Tag für Tag steht Carl Kollhoff im hinteren Teil eines Buchladens, wo er mit äußerster Sorgfalt Bücher in Papier einwickelt, um sie dann seinen treuen Kunden in der Stadt zu bringen. Für den schweigsamen älteren Mann sind Bücher das größte Glück und sie dienen ihm als Hauptkontakt zur Außenwelt. Eines Tages schließt sich ihm auf einer seiner Runden die neunjährige Schascha an, die neu in der Stadt ist. Schnell gewinnt Schascha die Herzen von Carls und seiner Stammkundschaft – und wirbelt nicht nur ihr aller Leben gehörig durcheinander, sondern bringt auch Carl dazu, aus seiner eigenen Welt auszubrechen.
Raised in a troublesome neighbourhood, local rebellious teenager Clotaire falls for his schoolmate Jackie, charmed by her fearless spirit and sharp wit. As powerful first love blossoms between the two, rampant gang violence entices him into a much darker path and ultimately destroys all they have built when he is charged with a crime he didn’t commit. After many years apart, now leading profoundly different lives, the star-crossed lovers discover that every path they’ve taken leads them back together, but will love triumph over Clotaire's quest for revenge?
As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane repeats his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers. But Souleymane is not ready.
From his poor childhood to his rise to fame, from his triumphs to his failures, from Paris to New York, discover the exceptional journey of an artist. Intimate, intense, fragile and indestructible, devoted to his art until the very end, here is one of the most immortal singers of all time: MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR.
A depressed programmer and a model decide to seek gold as a seemingly good job opportunity, but they inadvertently become involved in a well-planned Internet scam.
Es ist Winter. Eine verschneite Kleinstadt in den Bergen. Zwei Paare zwischen Erschöpfung und Aufbruch in einer kleinen Villa, deren Schicksal sich durch einen mysteriösen Unfall mit dem eines Bergbauern kreuzt. Alles kann passieren in diesem winterlichen Schwebezustand: Liebe, Sex, Tod. Am Ende wird nichts mehr so sein, wie es einmal war...
French-American artist Niki de Saint-Phalle, from the age of 23, is a model and an aspiring actor who is married and has a two year old daughter. Together, they flee the U.S. during the oppressive McCarthy era and come to France, where they experience a short-lived euphoria. Soon, distant and frightening memories begin to emerge in Niki’s mind. Her vocation as an artist will be her salvation.
Years after his mysterious disappearance, Julio Arenas, a famous Spanish actor, is back in the news thanks to a television program.
Bösewicht Vector ist auf der Mondoberfläche gestrandet und muss nun einen Weg finden, um wieder zurück auf die Erde zu kommen. Zu seinem Glück bieten sich ein paar technische Utensilien an, doch zu seinem Unglück ist auch ein Minion auf dem Mond gelandet und macht ihm das Leben nicht gerade leichter.
Zwei jugendliche Geschwister, die sich gleichermaßen hassen und abgöttisch lieben, stehen im Mittelpunkt des inzestuösen Frühwerkes Melvilles. Von ihrer kranken Mutter sich selbst überlassen, verschanzen sich Élisabeth und Paul zunehmend in ihrer eigenen Welt, in der nur sie beide Platz haben. Außenseiter finden nur als Spielball der beiden kurzzeitigen Einzug in das Universum der schrecklichen Kinder.
Nach seinem erfolgreichem Debüt muss Regisseur Kim vernichtende Kritiken erdulden, die in als Spezialist für kitschige Dramen bezeichnen. Nach dem Abschluss seines neusten Films, "Cobweb", hat er lebhafte Träume von einem alternativen Ende des Films. Er spürt, dass dieser Film ein Meisterwerk werden wird, wenn er die Szenen seiner Vorstellung nach umsetzt. Er setzt zwei Tage für den Nachdreh an. Allerdings werden die Skript-Änderungen von der staatlichen Zensurbehörde abgelehnt und seine Schauspieler werden aus dem neuen Ende nicht schlau. Zwischen einem wirren Zeitplan, dem Widerstand der Produzentin und dem Kontrast der fantastischen Szenen vor seinem bildlichem Auge und der harten Realität, glaubt Regisseur Kim den Verstand zu verlieren. Doch er will die Änderungen unbedingt durchsetzen und gibt nicht auf…
Elyas, a former Special Forces soldier who has become paranoid since a mission in Afghanistan, is recruited to ensure the safety of Amina and her daughter Nour, 13 years old, both of whom came from the Middle East for the holidays. As he takes office, Elyas senses something is up.
Mitten in einer neuen Regelung zur öffentlichen Berichterstattung über die Leistungen von Chirurgen gerät das Leben der begabten Chirurgin Liz Taylor aus den Fugen, als ihre Kollegen beginnen, die Reihen zu schließen, und sogar ihre Partnerin, die Krankenschwester im Krankenhaus ist, sich von ihr abwendet.
A young man spends most of his time recording self-tapes for parts he never gets. After multiple rejections for a series of nightmarish commercial auditions, he takes it upon himself to find a new part to play.
Janice is struggling; she moves through life as if in a haze, unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband has found refuge at a new church, Janice finds it hard to seek solace in her faith despite her pastor’s pleas to heal her wounds by meeting with the mothers of her son’s victims.
Souleyman, 27, a boxing champion in full preparation for the Olympic Games with the French team, sees his future crumble when he cracks the bones of his hand, following a fight in a bar. Souleyman is excluded from the team and is sent to the Château de Chambord, where he must perform his 400 hours of community service (TIG) collecting waste in the gardens.
The unexpected and gruesome death of a student threatens the existence of an old Catholic school for girls. Pat Consolacion, the school guidance counselor, involves herself with the students in the hopes of helping them cope, and at the same time uncover the mysteries of the student’s death. Most students suspect of the strict and borderline abusive Mother Alice, who also threatened Pat’s tenure in the school because of her continuous meddling with the case. But Pat’s unusual talents lead her to knowing Eri, a former student who's been watching the whole school for years. Piece by piece, Pat uncovers the secret of the school and the monster that it nurtured for the past century.
A Parisian trader who – after losing everything – is forced to take refuge on a country farm with his wife and child.
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.
The vacationing policeman stays at the "Five Incense" homestay, where there are also detective novelists, vagabonds, and a pianist played by Cao Enqi. With the death of the homestay owner and the waitress, the identities of all the people in the homestay are suddenly unclear. All are suspects, and all are detectives. The "Five Incense Homestay" is filled with mystery overnight.What unknown secrets are hidden behind everyone?Are their identities really as simple as they seem?Will everyone try their best to clear their own suspicion while becoming the cannon fodder of others?