It is the last day of school for Christian and his younger sister Sophie. They are heading to a party at his friend Trina. High school graduation is just more
It is the last day of school for Christian and his younger sister Sophie. They are heading to a party at his friend Trina. High school graduation is just around the corner and after the freedom and future. But behind the idyllic facade lurks tragedy and secrets. That evening Sophie commits suicide. close
The melodrama “Magnetic Storms”, filmed in 2003 by director Vadim Abdrashitov from a script by Alexander Mindadze, depicts the difficult fate of a man more
The melodrama “Magnetic Storms”, filmed in 2003 by director Vadim Abdrashitov from a script by Alexander Mindadze, depicts the difficult fate of a man torn between family and constant worries, and as a result balancing on the edge of emptiness.
Ordinary life
In the film “Magnetic Storms” the viewer will not see special effects, chase, shooting and fantastic adventures. It’s also not a movie in which the characters are ordinary people, but they are constantly either beautiful and joyful or unspeakably sad events. Abdrashitov’s tape does not allow the viewer to plunge into another world for a couple of hours and watch strangers from the outside. This film is built on the fact that the viewer clearly understands that this ordinary story not only can, but also constantly happens in the real world.
Valery is at the epicenter of the unrest and strikes taking place at his home factory. Cataclysm at work, personal professional difficulties, lack of time and energy lead to his separation from his family, quarrels, scandals and family crisis. Going every day to the “barricades of the strike”, he more and more destroys his family hearth, in addition, with the main character constantly happens some trouble. Valery's friends come to the rescue, his wife's sister arrives from Moscow, but they are unable to turn the tide.
The name of the tape very subtly conveys its main meaning – we are not able to influence most events, just as we are not able to stop a magnetic storm. The outside world bursts into our family nest, throws and tramples our happiness, and we just swim with the flow, unable to cope with the elements.
The complexity of change
The tape “Magnetic Storms” conveys all the fragility and uncertainty in which the inhabitants of a provincial city found themselves after the collapse of the Land of Soviets. Their lives have changed, everything has lost meaning and nowhere to find a point of support, frightened and disappointed people cling to something understandable and dear. So Valery sees the meaning of his existence only in the factory and in endless showdowns and fights for his future.
Do you have to cling to your old life? Isn’t family and friends more important than a job that sucks life out of a hero without giving him the chance to develop? Isn’t it time for heroes who live in a dream to return to reality? After watching the film, these and many other questions remain in the air, making the viewer think. close
A man in his forties has had enough. He leaves his loveless family, uninspiring job and fake friends and tries to find something more. He meets a young more
A man in his forties has had enough. He leaves his loveless family, uninspiring job and fake friends and tries to find something more. He meets a young woman he falls for, but she puts him on the test. close
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, more
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it. close
Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging of his friends, opts to appear on a more
Consumed with sadness after the death of his wife and subsequent rejection from his son, a widower, at the urging of his friends, opts to appear on a vulgar, wildly popular game show (for which his wife signed him up) and watches his life start to change for the better. close
Life, love, and the fear of failing... Lilli Black, battling her painful memories and the secrets surrounding her dying father, collides into the complicated more
Life, love, and the fear of failing... Lilli Black, battling her painful memories and the secrets surrounding her dying father, collides into the complicated and obsessive life of Morrison Wiley on the streets of New York City. This peculiar love story exposes Lilli's internal bouts and her nightmarish "bad luck". We weave in and out of eight defective lives and go for a turbulent mental ride where Lilli's reality spirals out of control and we're lead to an unforgettable climax where some fall apart and some piece themselves together. close
Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and stepsister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather more
Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and stepsister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather returns home from a long absence. He quickly falls into a circle of drinking and starts abusing his ex-wife and daughter. When he begins making sexual advances towards Shuichi’s stepsister, Shuichi is compelled to take matters into his own hands. close
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting more
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for. close
Stockholm, the fifties. Though academically bright, violent pupil Erik Ponti is expelled from his state school with the headmaster’s words “there’s only more
Stockholm, the fifties. Though academically bright, violent pupil Erik Ponti is expelled from his state school with the headmaster’s words “there’s only one word for people like you – evil… what you need is a good thrashing, and more”. In fact already Erik frequently receives a ‘good’ thrashing at the hands of his sadistic stepfather – so he is packed off by his mother to boardingschool close
A young government official, named Dondup, who is smitten with America (he even has a denim gho) dreams of escaping there while stuck in a beautiful but more
A young government official, named Dondup, who is smitten with America (he even has a denim gho) dreams of escaping there while stuck in a beautiful but isolated village. He hopes to connect in the U.S. with a visa out of the country. He misses the one bus out of town to Thimphu, however, and is forced to hitchhike and walk along the Lateral Road to the west, accompanied by an apple seller, a Buddhist monk with his ornate, dragon-headed dramyin, a drunk, a widowed rice paper maker, and his beautiful daughter, Sonam. close
The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the more
The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. He now has to move forward with his life, together with his childhood friend, Yu. close
On an ordinary winter's day, various people from outside Warsaw come to the Polish capital city for different reasons. They all have something to deal with, and their paths eventually intertwine.
