Dentist Sue and the philosophy professor Anton have been leading a seemingly intact life, juggling careers and a family with four children. Until one day, however, when their 18 year-old son Thomas has a breakdown. Thomas’ situation threatens the stability of the family.Read More »
Muriel is in love with Nora and has recently realized that yes, she prefers girls. Nora has other things in mind. Nothing too heavy here, it has a good feeling of youthful adventure, and some cool 90s parties.Read More »
Quote: Inquietude, also known as Anxiety, is a movie in three parts; a one-act play, a short story, and a fable, bringing them all together brilliantly. It may seem talky at first, but there is some genuine thought going on behind the talk, and some of the images are gorgeous.Read More »
A film director has problems coping with his wife and marriage. The daughter is their only connecting link. He is looking for love and sex elsewhere. A married woman becomes his new partner for a while.Read More »
“Monte Verità (Der Traum vom alternativen Leben)” tells the untold story of the birth of the alternative movement and unfold the uncanny similarities between our time and what they revolted against in the early 1900s. Long-haried barefoot people. Free love! Veganism! Experiments with drugs… The sixties, right? Not quite. In 1900 a group of middleclass kids revolted against their time and started the original alternative community – Monte Verità, the mountain of truth, located in Ascona (Swiss canton of Ticino). A community based on veganism, feminism, pacifism and free love.
This creative documentary mixes interviews, archive and animation in a beautiful combination bringing you straight back to the early 1900 as seen through the eyes of theese young radicals.Read More »
Synopsis: The first series of a film whose course is in parallel with the life of the author. Unlike a newspaper, however, any realistic, everyday element is excluded.Read More »
A girl’s obsession with firemen causes her to start a fire at her own home in order to trap a fireman in her room. The film features the last onscreen performance by Dionys Mascolo (writer, political activist, known for his voiceover in India Song and for his love affair with Marguerite Duras) and one of the earliest appearances of Pascal Greggory.Read More »
Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents’ house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.Read More »
In a garden at the party of the God Bacchus, Narciso’s presence is the highlight of the party. Both gods and mortals seek his favors without getting anywhere.Read More »