In this off-beat French comedy-drama, a quirky band of classical musicians prepare to play at a nobleman's New Year's Eve gala.
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In this off-beat French comedy-drama, a quirky band of classical musicians prepare to play at a nobleman's New Year's Eve gala.
A documentary about the 'critical mass', the Film Coop, a group of young filmmakers in Hamburg during the 1960s - a small group far from the Mainstream or the New German Cinema.
Marty and Gina live in a run-down part of town. Their dealer is called Bernie. Bernie is an a--hole. One thing leads to another. Bernie winds up dead and Gina has the last word. Even doing the ironing can have catastrophic consequences.
Adam meets Eva, he begins to like Her, and it seems that she is interested in him.
A women is confused for a sex worker while waiting for her boyfriend.
The work of Japanese experimental filmmaker Hiroyuki Oki as been described as "queer ambient film," and this work brings his fascination with dream-like images and manipulation of time through editing to a new level. Yusho-Renaissance follows an artist and his companions on a trip to the forest, while a mysterious but beautiful woman follows; without a structural narrative, their journey becomes a lovely but surreal parade of images, altered through editing, filmed at multiple speeds or modified by video manipulation.
As Harold Pinter famously said, Taylor-Johnson is 'the weasel under the cocktail cabinet' at this particular party. The erotic undercurrents between the various people at the party are given further resonance with the use of multiple screens to portray them. Marianne Faithfull is given a starring role, and the viewer is the 'third party' of the title. 16mm film. Seven-screen projection.
Filmed live at Woodstock 99 Festival in Rome, New York, July 25, 1999.
Hong Kong movie
A short that explores only three minutes of real time in a convenience store through four different perspectives and three different languages.
“Hummadruz” is the scientific term for certain mysterious unidentifiable sounds that come from the earth. They say that especially those who have left their homeland constantly hear these sounds. The first part of this film takes place in the arid land east of Turkey. Memories of a childhood romance, children’s games and laughter, sleeping with an ill mother, are sandwiched with close-up images of eyes wide-open, blood, fear, and tension. The second narrative half tells the story of a man and his infant son who for no apparent reason jump to their death off a bridge on the Bosphorus, and a wife who follows. Dramatizing a true story, the film expresses the desperation and frustration of those who had no choice but to migrate to Istanbul from their beloved homeland.
A film on the feud between samba songwriters Noel Rosa and Wilson Batista.
A documentary focusing on Polish 60-year-old Henryk Kowalczyk who is deaf-blind and being taught sculpture. Working with clay and other materials is therapeutic light in a world of darkness
In the underworld, delinquents rely on drugs for a fun time and sex is their biggest pleasure. Little do they know the fatal consequences that will follow.
Raphaëlle André is a brillant lawyer. The enigmatic death of her husband lead her into an investigation where she discovers new sides of the life of her late husband.
During a cruise, two women marked by life become friends.
With films like Det perfekte menneske and Det gode og det onde in mind the consistent black and white portrait film Jeg er levende gives the impression that Søren Ulrik Thomsen has been invited into Leth's filmic universe, which conversely allows room for the poet's words. Thomsen gives an account of brief memories of childhood in a deliberately "staged" fashion, but more particularly of his experience of writing and on the art of reading aloud, and likewise describing poetry in general as a balance between emotion and cognition.
After a killer with garden shears attacks a group of science students during a trip to the woods, the lone survivor comes under suspicion by others at their university. Panic spreads as the killings and disappearances continue on campus.
Originally released in 1999, 'Longer' is a classic American surf movie focusing on a certain Joel Tudor. J brother has a masterful film makers eye, particularly when it comes to his pal, Tudor. Longer captures Mr. T on discs, eggs, guns, and tanks at spots around the globe. The footage, gathered over several years, offers a unique look at Joel's growth as a surfer and his choice of equipment, and the wave quality have not been seen like this before
Spiritual superhero Bibleman (played by Willie Aames) battles the villainous Master of Misery (Brian Lemmons) in this installment of the Christian video series for children.
The film combines three short stories: Der Mond, "Tristan und Isolde" and "Aida". The themes of these short stories are sin, duty and love.
The little wooden boy wants to conquer the world with his unfailing imagination and his pencil. In Hollywood he falls into the clutches of ruthless Mr. Strombolo, but is saved by the good fairy in the shape of the Queen of Denmark herself.
Jonas Mekas reflects on summers spent in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Jackie Kennedy, her sister Lee Radziwill, and their families. Blending personal footage with diary narration, the film captures intimate moments of friendship, cinema, and healing in the years following John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
In an immense and deserted city, Maaz is running, his head buried in his top hat, and lost in a heavy cape which is wrapped around him to the ground. Dressed like that, where is he going?
1920. The music of a bandonéon reaches the ears of little Aníbal and changes his life forever.
Dark blood red slow shifting tones (often embedded in dark) / (often shot-thru with parallel wave-like lines) composed of all previous shapes and flowers as if trying, linearly, to evolve a glyph-script. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
It's 1915 and World War I rages as England sends the flower of its youth to the killing fields of France and Belgium. Two underage -- albeit patriotic -- boys (Mark Bint and David Harrison) decide to enlist, and the recruiting officer chooses to ignore their ages, allowing them to defend king and country. Will the boys return home to see their loved ones again?
