcasts on a ranch outside of Los Angeles. After murdering actress Sharon Tate, Manson and his followers are investigated by district attorney Vincent Bugliosi.
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.
A few funny little novels about different aspects of life.
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
A young man happens upon a strange, isolated village which is oppressively ruled by foreign soldiers. When he tries to inquire into what is going on, he is forced to flee to an island where a renegade medical doctor tries to force him into submission.