On an ordinary winter's day, various people from outside Warsaw come to the Polish capital city for different reasons. They all have something to deal with, and their paths eventually intertwine. close
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. more
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma. close
Before Amy Myer's mother died when Amy was 7, she planned out the little girl's life on a timeline, including the fact that Amy would marry her 7th boyfriend. more
Before Amy Myer's mother died when Amy was 7, she planned out the little girl's life on a timeline, including the fact that Amy would marry her 7th boyfriend. When Amy falls in love with #6, she's thrown into a tailspin, because all of her mother's advice had worked perfectly. Now she must decide whether to follow her mother's advice and wait for #7, or follow her own heart. close
In 1934, four brilliant young Cambridge graduates were recruited by Soviet intelligence. Driven by youthful idealism, a desire for social justice, and more
In 1934, four brilliant young Cambridge graduates were recruited by Soviet intelligence. Driven by youthful idealism, a desire for social justice, and a hatred of fascism, they risked everything to make the most closely guarded secrets of the British Empire and the Western world known in the Soviet Union. Their names were Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, Kim Philby and Donald McLean. They entered the highest circles of British society, made brilliant careers in politics, diplomacy and intelligence, and at the same time passed invaluable secret information to Moscow. close
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadvertent social satire.
The Young Visiters, written in twelve days by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford in 1890, is a surreal blend of naiveté, precocious perception and inadvertent social satire. close
"Ni Pour, Ni Contre" tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty, after she becomes involved with a group of petty criminals and their enigmatic leader, more
"Ni Pour, Ni Contre" tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty, after she becomes involved with a group of petty criminals and their enigmatic leader, Jean. The gang lives hand-to-mouth until the day Jean plans a daring bank robbery. Although other gang members feel out of their league, Jean persuades them to take part and Caty finds herself in a hellish world of betrayal, violence and murder. close
“Tulse Luper Suitcases: From Sark to the End” is the latest film from an ambitious project-trilogy about the eternal prisoner and wanderer Tulse Luper. more
“Tulse Luper Suitcases: From Sark to the End” is the latest film from an ambitious project-trilogy about the eternal prisoner and wanderer Tulse Luper.
In the film, Tulse sums up his travels. Whenever he was in prison, he didn’t waste his time, he used it to create. Tulse created global film projects and literary works. After Luper visited Manchuria, a large exhibition of his work was organized in New York. All 92 suitcases containing Luper’s creative heritage. On the final day of the exhibition, 92 suitcases corresponding to the atomic number of uranium will be unveiled.
The filming of The Tulse Luper Suitcases (Part 3: From Sark to the Finish) featured actors Anna Galiena ( "Husband of the hairdresser") and Ornella Muti (close
Nogreh is a young Afghani woman living with her father and her sister-in-law, Leylomah, whose husband, Akhtar, is missing. Beyond the issue of Akhtar, more
Nogreh is a young Afghani woman living with her father and her sister-in-law, Leylomah, whose husband, Akhtar, is missing. Beyond the issue of Akhtar, Leylomah is most concerned with how to feed her baby. She cannot provide milk for her baby as her own hunger is preventing her from lactating. Nogreh, however, aspires toward a life in a western styled democracy. Although the Taliban are no longer in power in Afghanistan, traditional forces are still active in the country. Nogreh often displays signs of rebellion, such as wearing a pair of white pumps instead of the traditional slipper beneath her burqa. But mostly, Nogreh wants to be educated. Without her father's knowledge, Nogreh is attending a secular girls school. Ultimately, she wants to become President of Afghanistan. With the help of a Pakistani refugee who likes her as a woman, Nogreh tries to understand exactly what forces led to current world leaders being elected, those forces which she wants to emulate. close
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