The plot concerns a fearsome gang of teenage girls called "The Chicks" and their attempts at drug smuggling. Violence, disobedience, and deadly games of "chicken" eventually lead to an insane climax on a boat as the guilty parties get what they deserve thanks to the diligent police work of hard-drinking Sheriff "Buck" Rhodes and crime fighting clergyman Reverend Steele.
Ram is married to Sita, who is unable to have any children. When his father asks him to marry another woman for a child, he decides to marry Manisha.
Marvin, an actor in cheap television commercials, is secretly in love with the beautiful Jenny and attributes his rejection to his very short stature. Depressed, he wanders through a park where a Harlequin encourages him to take control of his destiny with a magic pill.
A hand-painted work prepared by my imagination of the sex act affecting internal organs of the human bodies.
In Papua New Guinea, pig tusks and shell money are currencies which can buy most things. Henry Tokubak’s dream is to create the first bank where traditional money counts as legal tender.
Zabeen is a young woman who remains a child. One day she meets a boy on a motorbike.
A documentary film about the highly successful Norwegian movie franchise «Olsenbanden», featuring old clips and interviews with the actors and director. Originally broadcast on TV 2 Norway in 1999.
Vanished! A Video Seance is a true story. In 1932 elderly parents and their young daughter came to live in isolation on a windswept hill on the west coast of the Isle of Man. Gef, an entity or familiar or presence, attached itself to the family for six years. It proclaimed its identity in a number of ways, one being, "I am the ghost of a mongoose with tiny yellow hands". The notoriety and investigations of the event are now all but forgotten, the house where they lived erased. Only fragments and shadows can be summoned to bear witness to that which has vanished.
Original animated film made for the International Chopin Year. The soundtrack consists of Fryderyk Chopin's music performed by Justyna Steczkowska, Tomasz Stańko and Michał Urbaniak. The author rejects the pompous, exalted, pathos-laden, obligatory admiration that paralyses the possibility of hearing Chopin's music in a fresh way.
1999 saw Formula One celebrate 50 years as the worlds top motor racing series. The season was a classic and worthy of the title, the most open in years, producing six winners and four title contenders. The Championship again went down to the wire to the final race in Japan where Hakkinen (Mclaren) and Irvine (Ferrari) fought a psychological and tactical battle dividing the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship between them. A most unpredictable season produced truly dramatic racing. Eddie Irvines' maiden win in Melbourne, Ferraris' first one/two in Monaco, unforgettable racing in Canada and France, Stewarts' first win at the Nurburgring, Michael Schumachers' stunning return in Malaysia and of course, the thrilling showdown in Japan were just some of the highlights.
Although America's gay sweethearts (Rick & Steve) and America's lesbian sweethearts (Kirsten & Dana) do not get along at all, they decide to have a baby together. Steve is jealous that the lesbians prefer Rick's sperm, so he comes up with an alternate plan - with the help of Pussy the cat.
"The Cathedrals: A Farewell Celebration" captures this legendary group during one of their finest - and most emotional - hours. This video was taped at a live concert in the Ryman Auditorium on the Nashville stop of the group's 1999 farewell tour. The farewell celebration, hosted by Bill Gaither, attracted some of the biggest names in gospel music. Shown paying musical tribute to the Cathedrals are the Statler Brothers, the Oak Ridge Boys, Sandi Patty, Guy Penrod and others.
In 1983, three climbers became the first French people to reach the summit of Everest. Among them were expedition leader Pierre Mazeaud and a promising 25-year-old climber, Jean Afanassieff. Twenty years later, the two legends, accompanied by mountain guide Michel Pellé, retrace the steps of their exploit and make the trek from Kathmandu to the foot of the roof of the world. This is an opportunity to retrace the history of the successive assaults on Everest and to assess the current situation of a mountain that has become a victim of its own success: while Sherpas have been able to take advantage of Western enthusiasm and thus enrich themselves and equip the summit to make it more accessible, the site's attendance poses numerous problems, both human and ecological.
Follow students and sing-along as they travel to school in their bus. On their adventures they learn how to "stop, look, and listen," tell time, and learn their ABC's.
The portrait of a world in reverse, a society of different tonalities and shades. Aspiration as a refuge from systematization.
A woman and a man recount their first sexual encounters to each other as they get out of bed and get dressed.
By mid-1940, Hitler had conquered all of Northern Europe and now Britain was under seige by air and U-boat; something had to be done or defeat was inevitable. Winston Churchill established an eccentric group of codebreakers at Betchley Park comprised of British and American mathematicians, chess and crossword fanatics and even students to unlock the secrets of the Nazi's encryption device, the Enigma. Written by M. Gosse
A contemporary tale about the ghost of a modern city.
Documentary about São Paulo samba musician Germano Mathias.
A short film co-created by Eric Rohmer.
A 1999 Indian horror film.
The cartel has taken control of the region. The the boss, Ramiro, controls the area with violence and justice. He takes notice that his sister is in love with the enemy so he sends out someone to kill him.
Documentary, made specially for TV, featuring exclusive interviews and some previously unseen photographs.
Serena starts reflecting on the commitment in her own relationship with Donielle when she is asked to be the maid of honor for her former lover Tisha's wedding.
Short action directed by Stefan Holtz.