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In the snowy countryside of northern China, Wen receives a telegram informing her that her father is dead. She travels to the city and finds he was branded a reactionary in the midst of the Cultural Revolution. She is distraught, and on the way home, she is harassed and attacked by thugs, but she stays in the home of a kind-hearted doctor.
A documentary film about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec.
A documentary that presents the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922 through oral testimonies of eyewitnesses. It constitutes research into the life of the Hellenism of the East before the catastrophe, the causes of the Catastrophe, as well as the lives of the refugees in Greece, their contribution to the economic sector, and the painful process of their integration into Greek society. Lastly, there are narratives about the Asia Minor Campaign as experienced by eyewitnesses.
In this modern retelling of the Faust legend, a freelance photographer meets the enigmatic Mefi, who leads him, through a hole in the wall, to a room where a disembodied voice predicts stock prices.
It is a crime movie directed by V. Somasekhar.
The film tells the story of story of a Brahim Boumalfi, a retiree who, after working for fifty years at the same company, has not received a pension in over two years
Third part of At Sea, In Berlin, Lenin Portrait (1982) that was screened separately. 1982. 16mm; 15 minutes; black and white; silent.
George Burns celebrates his new-found status as a celebrity sex symbol with guests and collection of beautiful women of all ages. With singing, dancing and a discussion on sex symbols through the ages.
On the motives of S. Marshak's poems Why cat was called cat and The old woman, close the door!
Starting with a scene from Squat Theatre's "Mr Dead and Mrs Free" shot in their storefront theatre on West 23rd Street, Chelsea, New York, "A Matter of Facts" draws a parallel narrative which follows the characters from the theatre into real life.
On moral topics. The hero of the film is Khryapov, a man who disregards generally accepted norms of behavior.
Two billiard balls prepare themselves for hitting each other. The third one, the black ball, trembles with anticipation. Carom is a French version of billiards, three balls are used in the game.
A comedy film by all Srimulat players that contains two different stories. Asmuni who seduces Tarsan's wife. Dracula who disturbs the peace of the village.
Catholic film that tells the story of how the Virgin of Guadalupe miraculously appeared to Juan Diego.
The Royal Ballet performs a production of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet: Manon. In decadent 18th century Paris, the young, beautiful and naive Manon (Tamara Rojo) is torn between a life of privilege and luxury with the wealthy Monsieur GM or love with the poor student Des Grieux (Carlos Acosta). Manon has become one the Royal Ballet's signature works since its creation in 1974.
Magical Super-8 (shown on 16mm) single frame portrait of the Notre Dame cathedral featuring luminous light and a dense score incorporating players from the square. - Early Monthly Segments
Two women meet for lunch every two weeks to swap news. But this week is different
Dead Kennedys filmed live at Arena Wien in Vienna, Austria, 1982.
NOICE - one of Sweden's most popular groups, now on video. This film depicts the phenomenon of Noice on tour and at home. Since the start in 1977, a lot has happened. In 1979, they were discovered by the record company Sonet at a rock band competition and, thanks to Ola Håkansson, they got to make their single debut. In March 1980, they appeared on the TV program "Måndagsbörsen" and became famous overnight. Their third LP "Det ljuva livet" was released in November -81 and, like the two previous ones, has become a very big success. The boys have also had time for nationwide tours and a number of TV recordings. On the international side, there has been performances in East Germany, Spain, Italy and Finland. Three of them are still teenagers, they have already defeated Sweden, now the world is waiting...
Brothers and their sister come to their native village on their deceased father's burial. Each of them has own plan of taking particular area of property, but in the will their father left behind it is stated they can use the lot only together. They leave the village in disappointment.
The story of Adam and Eve is told through stop-motion paper cut-outs.
Based on `The Waves' by Virginia Woolf. The thoughts and feelings of six people are examined as they prepare for a farewell dinner for a mutual friend, Percival, who is leaving for India.
This is the story of Agnes and her gradual adjustment after the trauma of being raped when she was a little girl. Agnes has an admirer, Adi who lives on the next-door farm, and their families hope the two will one day marry. Although Adi has fallen in love with Agnes, she is indecisive about her own feelings for him and besides, she is plagued by nightmares that prevent her from having a normal relationship. Then one day her family's barn burns to the ground and a young boy who was infatuated with Agnes dies in the blaze. Since some villagers feel Agnes is "cursed," she eventually opts to leave the village and stay with a friend in a larger, nearby town. On arrival, she discovers her friend works at a cabaret-style brothel and for awhile Agnes is tempted to sleep with one of the womanizers in the town -- until Adi arrives and she changes her mind. Both Adi and Agnes return to the village, and indications are that there is some hope for their future together.
The marriage of a couple from different economic classes will not work. Years later, the mother will take action to take custody of her child.
This film directed by CV Rajendran.
A story about a poor man who finds a way out of his situation by escaping into dreams and desires. The screenplay is based on the short story "A Little Sun" by the contemporary Syrian writer Zekerija Tamir.
David Hepworth introduces part of a live concert by Squeeze from 1982 at the Regal Theatre in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Trapped at work by a nearby train crash that has released toxic fumes, warehouse workers also have to survive a toxic slime creature!
