The film portrays the life of the Heidelberg-born Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine, who married into the French royal family during the reign of Louis XIV.
Twin sisters Cora and Mara Terry perform as circus equalisers and dancers in a successful revue. They love the same man, violinist Michael Farani. Mara more
Twin sisters Cora and Mara Terry perform as circus equalisers and dancers in a successful revue. They love the same man, violinist Michael Farani. Mara is the lamb of God, while Cora enjoys life to the fullest. One day, during a performance, Mara falls and suffers a serious leg injury. Now she can not perform on stage and devotes herself to the education of her daughter Cora. Cora, continuing a carefree lifestyle, goes on tour to Algeria, where, having smoked money, gets involved in a spy scam. One day, the sisters enter into a violent argument, as a result of which Mara shoots her sister. All the blame for the death of the dissolute Cora is assumed by their family friend Karel. Now, for the fate of the daughter of her murdered sister, Mara must go on stage under her name and communicate with the entourage of the deceased Cora. close
A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, more
A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters. close
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision more
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time. close
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts more
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture. close