The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.Read More »

A married businessman has an affair with his secretary. Someone takes pictures as proof of his infidelity and blackmails him. Who could the blackmailer be, and what perverse things do they want?Read More »

Based on the poem “The Pleasure of Sunday” by László Nagy.Through everyday scenes, with an abundance of close-ups, like a kaleidoscope of undeniable beauty-both plastic and chromatic-it opens up new, experimental pathways of expression.

A kaleidoscopic journey through Budapest over the course of a single Sunday, where ordinary moments—work, family gatherings, public parks, bars, and nightlife—become fragments of a larger portrait of everyday life. Eschewing traditional storytelling, András Jeles transforms the city’s routines into an experimental visual poem.Read More »

Sex chat-line operators realize that their messages could destroy the life of an unknown client who fell in love with an imaginary woman.Read More »

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In a Paris cemetery, a handcuffed prisoner grieves at the grave of his sister Andy. In flashbacks, we see what happened. He’s arrested for smuggling an Ecstacy-like drug; to get money to help him, Andy takes a job in a mysterious call-girl ring run by the wealthy and secretive March. She’s goes to the American embassy for help as well, and she’s assisted by Stanley Esher, a nerdy but competent bureaucrat. To train for the sex ring, Andy is taught by a blind masseur and advised by Helga, the friend who recruited her. There’s also the drug, which can be stored in temporary tooth caps, released with a bite, and passed on with a kiss. Andy tries to outwit March, but the cemetery awaits.Read More »

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We are in 1946.
Marco Maffei, a young man who spends time cruising aimlessly on Lake Maggiore with his second-hand boat, is approached by the extravagant Temistocle Mario Orimbelli who invites him in his villa where he presents him his wife Cleofe and his sister in law Matilde, alleged widow because her husband is missing in action in Abyssinia.Read More »

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JIM BOWIE…a man with his name on a knife – and a woman with a weapon all her own!
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse’s murder, but Judalon takes up with another man. Jim eventually has another romantic interlude with Judalon and is forced to kill one of her suitors in self-defense. Jim leaves town, and falls for the daughter of a Texas politician, but his entanglement with Judalon continues to bedevil him.Read More »

A groundbreaking collaborative documentary, 101 was co-directed by acclaimed husband-and-wife filmmaking team D.A. Pennebaker (Dont Look Back) and Chris Hegedus (The War Room) with active creative input from Depeche Mode, who’d held an exclusive contest for fans offering an appearance in a Depeche Mode movie as the prize. 101’s narrative through-line of contest winners traveling across America to attend Depeche Mode’s landmark Rose Bowl concert is a cinematic precursor to the youth culture trend in “reality tv” programming. Depeche Mode’s 101 captures the electrifying synergy between the band and their fans.Read More »

“Michael Smith is a big baby. Well, not all the time. But when he gets into his droopy diapers and lacy bonnet, adds sunglasses and a pacifier, and totters around on his stumpy legs as Baby Ikki, he’s as riveting to watch as any real toddler, albeit larger, hairier and a bit scary. Mr. Smith, the multitalented performer, video maker and multimedia artist, has been doing this character for about 30 years, and it never gets old.Read More »