Flashes of changing color (a result of the celluloid being slightly exposed during the changing of reels), mark the first movements of a plane's steady climb into the blue sky, leaving a condensation trail behind. This 22-second long shot is combined with black and white film, in which diagonal lines and parts of the image are cut out. Though these effects may be highly controlled by the director, at the heart of Condensation Trail is an event which is unique and unstaged, and which is unlikely to ever repeat itself. The plane crosses the screen from the lower left to the upper right corner. Halfway on its journey, a bird flies into the frame and crosses the plane's condensation trail exactly at its very end, making a perfectly sharp diagonal as it slowly reaches for its lower right corner.
A desultory tour of sex in movies.
Short documentary film by Dagmar Knöpfel shot on the river Würm in Munich.
In the Americanbom, educational films, newsreel footage and old television shows are appropriated for a sardonic exploration of nuclear age values. (LUX)
Marylou and Robinson (aged 17 and 18) break down in front of the gates of the Jardin des Plantes. There, they meet César, a tiger. By staring at him, playing with him, and provoking each other, they awaken the evil that lies dormant within him. Robinson ends up inhabiting him.
A private detective starts a game of cat and mouse with a psychopath who strangles women who leaves messages on the bodies of his victims.
A sophisticated domestic comedy from Danny L. Zialcita about three wives coping with the absence of their husbands working in the Middle East.
In this infinite space, we currently know of only one planet where life exists. We know of only one history of civilization. And we know of only one type of intelligence—that of humans on Earth. Since time immemorial, the question of whether there is anyone else out there in the boundless reaches of space has remained a mystery. The film features scientists involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, as well as renowned writers Arkady Strugatsky and Chingiz Aitmatov.
Darren (David Argue) works at a Melbourne ice rink as the driver of an ice resurfacing machine. When he answers correctly in a radio competition, he wins a car and a trip to the Victorian snow field of Falls Creek.
Anyone who would have guessed from the title that they would see a fairy tale about spinners would not have guessed. In this fairy tale, three godmothers spin the golden thread of fate for a noble prince and a gamekeeper's daughter from the cradle. These cute godmothers, played by Jaroslava Adamová, Stella Zázvorková and Blažena Holišová, can grant three wishes, fly with the help of a magic hat and appear at the sound of a magic bell, but unfortunately they get something mixed up here and there and deliberately mess something up. In the end, however, fate prevails and the prince and Joanna find their happiness together.
This poetic core in youngsters is also touched in Stanukina's less known Your very personal poetry (Свои, совсем особые стихи, 1982), a wonderful film about a poetry class. It is here that one recalls Kogan's admiration of Lyalya's emotional documentary skills. And it is here that one recalls Kosakovsky's depiction of Lyalya as a person of extraordinarily prosperous feelings, sensitive and energetic, childish and female, shrill and quiet. The young poets are marvellously sneaky, respectfully adoring and creatively playing with - maybe even deconstructing - "Aleksandr Sergeevich", Mr. Pushkin, Russia's exclusive trade mark of high culture and literature.
A poetic story about eleven years old girl who is mostly sitting at home on her wheelchair but with the help of a green balloon is able to find new friends.
Igor: The Paris Years, one segment of a larger biographical program created for Channel 4 on the life and times of Igor Stravinsky, finds the brothers working in a slightly different vein than the one that would come to characterize their later work. This is the first section, which covers the pianist’s “French period” from roughly 1920-1939, and it details, among other things, his connection with Jean Cocteau (who, as a matter of fact, contributes voice work to this project). Filtered through gonzo and impressionistic puppetry (often bearing strong resemblance to the work of Terry Gilliam), the film takes an unconventional and often beautiful stab at the television biography special.
City girl Jeren, a pupil of an orphanage, moves to the village to live with the parents of her husband Kerim. Here she starts working at the club. The head of the family, Soltan-aga, initially greets his daughter-in-law with hostility. He doesn’t like the fact that she is an orphan, he considers her a “stranger,” because he wanted to see his neighbor’s daughter as his son’s wife. And only Kerim’s mother Ogulgerek is hospitable and cordial with Jeren. Time passes. Jeren manages to turn the club into a real cultural center, and local youth help her in this. Kerim is also doing well: he is organizing the work of the collective farm garage...
During the yellow fever epidemic of 1870, a fugitive enters the mansion where three women had locked themselves in.
Hans van Rensburg and Gert Kruger declare ware against Trans-Afrika Mynontwikkelings because they want to change the bushveld into a minedump. The manager of the mine Hannetjie Kruger (Gert's ex wife) tries everything to subtly change oom Hans and Gert's mind...
After escaping prison, Kontet (Nasco) maims Rita (Arnaz), one of the police officers responsible for capturing him. In order to save her life she’s given bionic limbs.
Some unusually intense meteorological event causes a family to suddenly swap roles. That means that the children are in charge and the adults must obey. Coincidentally, mother’s new admirer, Mr. Droehmbüdel, proposes marriage but when he enters their apartment, he is very surprised by the strange family relationships. With determination her son (Tom) tries to chase him away against constant pleas from his mother and grandmother. But Mr. Droehmbüdel does not give up and is constantly inventing new ways to gain access to his future home.
Abstract images of figures moving about a room. Filmed from a video monitor in Super 8 during a rehearsal of a RADA production of Beckett's "Waiting for Godot".
The heir to a huge estate has a cognitive disability and only has the support of a kind aunt. Meanwhile, his greedy relatives plot his murder.
Perhaps her name is Maria: A woman with blonde curls listens to a caller in her New York apartment, moving between the couch and the kitchen floor, getting deeper and deeper into her surreal fantasies, in which she lustfully tries out different roles.