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Herbert (Heinz Lieven) is a solid, middle-class engineer who one day quits his job and ensconces himself at home (preferably in the bathroom), refusing to say very much to anyone. His wife (Dorothea Moritz ) is all the more upset at his behavior because on Sunday mornings he goes out into the street and yells at the top of his lungs for everyone to "get up." Eventually, the hard-working wife who is also earning their support convinces Herbert to go to a clinic for treatment. But is it a clinic he needs? Or is Herbert rebelling against a society that is too ordered, too sterile, too buried in the monotony of routine?

Simon is an Algerian man who has moved to the south of France. Simon roams from house to house in the town, considered by everyone to be the “idiot of the village”. Simon is in search of not only a job but also acceptance in the society where he finds himself. A small film in the form of a sincere and thoughtful portrait.

A young boy fantasizes his way to school into a battle between cowboys and Indians, where the bad guys want to steal some gold medals. Real events and fantasy interacts in his mind.

Surrealist tale about ambitions and self-demand, in a world of triumphalism, humiliation, longing and frustration

Egon arrives. Rather, Egon arrives late. If he had arrived on time, the situation which had made his arrival unwelcome, would not have occured. He would have been welcomed and this farce would not have been able to take place...

Fast food versus food culture. In the form of a documentary grotesque, the stylized, rationalized, and industrialized triumph of McDonald's, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and others around the world is portrayed.

Sarah Maldoror documents the opening of the Théâtre Noir de Paris, a Négritude-inspired theater company and cultural association dedicated to artists and performers from Africa and the French Antilles.

Rabe Perplexum was one of the earliest West German artists to live in a non-binary gender identity. A key figure (for all their fringeness) of the Munich scene in the 1980s, Rabe’s paintings and performances were soon forgotten after their too early death at the age of 39. Interest in Rabe has since resurged, with Raganelli’s portrait becoming a key document of this visionary.

A bear and a rat explore dark forests, treacherous ravines and snow-swept glaciers. With no real aim in mind, the bear and the rat bungle along in a folk tale of their own devising, wondering what they should do and where they should go, enjoying nature together, foraging for sustenance, getting lost, squabbling, joking and making music along the way.

Documentary film about a hike through the Ruhr Valley from the source to the estuary.

Jean Paul returns to Guadeloupe after two years of studies in France. Cecilia, who has stayed in the country, tries to seduce him, but to no avail. She even tries to drug Sarah, her rival.

Debate on the launch of Basque television (ETB, Euskal Telebista).

A young boy goes to live with his great-grandmother. While she tells him stories of his ancestors, he begins to see the spirits of children who lived in the house during the reign of Charles II.

Cab driver Hugo Meier is married to two women and lives at two addresses. He therefore lives according to a precise timetable. This has worked well so far. However, Hugo has an accident and can't get home. The two worried wives contact their police stations and ask for help. Two officers immediately do their duty and investigate. Hugo is now in dire need of help. With the not entirely voluntary help of his friend and neighbor Oskar Stöckli, Hugo leads the officers and the wives into a labyrinth of fantastic excuses and ludicrous lies. Harmless wives are transformed into hysterical bitches and well-meaning friends into hot-blooded, gay seducers.

Women at work in the kitchen serve as the starting point for a film that does not seek to depict events in a conventional manner, but rather assembles the scenes in an associative way and attempts to reveal connections by twisting and distorting the everyday gestures—which almost resemble rituals—to such an extent that the boundary between reality and dream becomes blurred.

Film collage on the theme of painters and models.

Documentary about The Company of Youth, The Rank Organisation’s training school for aspirant film actors, nicknamed The Rank Charm School.

China marks the beginning of the extensive Asian theme in Ottinger’s filmography and is her first travelogue. Her observant eye is interested in anything from Sichuan opera and the Beijing Film Studio to the production of candy and sounds of bicycle bells.

Maldoror reports on a painting exhibition of the Cuban artist Wifredo Lam at the Artcurial gallery in Paris in 1980.

Experimental stop-motion film by Dave Borthwick.

Super 8 film, color and black and white, silent

In a villa by the sea, in August, a woman spends her vacation with another young woman, her son and an au pair. She awaits the return of her husband who comes to join her; the au pair is also waiting for this return...

