Harry plays hoaxes on gullible tabloid journalists. But when he gets ambitious and tries to sell the faked memoirs of a contract killer to a publisher, things start to go seriously wrong.
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Harry plays hoaxes on gullible tabloid journalists. But when he gets ambitious and tries to sell the faked memoirs of a contract killer to a publisher, things start to go seriously wrong.
Set in an expensive tourist lodge in the forests of central India run by former royalty, Raja Ran Bikram Singh, 'Bubbles', the film is a satirical parody on Westerners visiting India, in search for their stereotypical notions of the country, replete with images of former Indian royalty, and relics of the British Raj. In turn the film was a commentary on social pretense and ecology.
Premonition of urban chaos from the images, a counter-reading of the picturesque and a rabidly cosmopolitan vision of the city.
Two of the models of Toulouse Lautrec take a happy break from their posing.
A young girl, after failing an exam, is forced by her father, a taxi-driver, to learn his profession. Soon she discovers that her father is not only a driver but also a member of a racist group eliminating immigrants, homosexual, transvestite, etc. people. She also falls in love with a boy, also a taxi-driver and a "socio" of the group.
A team of crazy lesbians is pursued by a gang of bandits.
The host of a British Shock-TV Show blurs the line between show business and life.
An afternoon in the biggest fair of Germany.
Although married and pregnant Rose has always been mother's favorite, it is younger sister Iris whose life is shaken up by mother's death. Suffocating, Iris spirals out of control and copes by losing herself in sexual oblivion.
Winner of a Goya Award for best shortfilm
In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.
The love story between a singer and a beautician is disrupted when an old flame shows up.
In 1568, Saadi prince Abdelmalek is exiled from Morocco by his brothers, an event that is only the beginning of his adventures: fighting the Spanish Inquisition, taking part in the Battle of Lepanto, being incarcerated in Alicante prison, and assist in the Conquest of Tunis. Eventually, he returns to Morocco to fulfill his destiny.
About De Gaulle's eventful visit to Québec in 1967
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.
Documentary about naturism in Denmark.
It is autumn. An area of villas in the outkirts of the city. A dilapidated villa in an overgrown garden. The three Schwarz sisters live there. They make life miserable for themselves by constantly harassing each other. They can't live together but they can't get away from each other. Their father has been dead for a long time, but his spirit is omnipresent. One day a letter arrives and the uneventful lives of the sisters are thrown into confusion.
Sanjay Kak explores life with artists Rita Wolf, Parv Bancil, and Faruk and Harun Shamser of Joi Bangla Crew as they struggle for a place in the sun. Three decades after South Asians first came to Britain in the 1960s, this compelling film follows a new generation of young creatives, and examines the endless rehearsals that go into the construction of identity.
A science-fiction film centered around planet Earth receiving a coded message from outer space and the subsequent disappearance of 12,000 inhabitants of Sepuvedra, a free-trade port. The government and the army are convinced that they have been kidnapped by aliens and Professor Larsen, an eminent astrophysicist and UFO expert, is assigned to lead an urgent investigative mission into the deserted town.
Winter 1968. Historian Dr. Dallow is released from prison. He is still trying to cope with and understand why he was put behind bars for 21 months for defamation of the state. His supposed "crime:" for five minutes he accompanied a cabaret chanson on the piano. The film shows what "ordinary socialism" was like, letting the audience feel the threat under which the people in the GDR had to live over many years.
Philipp Melanchthon decisively shaped the history of the Reformation in Germany and renewed German education. In the shadow of his fatherly friend Martin Luther, he tirelessly tried to reconcile Reformation and humanism, Protestantism and Catholicism.
A government program is trying to entice women to go to a remote island and become companions to war-scarred soldiers.
A young French man (Philippe Garziano) bicycles across town after an evening out to spend the night with his boyfriend.
Independent documentary about the hidden side of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Since childhood Peter Schlönzke dreams of a career as a TV presenter. His great role model is Heinz Wäscher, who is always looking for talented young entertainers for his popular show. Peters mother announces her shy boy for an audition, which, although mercilessly goes wrong, but brings him a job as a cable helper. He meets the popular entertainer from the unlikely side: as a bus scrapper who despises his audience. When Peter stumbles into the limelight by chance, he has a unique chance - as successor to scrubber.
