David, a naive graduate student, has volunteered to work as a 'buddy' for people dying of AIDS. Assigned to the intensely political Robert, a lifelong activist whose friends and family have abandoned him following his diagnosis, the two men, each with notably different world views, soon discover common bonds, as David's inner activist awakens and Robert's need for emotional release is fulfilled.
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events the led him to the killing.
A documentary film depicting five intimate portraits of migrants who fled their country of origin to seek refuge in France and find a space of freedom where they can fully experience their sexuality and their sexual identity: Giovanna, woman transgender of Colombian origin, Roman, Russian transgender man, Cate, Ugandan lesbian mother, Yi Chen, young Chinese gay man…
Jeden z nejkontroverznějších a nejprovokativnějších filmů, který byl v Polsku zakázán plných 16 let. Stylisticky vychází z poetiky gotického románu nebo černého románu blízkého blasfemiím markýze de Sade. Samotný příběh, který je plný drastických scén a mnohovrstevnatých metafor, je však rafinovanou alegorií o stavu Polska, či o stavu duše člověka, pronásledovaného komunistickým režimem.
Three homeless teenage rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.
Kvalitní přepis románu Irvinga Stone zobrazuje nejen dramatický život malíře Vincenta van Gogha, ale i celé malířské hemžení v Paříži v období rozkvětu impresionismu. Neméně přesvědčivě je podána i postava Paula Gaugina. Zajímavé jsou i rekonstrukce krajin a objektů, které tvůrci vytvořili pro natáčení podle van Goghových malířských děl. Barvité zachycení Provence řadí tento film k nezapomenutelným životopisným dílům.
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.
5639/5640 Green Leather Slow Train, the "mountain bus", has maintained low fares during more than 20 years of operation. You can get a rare income in remote mountainous areas.\r This film reflects the humanistic care of Train 5639 by showing the deep friendship between Wu Wenzhen and other vegetable farmers and the people and things on Train 5639.\r This trip The train serves as a bridge for the Miao villagers to communicate with the outside world, and it carries the desire of the mountain villagers to live a happy life. It is not the speed that is slow, but the patience to keep pace with the low- and middle-income people.
A small town in Spain, October 1955. Isabel, a 35-year-old dreamer who feels like a failure because she is not married yet, becomes the new target of a group of soulless pranksters.
Příběh mladého Žida Jackieho Rabinowitze. Proti židovským tradicím a proti vůli svého otce zpívá populární písně v pivnici. Jeho otci se to však nelíbí, o budoucnosti svého syna má zcela jinou představu. Odhodlaný mladík utíká z domu, aby mohl zahájit svou pěveckou kariéru pod pseudonymem Jack Robin. To ještě netuší, že toto rozhodnutí není úplně nejšťastnější.
A young college girl becomes pregnant, and she and the baby's father are targeted by a black-market adoption ring that is out to get the baby.
Hello explores changes in two people’s working lives: a Mexican trash picker who separates and collects recyclable materials from landfills to sell by the kilo, and a German freelance computer-animation designer working for the advertising industry in Berlin. The double interview is controlled and manipulated by a computer-generated severed hand which Maria describes as an object once discovered in the trash while working in the violent northern town of Mexicali. This CGI hand was in turn produced by Max, who was born with no arms, and sought refuge in computer-imaging as a means to operate and manipulate a digital reality.
Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana on the human body, stand-up comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug Benson documents his experience avoiding pot for 30 days and then consuming massive amounts of the drug for 30 days. More than just an amusing story of one man's quest to get superhigh, this documentary also examines the hotly contested debate over medical marijuana use.
Sexy couple Zack and Benji decide to have an “open” weekend to partake in the smorgasbord of available men on their vacation to a gay getaway in Palm Springs. When Zack runs into his ex-boyfriend Casey at the resort, they both do their best to look like they are having a good time. How could they not, when they are surrounded by cute, frisky guys with six-packs and very little clothing?
Lynch's first film project consists of a loop of six people vomiting projected on to a special sculptured screen featuring twisted three-dimensional faces.
Retired Englishman George Hall's hypochondria worsens and takes its toll on his family.
The inspirational story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel and her battle against both the cold waters of the Channel and the oppressive society of the 1920s England.
Experimental film-essay dealing with abandoned places and labour rights.
An insurance agent, in order to save his job, leaves with his family for the trendy Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh, where his boss will also spend the holidays.