Australian DVD pressing of this live performance from the UK Punk Rockers, previously only released in Japan. This rare live footage was filmed in 1980 for the French TV program Chorus and captures the band at their peak, touring in support of their vinyl masterpiece London Calling. Contains 12 tracks including 'Train In Vain', 'I Fought The Law, 'Janie Jones', 'Tommy Gun' and 'London Calling'. 1. Jimmy Jazz 2. London Calling 3. Protex Blue 4. Train In Vain 5. Koka Kola 6. I Fought The Law 7. Wrong 'en Boyo 8. Stay Free 9. Janie Jones 10. Comprete Control 11. Garageland 12. Tommy Gun --Tracks

Mothers, architects, artists, shoppers and other women who live and work in Birmingham explore the contradictions of the city, its promises, frustrations and disappointments, and suggest that listening to the experiences of women may hold the answer to the impoverished 'concrete jungle' so familiar today.

One of the presidential candidates whose main campaign promise to end crime. When a day come back home with his wife, found the lifeless body of her son who had come to steal. The young man was a drug addict, just with what the candidate wants to end. So he decided hide his body until elections are for the matter not to spill his candidacy.

A salami wreaks havoc in a kitchen.

A Biblical film documentary by J. Michael Hooser.

Based on a dream, superposition of ruined castles, scree and poetic fragments in the Alsatian winter.

The film tells episodes in the life of seventeen-old Gongia in 1920s Albany that lead her to the decision of becoming a nun under the name of sister Teresa.

Snow-White and Rose-Red, two very sweet girls give shelter to a bear in distress one night. In the spring the bear wanders off again, but rips his fur on the door on the way out, which makes the girls notice a shimmer of gold shining through. Later, the girls help out a dwarf in the woods, who has got his beard caught in first a fallen tree, then his fishing gear, and the third time they rescue him from a bird of prey.

July 21, 1958. Madrid wakes up to the news that a pawnbroker has been murdered in his shop. Soon, police finds that the victim's associate, his pregnant wife and their maid have been murdered as well in their own home across the street.

Blue is the dominant color in the cold, sterile world of adults. 12-year-old Maria dreams of other colors beyond blue. In her dreams, she repeatedly sees a boy in a castle who asks her to play a piece on the piano for him. When she fails, the castle goes up in flames. On her explorations in the real world, Maria finds the castle and the boy from her dreams again. He is lying in a coma in the intensive care unit of a clinic. Maria tries to bring him back to life through her music.

A road safety awareness video aimed at schoolchildren.

Elphida is 30. She has been married for 13 years and has 3 children. She plans to restart her education when her youngest child goes to nursery. Then the nursery is closed. On top of this, her parents are contemplating divorce and want her to act as a go between.

Dancers’ movements are traced out in space, where they hang suspended. The video makes use of audio feedback to bring about a double reading of movement that enables the viewer to better remember the incredible ballet of the human body.

Francesca, a magistrate, seems happily married to a successful and wealthy engineer. They prepare to spend a holiday together when Francesca is instructed to shed light on the mysterious death of a girl, Rosa Franceschi, who threw herself from the terrace of her house. Francesca interrogates friends and neighbours of the victim, especially Veronica Marini who, living opposite the victim's apartment, followed the whole story. This is how she discovers her husband's affair with Rosa Franceschi and her involvement in the girl's suicide or murder.

A sculptor models a face with boxing gloves.

'The subject of this film is the conversation between a man and a woman. A couple, maybe lovers, maybe married, it doesn't matter. (...) During this conversation, we do not see but the city of Rome. I wanted to transmit that what Rome provokes in me, the feeling of an intrinsic matter, indissoluble, in difference with Paris, made of small parks and open spaces, crossed by the sky and the wind. Hand in hand with the film, the difficulty of the two lovers assumes a clearer, more explicit form. But as much as, in my opinion, it is impossible to describe and film Rome, the difficulty in the love of a couple can never be totally understood.' - Marguerite Duras, Venice film festival catalogue, 1982.

An old book opens a gateway to another world.

Innocence of the young.

TV documentary about the bicycle sequence in Ozu`s Banshun (Late Spring)

“In this documentary depicting a self-defence course for women. How can one’s strength and anger be used to prevent men’s violence towards women, in order to no longer be a victim?” (Centre Simone de Beauvoir)

These two pranksters—incorrigible rascals who were Hergé’s favorites—are also the darlings of all the little troublemakers.

It's no big secret that twelve-year-old Hannes is in love with his classmate Carolin, who he compares to a beautiful white cloud in the sky. But when Carolin spends most of her time exploring the village's history with Benno, Hannes becomes increasingly jealous of his rival. The only person who is happy about this situation is Kerstin, who is in fact interested in Hannes. In order to impress Carolin, Hannes takes her and several others out for a boat ride in the nearby Bay of Greifswald, but his plan takes a deadly turn as a storm approaches.