An all-enveloping darkness. Suddenly, a child's voice, frightened, questioning, pierces the darkness... The first flickering rays of light begin to sculpt mysterious shapes out of the darkness... Among them, a very old man. He reassures the child, exhorting him to see the wonders of the earth. And it is with this child's eyes that we will witness the creation of the world.
"Cause of Death Unknown" - Carola Neher (1900-1942) actress, singer and feminist. Brecht wrote the role Polly Peachum for her. She practiced boxing with Marlene Dietrich. After Hitler seized power, thousands of German communists and anti-fascists fled to the Soviet Union, the "fatherland of the working people". The tragedy of German communism is that the vast majority of them perished or were lost during Stalin's "cleansing". Carola Neher is one of the fate figures of that time. In the 20s, she belonged to the narrow circle of Brecht actresses. The film accompanies her son Georg Becker in search of his mother's traces in the sinking Soviet Union.
The legendary Roy 'Chubby' Brown stars in his very first feature length movie. Chubby is captured by a gang of feminist aliens from the 25th century and beamed up to their spaceship during his live show in Blackpool. Put on trial for crimes against woman, he is soon found guilty and sentenced to the ultimate penalty. Is this the end of the planet's favourite son? Will he escape? Or will Chubby be terminated? Co-starring super model Sara Stockbridge and Roger Lloyd Pack, 'Trig' from Only Fools and Horses. U.F.O. is the bawdiest, most outrageous celluloid experience of the year or indeed any year.
Tilly, Tom and Tiny go off in search of a snowy adventure. They visit a land far, far away where it is very cold and everywhere is covered in lots and lots of snow. The Tots have even more fun when they return to their secret house and find it also covered in snow. Now everyone including Furryboo and Donkey can enjoy a magical white Christmas!
"Clouds Over Paradise" tells the story of Konrad, an inconspicuous little man. His life revolves around his job at a rundown bank and his only friend, a goldfish. Konrad's only means of escaping his drab life are bizarre daydreams and his subjective perceptions of an absurd world. This all changes one day when the beautiful Maria comes to the bank to close her account. The inept Konrad, who knows that his life is in need of a radical change, does everything to meet the woman of his dreams.
A César award winning short drama about the security guard on patrol in the Louvre late at night who discovers something strange about the famous "Mona Lisa".
"Miesi" is the story of three Africans attempting to settle down in Austria. A hunting excursion with two boys marks the beginning of something akin to rapprochement and understanding between people of different cultures.
Raoul is a 20 years old student in Paris. Girls are not interested in him, though he is good-looking. He wonders why. Raoul does not look for a great passion, he only wants to be kissed. We will follow his love tribulations.
Several young men have to stop an ancient native American evil in the form of a killer shark which is attacking a small beach community.
A petrol pump attendant falls in love with a waitress of the service station restaurant. He manages to get the relationship started and even goes as far as buying her a new pair of shoes, but in the end fails to win her heart.
One-off comedy drama featuring characters from award-winning BBC sketch series 'The Fast Show'. Ralph Mayhew (Charlie Higson) lives alone in a faded stately home. His only friend is Ted (Paul Whitehouse), the elderly Irish estate worker. But their way of life is under threat: Ralph must marry before his 35th birthday or lose everything. Just when it all seems hopeless, along comes Wendy (Kathy Burke). As Ralph's affection for Wendy grows, his dependence on Ted wanes. Is this the end of a beautiful friendship ? Is Wendy all that she seems ? Will Ralph go through with the marriage ? And will he save the Hall ?
A group of young boys, and one girl, find and steal a Jaguar convertible, and decide to drive to the sea. What starts out as a lark deteriorates into a rather grueling journey.
First adventure : Romaine takes a holiday alone because she doesn't have any friends and meets three lumbering guys, a bald one, a fat one and one with grey hair. So what... Second adventure : Romaine wants to go on a course because she has no passions in her life and meets two girls. A guilt-ridden short-change artist and a rep for the "Dumpling & Co" bra company. So what... Third adventure : Romaine loses her memory, a good thing after her two previous adventures. She can start a new life, great idea, but who with ? So what...
