A young man, Keiji, loses at mahjong and has to work at a snack bar to pay off his debt. There he meets Yoko, a woman with a bewitching atmosphere, and falls in love with her at first sight. However, Yoko has a missing yakuza husband and she is forced to work in his place.
Il recente successo nel mondo letterario della trentaquattrenne Alice è turbato da inquietanti stati d’ansia. Immagini invasive di abusi sessuali la ossessionano e gli attacchi di panico si intensificano, lasciandola priva di fiducia e desiderio di contatti umani. Nell’edificio dall’altro lato della strada, il diciassettenne Ziv vive con i suoi genitori. È un giovane di talento che sogna di diventare un musicista professionista. Arruolatosi nell’esercito, sotto il peso dei doveri dell’età adulta si ritrova triste e vulnerabile, privato dei suoi sogni e della sua innocenza. Una visita casuale della vicina Alice gli permette di incontrare l’oggetto delle sue fantasie adolescenziali. L’incontro critico tra questi due moderni abitanti della città produrrà distruzione e crescita, violenza e grazia.
Wrapping the audience in waves of sound, Alberi takes us on a circular journey through the Italian countryside. The marvelous natural music at the tops of the eponymous trees makes way for the rhythmic cadence of civilization—men baring axes and the natural clatter of daily life—before their unforgettable return home from the forest. The singular artistry of director Michelangelo Frammartino (Le quatro volte) is beautifully displayed in this mesmerizing homage to nature.
Devyani is a woman's activist, and a social worker, living in Bombay for several years. She has a younger sister, Radhika, who is of marriage age. Devyani would prefer Radhika be independent, financially and otherwise, rather than be dependent on a male. When Rahul Kumar comes to live in the neighborhood, he is instantly attracted to Radhika, but has to prove himself to her sister first.
Aga is a story about a Kurdish child who escaped the Ba'ath regime during the Anfal of his family and village. Aga is also a reminder of the suffering that Kurds have suffered at the hands of their enemies.
Maria Sarti ai primi del secolo le tenta tutte per diventare un'attrice di prosa, finché la fame la spinge a cantare in un cabaret napoletano. È lì che inventa il famoso colpo d'anca poi passato alla storia come "la mossa". Ne segue un processo per oscenità e il trasferimento a Torino, dove Maria conosce amori e finezze di intellettuali, ma poi torna a esibirsi con la "mossa".
A man takes his American freedoms for granted, until he wakes up one morning to find out that the United States Government has been replaced with a Communist system. The basis for this short film, narrated by Jack Webb, is the alleged Soviet re-creation of US communities for the purpose of training infiltrators, spies, and moles.
Promoting the summer mini album 'Red Summer', the South Korean girl group Red Velvet brings to Seoul the magical and mysterious Red Room in their first concert tour.
One cold Christmas night, an old shepherd recounts the magical story of how he came to be the first visitor to the new born Christ child - ahead of the other shepherds, and in complete secret. Based on the book by Michael Morpurgo.
Aspiring dancer Phoenix lives in the countryside with her father, but she's got her eyes set on farther places. Jumping at the chance to move to shiny Shanghai, she makes ends and dreams meet by working as a janitor at an elite dance studio where she picks up dance moves on the sly. Even with her unfailing spirit, things aren't easy for Phoenix working two jobs and putting up with the mockery from city folks. Enter her knight in shining armor, CEO and studio owner Ron, who sweeps her off her feet and gives her a spot on the dance team.
The music festival "Midnight Light Festival" employ 7 girls to chauffeur the festival's artists in their "epa-tractors". During two summernights we get a insight into the 7 young girls' lives, thoughts, culture and dreams in the Northern Swedish inlands. Youth, dreams and engines in Vilhelmina municipality.
