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The Man from Fifth Avenue
A 1986 soviet film following Joseph Mauri, which portrays modern New York City as a failure of capitalism.
The Romance of Yushima
Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
Adam and Eve
It's all about an anonymous little gray book originating from sexually advanced Paris. The book doesn't look like much, but shouldn't be judged by its cover. Wherever this book goes, something will happen. And for sure, this book goes around.
Happy Birthday
As a common birthday approaches, five very different people are faced with very similar problems. Jim, a gay, overweight telemarketer (for a weight loss program) faces his self esteem issues. Ron, is a minister who preaches about conversion but practices watching gay porn whenever he can. Javed living in the US with a gay porn actor faces deportation as a Pakistani and condemnation from his Islamic family. Javed living in the US with a gay porn actor faces deportation as a Pakistani and damnation from his Islamic family. Kelly, a young lesbian weathers a breakup with her lover and considers an earlier unrequited love. Tracy, an asian lesbian, goes back in the closet when her mother visits.
Dumber Heroes
A comedy set in a weird hospital populated by spies, mental people, an exorcist, you name it! Plus the world's most beautiful nurse. Together they track down a dangerous terrorist who is trying to blow up the city. The future of the city is in their hands.
Nós
Le business du commerce équitable
More and more fair trade labels are entering the market and are being positively received by consumers. In 2012, around five billion euros were spent on fair trade products. But is it really always fair where it says fair? Filmmaker Donatien Lemaître visited plantations in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Kenya. The investigative documentary reveals how international corporations try to improve their image with the help of the fair trade concept - at the expense of small producers and their employees.
A Skin So Soft
Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit and Maxim are gladiators of modern times. From the strongman to the top-class bodybuilder, to the veteran who has become a trainer, they all share the same definition and obsession with overcoming their limitations. They are waiting for the next competition, working hard in the gym and following extreme diets.
Migrating Sparrows
A journey in a second-class passenger car in Soviet Georgia. People are squeezed into cramped seats, some of them trying to get comfortable on lying places - shelves. The main "entertainment" is an elegant blond man who claims he is an actor and has traveled the world. His stories mesmerize most of the passengers. Nevertheless, there is a man of stern appearance who differs from the masses. He travels with a trained sparrow hidden in his coat and does not believe the tales of the so-called actor, and openly declares it. The men get into a fight...
Heaven – Earth
About the life of military pilots, their friendship, and dedication to their profession. The plot is based on the transfer of an aviation regiment from a small town in the Arctic.
Captive
Two aliens from the planet Styrolia crashland on Earth near a farm and take the inhabitants hostage.
Tío Yim
Encouraged by his daughter and with a broken voice, Jaime Luna (Uncle Yim) –indigenous philosopher, social leader and singer songwriter–, composes a new song about his tumultuous life after 15 years of silence. But this time he will do it with his family, so the memories and interpretations are contradictory and painful. Uncle Yim is an immersion in the identity of a peculiar family shaped by tradition, music and communality.
Fisherman's Wharf
Carlo Roma and his foster-son, Toma, and their friend Beppo, are living a happy fisherman's life in San Francisco until Carlo's widowed sister-in-law, Stella, shows up with her brat-son, Rudolph, and takes over. Poor Toma gets his feelings hurt and the idea he "isn't wanted" and runs away
Autumnal Equinox
Filmed in a slaughterhouse in South St. Paul, MN… Frampton utilizes a shooting strategy that flattens and pictorializes a palpable space of action that includes not only cattle (now seen hanging from huge meathooks), but even on occasion, figures.
Braveful Police
Four Taiwanese women are tricked and forced into sexual slavery in Japan. However, they manage to escape. They now seek revenge.
Belashuru
Arati Sarkar suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. The family realises that they are gradually losing her. They celebrate the bond that parents share with their children and other members of the family.