On September 26, 1992, four towers in the Val Fourré neighborhood of Mantes-la-Jolie were destroyed. In the spring of 1991, Dominique Cabrera proposed to some of the former residents to retrace their steps. They go through their old dwellings evoking the memories of the past years. All the life of the housing estate resurfaces, convivial, and to say the least, happy.
We accompany a handful of teenagers on their forays into department stores, listen to techno musik, stand on the sidelines as a big kid picks on someone half his size. But the film has nothing of the usual voyeuristic sensationalism à la reality TV; it is rather a patently constructed, analytical montage of reality that opens out into times and spaces, and provides food for thought. Ghetto is divided into six loosely interwoven chapters. Each of the six chapters has its own coloring, its own pace and actors, its own treatment of the raw material. And each has its own distinctive scenery – interspersed shots of the geographical or architectural environment in which the young protagonists live. –First Hand Films
The young scion of a rich lineage should get married and give an heir to the family. But no one wants to touch his girlfriend before marriage and instead consoled with the beautiful waitress. But things get complicated and suddenly strange deaths begin to hit the family members.
A sightseeing tour of Foix (Ariège), “the most cheesy town in France”.
Hungary: Callously leaving her handicapped daughter home alone, Sonya meets her lover at a hotel and is later shot to death. At her funeral, the main suspects are all present: Peter, Sonya's estranged husband; Tanya, her sister; and Julia, a business associate. The police inspector is assigned to the case discovers that Peter is sexually involved with both of the aforementioned women. Further murders ensue...
It is Christmas and the snow falls around a house where Mary, a 16-year-old girl, lives with her family. She is in bed with the flu and beside her is Kevin, her little brother, Nancy, her mother, and her grandfather. Kevin suggests opening Christmas presents and among other gifts Mary finds a fairy tale that Kevin begins to read ... In space, the Dwarf castle is threatened by the Planet of the Black Fortress. The King of the castle is very concerned about this danger, so he requests the help of Jade, the Queen of Hope. As soon as she receives the message, she sets out for the Black Fortress to save her friends. But the only reward the King can offer her is a grain of wheat. Jade arrives at the Fortress in front of which is Makeb, an evil being and where she will be involved in a computer game directed by the evil Makeb and his soldiers and in which she will be attacked by fireballs, laser rays, etc ...
On a sunny day and like every afternoon, Omar joins Tchato, Moulay and Fouad on the pier of the port of Oran. Witness to a transaction between a drug trafficker and a sailor, Fouad warns his friends. Moulay and Tchato decide to seize the opportunity to make their dream come true: going to France. With the help of Omar and Fouad, they blackmail the sailor who gives in to their demands. On the evening of departure, Tchato is trapped by his ambiguity.
This is a true story about the despicable caciques, full of cruelty, violence and realism, which shows us a terrible and bleak reality of the Mexican countryside.
A young man travels out of town to find himself. The family who takes him in begins to act strangely, which deepens his existential crisis.
Matteo and Piterone, lifelong friends, try to pass their high school exams for the third time, but then Margherita arrives and love enters their lives. Muccino's debut film.
A drunken, self-destructive woman called Betty wanders into a Parisian bar where she meets middle-aged alcoholic Laure. Laure decides to take care of Betty. Recovering in a hotel room, Betty begins to recount to Laure the story of her bourgeois life and her unhappy and unfaithful marriage.
Six short episodes about a car key, a flask, a screw, a nut, a pocket dictionary, and a photograph, the pocket contents of five lumberjacks and an automobile salesman.
Ferdinand Faure, our hero, comes up from Aix-en-Provence to join the Cartoucherie Theatre company along with his pals : Jean-Claude, a brash, self-assured Parisian, and Max, a teacher of American literature, Provencal to the bone, and in love with his flighty wife, Bernadette. At the Cartoucherie, director Ariane is surrounded by a motley crew including one Clémence, who walks the high wire while juggling with clubs.
Marines on a deserted island are ordered to defuse bombs, but then an alien creature terrorizes them.