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1601) Slack Bay
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
The bourgeois and extremely eccentric Van Peteghem family have settled in for another summer at their cliff-top villa overlooking the picturesque Slack Bay. Their leisurely rhythm of sunbathing and seaside constitutionals is soon interrupted by the arrival of two bumbling inspectors investigating a string of tourists gone missing. As the macabre mysteries mount and love blossoms between the family’s genderqueer teen and the son of a local fisherman,...
1602) The Ascent of Chimborazo
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Deutsch
Description
In 1802, young Alexander von Humboldt led a scientific expedition to Chimborazo in Ecuador, which was thought to be the highest mountain in the world. At great risk to their lives, von Humboldt and his team—including French doctor and botanist Aimé Bonpland and local aristocrat Carlos Montúfar—carefully measure and document the flora, fauna, soil, rocks, water, and air. The expedition explores regions unknown to Europeans and survive snow,...
1603) The Housemaid
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Korean
Description
**WARNING**: This film contains nudity and sexual acts that may be upsetting and/or offensive to some viewers. An innocent young woman is hired as an upper class family housemaid. The master of the house takes advantage of his social position by slipping into the new housemaid's bed. When the woman becomes pregnant and wants to keep the baby, she is forced to have an abortion which turns her already fragile mental condition for the worse. She decides...
1604) News From Planet Mars
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
This pitch black comedy follows the unusual life of Philippe Mars. He's trying to be a good father, a kind ex-husband, a nice colleague, and an understanding sibling. But the planets have not been exactly aligned in his favor lately. With his son turning into a hardcore vegan, his daughter into a pathological overachiever and his sister selling paintings of their naked parents, it seems to Philippe that everyone around him is starting to behave more...
1605) Our Day Will Come
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Français
Description
In this hallucinatory thriller, two outcast redheads – a psychologist (Vincent Cassel) and a bullied teen (Olivier Barthelemy) – embark on a journey to Ireland, initially on a quest for freedom, but gradually descending into a rampage of violence and destruction. Nominated for an Audience Award in the Emerging Visions category at the **SXSW Film Festival**. Nominated for the New Talent Grand PIX at the **CPH PIX**. *"... A vital, bold work of...
1606) 4x4
Publisher
Blue Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
A 4x4 car will be the battleground between a brash thief trapped inside and the mysterious man who will do anything to keep him imprisoned.
1607) Young Ip Man
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After an escaped convict holds all his classmates for ransom, a young Ip Man confronts the kidnappers head on but soon finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy involving local authorities—and some of the last people he ever expected.
1608) Midnight
Publisher
Epic Pictures Releasing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Korean
Description
A serial killer, (Squid Game star, Wi Ha-Jun), ruthlessly hunts down a deaf woman through the streets of South Korea after she witnesses his brutal crime.
1609) Don't Be Bad
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Italiano
Description
Vittorio and Cesare are “brothers for life.” A life of excess: nights at the disco, powerful cars, alcohol, and drugs. Searching for a new life, Vittorio meets Linda, and in order to save himself, distances himself from Cesare, who is spiraling out of control. But their bond is too strong, and when they meet again Vittorio tries to help his friend find work and live a normal life, with hope of a brighter future together. A favorite at the 2015...
1610) The Great Man
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Français
Description
Markov and Hamilton are fellow French Legionnaire's at the end of their posting in Afghanistan. An ambush results in an abdication of duty-despite it stemming from an act of fidelity. Markov joined the Legion as a foreign refugee, hoping to gain his French citizenship and provide a better life for his young son. Ultimately, the complications of immigration and legal status takes a heartbreaking turn but also a primal urge to do right by those who...
1611) La Grande Illusion
Publisher
StudioCanal
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
In 1917, in a German camp, a group of French prisoners - including the aristocratic Boieldieu, Maréchal the foreman and the Jewish banker Rosenthal - prepare to escape. At the last moment, they are moved to a fortress commanded by Von Rauffenstein, who becomes friendly with Boieldieu.
1612) Everything Will Be Ok
Publisher
Premium Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Deutsch
Description
A divorced father picks up his eight-year-old daughter Lea. It seems pretty much like every second weekend, but after a while Lea can‘t help feeling that something isn‘t right. So begins a fateful journey.
1613) The Condemned Village
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
1952.
Language
Deutsch
Description
After years in Soviet captivity, farmer Heinz Weimann returns to the village of Bärenweiler, in West Germany. His joy at returning home is clouded by news that US occupation forces intend to build an airfield on village lands, in preparation for a confrontation with the Soviet Union. The villagers are expected to move out. The villagers turn to the government and local bishop, but receive no assistance. Led by Heinz, they protest peacefully—but...
1615) Sleepless Night in Paris
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
Antoine has made up his mind to escape to the coast on the first morning train. With only a few euros in his pocket, he does not have enough to pay for his ticket. An entire night lies before him to collect the required sum for his adventure, as his wanderings lead him to unexpected events, dictated by accidental encounters, accompanied by his awkwardness and dissatisfaction. Shot in black and white on the streets of Paris, first time director Tommy...
1616) First Love
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
日本語
Description
A noir-tinged yakuza film blending genres in the story of a young boxer and a call girl, who fall passionately in love while getting innocently caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo. FIRST LOVE is directed by Takashi Miike, at his most fun and anarchic.
1617) Confessions of a Hitman
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The story of one of the most prolific hitmen of our time. With twenty- eight murders and fifteen attacks on his hunting trophy, Gérald Gallant surprises and confuses. Based on a true story.
1619) Goliath
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Français
Description
Patrick is a tenacious lawyer specializing in environmental law. France is a schoolteacher who becomes an activist after her husband develops cancer from exposure to a pesticide. Mathias is an ambitious lobbyist working for an international chemical corporation. The paths of these characters collide as the lives of thousands are affected by a tragic act that sparks a powerful movement while the corporation fights to prevent the truth from being revealed....
1620) Blue My Mind
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Swiss German
Description
15-year-old Mia is facing an overwhelming transformation which calls her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, she is forced to accept that nature is more powerful than her. Official Selection at **Fantastic Fest** and the **Locarno Film Festival**.
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