Loosely based on Diégo Brosset’s novel, set in the Sahara at the beginning of the twentieth century. A man of the desert is adopted by some hunters and more
Loosely based on Diégo Brosset’s novel, set in the Sahara at the beginning of the twentieth century. A man of the desert is adopted by some hunters and becomes a highly respected guide while trying to escape colonization. close
Throughout history, Pontius Pilate has been portrayed as a weak ruler-the man who allowed Jesus Christ to be crucified at the demand of the Jews. But more
Throughout history, Pontius Pilate has been portrayed as a weak ruler-the man who allowed Jesus Christ to be crucified at the demand of the Jews. But this documentary portrays a very different Pilate, one who had his own motives for allowing Jesus' fate. close
Tai Zhi Chuan is known both as a psychosomatic discipline and as a method of hand-to-hand combat. Tai Zhi Chuan is able to eliminate diseases and prolong more
Tai Zhi Chuan is known both as a psychosomatic discipline and as a method of hand-to-hand combat. Tai Zhi Chuan is able to eliminate diseases and prolong life. By practicing Tai-Khi, you can acquire the ability to control the actions of others, calm your mind, give your body life-giving power, control your breathing, organize your energy and achieve unprecedented spiritual power. Performing the movements of Tai-Khi, the physical body acquires flexibility and indestructible hardness. The vestibular apparatus is stabilized and blood pressure is normalized. Tai-ji is able to heal even those on whom official medicine has given up and strengthen those who are looking for the path of Development and Improvement. Part 2 "Man" is a continuation of the training course on the study of the Tai-Zhi Chuan complex. close
In Santiago, Andrés Barros is a partner at an up-and-coming law firm. He's getting married, and his friends, including his law partner Roberto, arrange more
In Santiago, Andrés Barros is a partner at an up-and-coming law firm. He's getting married, and his friends, including his law partner Roberto, arrange a bachelor party where he spends the night with a prostitute, Gloria. She later shows up at his office and the passion continues, against his better judgment. Soon, Andrés is entangled in sex, lies, videotape, and blackmail. His relationship with Rosario, his fiancée, is strained, he neglects his work, and there's a dead body in a bathtub. A pimp, a whore, a doorman, a receptionist: where are the decent people? close
Returning to his home island in the North Sea, homesick Torben sees that he is not welcome here. In a harsh climate where emotions are rare, he must fight more
Returning to his home island in the North Sea, homesick Torben sees that he is not welcome here. In a harsh climate where emotions are rare, he must fight to regain his place in this isolated community. close
Roman Shyrman's documentary details the life and work of Sergei Paradjanov, who was no less vibrant and extravagant in everyday life than in his films. more
Roman Shyrman's documentary details the life and work of Sergei Paradjanov, who was no less vibrant and extravagant in everyday life than in his films. His personal life was itself a piece of art. This film is a tragicomic story about this great improviser and fantasist. close
A biography of Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records in Memphis, TN, which launched the careers of icons like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.
A biography of Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records in Memphis, TN, which launched the careers of icons like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. close
Kees (Ramsey Nasr) is a gently eccentric loner who takes his imaginary dog for a walk each evening and likes to listen in on his neighbors' conversations. more
Kees (Ramsey Nasr) is a gently eccentric loner who takes his imaginary dog for a walk each evening and likes to listen in on his neighbors' conversations. He is lonely. He has no real family, as his father is dead and his mother is institutionalized. However, when the chronically unemployed Kees gets a job at a bank, many of his co-workers don't know what to make of him, and scarcely anyone talks to him -- until the day someone comments on a photo in his wallet. Though he doesn't actually know the woman in the picture, Kees tells them the woman in the photo is his girlfriend and starts spinning tales about their "relationship." Before long, Kees has invented an entire alternate personality and is stealing photos from others to fit the new "friends" and "family" he's created. close
The lives of two unambitious duplex neighbors, divorced father, hot-tempered, blues-obsessed documentarian Roper and wealthy golf-playing wastrel Andy, more
The lives of two unambitious duplex neighbors, divorced father, hot-tempered, blues-obsessed documentarian Roper and wealthy golf-playing wastrel Andy, are compared. Both have loved ones who want them to do something with their lives. close
Tokio finds his wife Kumiko drowned in the bathtub one night. He lifts the telephone handset to call an ambulance but hesitates. Instead, he takes a cup more
Tokio finds his wife Kumiko drowned in the bathtub one night. He lifts the telephone handset to call an ambulance but hesitates. Instead, he takes a cup of coffee before empting the bathtub and carrying Kumiko to the couch. When he wakes up after a nigh of heavy drinking, he finds himself in bed. Kumiko enters the room and asks how he is. close
Still struggling to accept her fiancé's death in a rock climbing accident, mountain guide Diana Pennington gratefully accepts industrialist Curt Seaver's more
Still struggling to accept her fiancé's death in a rock climbing accident, mountain guide Diana Pennington gratefully accepts industrialist Curt Seaver's offer to find the body using a new satellite imagery technology his company has developed. But while traversing the legendary "Snowman's Pass" with Curt and his companions Hugo and Tyler, Diana is horrified to discover the search for her fiancé is a decoy; they are in fact hunting for a fallen spy satellite, property of an enemy foreign power. Barely escaping with her life, Diana finds herself pursued through the cold and threatening mountains in a deadly cat and mouse game, with only a backpack full of climbing gear and her instincts to defend herself against the dangerous, and increasingly desperate men. close
They're beyond our comprehension. We can call them mutants or weak-minded, we can fear them or be interested in them. The fact remains that they are people more
They're beyond our comprehension. We can call them mutants or weak-minded, we can fear them or be interested in them. The fact remains that they are people with unusual abilities. Scientists have long studied such people, and in this program we will try to explain how they get what they surprise us. close
The film is based on the famous African-American legend of John Henry, a man of steel. The man who challenged the Iron Drilling Machine. A man who sacrificed more
The film is based on the famous African-American legend of John Henry, a man of steel. The man who challenged the Iron Drilling Machine. A man who sacrificed himself in the name of others.
The film is made in the technique of oil on glass - as well as the famous films of Alexei Petrov.
The film participated in the competition program of the festival Suzdal-2002 and received the jury prize "for the energy and dynamics of creative search on the way from tradition to experiment".
Additional information: Screenwriter Ed Bell, production designer Andrei Zolotukhin, cameraman Zoya Kireeva, composer Bill Rohe, sound engineer PAM DeMetrius. Sverdlovsk animation studio "A-film". close
One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but there's more
One of several collaborative dance films by the Brothers Quay & (dancer, choreographer) William Tuckett. Little enough info around on line, but there's briefly by way of Wikipedia entry. Adapted rather loosely from the works of the E.T.A. Hoffman. Familiar Quays' tropes, much in evidence: automata, trompe l'oeil effects, etc. No credit on the sound design (which is fairly elaborate), tho' that is possibly Larry Sider. close