Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
Al començament del segle XV, el monjo pintor Andrei Rublev acudeix juntament amb els seus companys a Moscou per a pintar els frescos de la catedral de l’Assumpció del Kremlin. Fora de l’aïllament de la seua cel·la, Rublev començarà a adonar-se de les tortures, crims i matances que tenen terroritzat al poble rus…
A Russian poet, Andrei and his interpreter, Eugenia travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.
En Georges i l'Anne són octogenaris, cultes professors de música retirats. La seva filla, també músic, viu a l'estranger amb la seva família. Un dia, l'Anne té una petita embòlia cerebral. Quan surt de l'hospital i torna a casa amb un costat paralitzat, l'amor d'aquest vell matrimoni ha de superar una prova de les dures.
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.
Six fearless surfers travel to the north coast of Iceland to ride waves unlike anything they've ever experienced, captured with high-tech cameras.
Petra von Kant is a successful fashion designer -- arrogant, caustic, and self-satisfied. She mistreats Marlene (her secretary, maid, and co-designer). Enter Karin, a 23-year-old beauty who wants to be a model. Petra falls in love with Karin and invites her to move in.
A humanoid robot deliverywoman muses on the mystery of human nature as she drops off parcels around the galaxy.
Una tragèdia sobre la gelosia, un drama en què el destí tràgic marca els tres protagonistes.
Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way they meet a whole assortment of people—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.
To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
Angie is a working class woman. After being fired, she decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend, Rose. Taking advantage of the desperation of immigrants, Angie builds a successful business extremely quickly.
Federació de Rússia, 31 de desembre de 1999. Després de la inesperada dimissió del president Boris Ieltsin, el primer ministre Vladimir Putin es converteix en president interí del país. Des d'aquell dia i durant un any, la càmera de Vitaly Mansky va documentar l'ascens al poder de Putin. La història d'un testimoni privilegiat. La dura explicació de perquè la política és l'art de la possibilitat d'aconseguir el millor amb el suport de molts, però també de donar el pitjor a canvi.
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live together at the junk yard. Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
Lia and Tina are two beautiful girls who meet and realize that they have a lot in common. They are both young, beautiful and pissed off, so they decide to hitchhike their way to Rome to find Nazariota's commune, a place to stay for free and have all the sex they want... or so they think. Things don't go as they have planned though, and soon they become involved in prostitution, the police and an aggressive gang.
A production company begins casting for its next feature, and an up-and-coming actress named Rose tries to manipulate her filmmaker boyfriend, Alex, into giving her a screen test. Alex's wife, Emma, knows about the affair and is considering divorce, while Rose's girlfriend secretly spies on her and attempts to sabotage the relationship. The four storylines in the film were each shot in one take and are shown simultaneously, each taking up a quarter of the screen.