Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
Med sin næsten timelange balscene fik Luchino Viscontis Leoparden sin plads blandt filmhistoriens absolutte mesterværker. Dette er den pragtfulde skildring af et smuldrende adelsdynasti i 1860'ernes Sicilien, hvor Hollywood-stjernen Burt Lancaster helt uventet fik hovedrollen. Filmen blev en af sin tids dyreste produktioner, vandt Guldpalmen i Cannes og har inspireret filmskabere i et halvt århundrede. Francis Ford Coppolas bryllupsscene i The Godfather er som et direkte ekko fra Viscontis Leoparden, som her præsenteres i den remasterede originalversion.
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, L'Atalante. As they make their way down the Seine, Jean grows weary of Juliette's flirtations with his all-male crew, and Juliette longs to escape the monotony of the boat and experience the excitement of a big city. When she steals away to Paris by herself, her husband begins to think their marriage was a mistake.
I en af Hitchcocks mindre kendte og noget oversete film er handlingen stærk nok til at fortjene fuld opmærksomhed i en tid, hvor der laves mange væsentligt dårligere film. Tiden er Anden Verdenskrig, og stedet er midt ude på Atlanten, hvor et passagerskib med folk af vidt forskellig baggrund involveres i et slag med en tysk u-båd. De overlevende fra skibet samles i en redningsbåd, men dramatik opstår der først, da de haler en mand, der stammer fra u-båden, op af vandet.
Kid og Ben brager over målstregen i eksakt samme tid i et racerløb, hvor præmien er en superlækker bil.... For at finde frem til en vinder af løbet, afholder de to konkurrenter en øl og hotdogkonkurrence, men mens de er begravet i mad og drikke, ødelægger en lokal gangster bilen. Det vil Kid og Ben naturligvis ikke finde sig i! Der skal betales tilbage - og det på den hårde måde: Vores to helte vil have skovlen under gangsteren - noget der straks udløser masser af tørre tæsk og grove øretæver!
A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.
Banditterne Link og Gauche overfalder et tog, der er på vej gennem det vilde vesten med den japanske ambassadør ombord. Målet er at røve en sending guld, men Gauche stjæler også et værdifuldt samuraisværd fra ambassadøren, hvorefter han forsøger at dræbe Link. Link overlever imidlertid, og sammen med samuraien Kuroda sætter han efter sin forræderiske makker.
Forced to work extremely hard to keep things afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head questioning his past choices. Convinced that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins to see every male guest as a potential threat. What follows is Paul's downward spiral into the madness of deranged jealousy where he finally discovers that hell is not a state of mind – hell is himself.
Bulldozer er en tidligere amerikansk fodboldstjerne, der nu arbejder som fisker. Da hans båd er blevet beskadiget af en ubåd, står han imidlertid uden arbejde, netop da en gruppe mennesker fra kvarteret beder ham om at træne deres fodboldhold. De har nemlig arrangeret en kamp imod den lokale militærbase, og der er øretæver i luften. Bulldozer tager tjansen på sidelinien og går siden også på banen for selv at være med i løjerne - og det bliver hurtigt klart, at der ikke er tale om nogen venskabskamp!
Makkerparret Plata (Hill) og Salud (Spencer) er to lurvede piloter, der lever af tvivlsomme forretninger. De påtager sig at fingere et flystyrt, så ejeren kan høste forsikringssummen. Desværre styrter flyet virkeligt ned, og de strander midt i junglens ingenmandsland, der er kontrolleret af den skrupelløse Mr. Ears. De to rager selvfølgelig uklar med Ears, og da det viser sig, at bjergene gemmer på en kostbar hemmelighed, sætter både Ears og duoen sig for at finde skatten.
Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.
Tyskland 1914. Første Verdenskrig er begyndt. Berusede af naive drømme om ære og heltedåd ankommer unge mænd til vestfronten - helvedes forgård. Krigen skulle gøre drenge til mænd, og mænd til helte. Men virkeligheden slår tilbage med fuld kraft på en brændende slagmark mellem endeløse skyttegrave.
Joe Kidd er en ensom cowboy med sikker evne til at anbringe sine kugler, hvor de hører hjemme. Han vil helst holde sig udenfor, da mexicanske landejere og hvide kvægbaroner tørner sammen i det storslåede western-landskab. Men da en af hans venner får en ilde medfart, indvilger Kidd i at lede kvægejeren Frank og hans skydeglade mænd til den mexicanske leders tilholdssted. Det skulle han aldrig have gjort.
When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute's house, police division commissioner Stan Borowitz is sent to investigate the situation. Posing as the prostitute's long-lost brother "Antonio Cerruti," he discovers a mare's nest of police corruption. In fact, in this comedy thriller the whole town is corrupt. If they were closely examined, Stan's methods for pursuing this investigation might embarrass the police. For instance, he drives into a criminal's house in a fancy, expensive race car. In another incident, he callously blows up a casino owned by Musard , one of the town's crime bosses. On that occasion, he first forces Musard to remove his clothes, and the poor criminal watches his casino explode from across the square while standing naked in a phone booth. Meanwhile, Stan seduces the lovely Edmonde.
An adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato Russo, a famous Brazilian singer and composer who in the style of Bob Dylan knew how to delight crowds by telling stories and singing with his lyrics. Focusing on the love story of outlaw João do Santo Cristo with Architecture major student Maria Lúcia, the movie takes place in Brasilia in the early 80s. In a clash of interest, drug dealers and the police conflict with one another,while the end of the military dictatorship in the Capital of Brazil, Brasilia takes place. The wanderings and tedium of a young rocker, who lived in a city still being built, are the backdrop for this story.
Middle-aged family man Arnaldo is kicked out by his wife because of a misunderstanding. Instead of despairing, Arnaldo takes advantage of the situation to turn around his unsatisfying adult life by going to live in a flat shared with four university students.
Byen Huntingburg trues af en oversvømmelse. Sheriffen evakuerer befolkningen samtidig med at en havareret pengetransport bliver overfaldet af en røverbande. Men transportens chauffør, Tom, stikker af med pengene, forfulgt af banden og politiet, der ikke er så retskafne som de burde være. Undervejs får Tom uventet hjælp af Karen, der prøver at holde vandmasserne ude fra den kirke, hun er ved at restaurere. Men langsomt strammes nettet om de to unge.
Nicola, paralyzed after a car crash, falls in love for his physiotherapist Lucia. Franco and Manuela, a young couple unfit to have children, fly to Barcelona for a specialized treatment for fertility. Filippo and Fosco, two gay men, decide to marry. Ernesto, waiter in a chic restaurant, has a liaison with Cecilia, the new Spanish help.
Cetto la Qualunque, having set aside all political ambition, is now nothing more than an entrepreneur. But the news of the worsening condition of his aunt leads him to return to Italy, where something from his past will be revealed and, “doubtlessly,” all of our lives will be forever changed.