A quirky east German family embark on a voyage to Naples in their beloved Trabant, passing by various regions and their stereotypical inhabitants along the way. The family have to address issues both technical and personal along the way.Read More »

“Heinz Emigholz opens his latest, Slaughterhouses of Modernity, with a voice. This would have normally been shocking as Emigholz’s austere “Photography and Beyond” series of films lack any sort of voiceover, preferring the subjects (always architecture) to do the talking themselves. Oftentimes, this means an overview of an architect’s career (Perret in France and Algeria or Maillart’s Bridges) or an attempt to compare and contrast the details of certain works (Two Museums or Two Basilicas). Read More »

Synopsis:
Keller, a painter, while at the ballet is impressed with the beauty of Nicole and sketches her head on the body of a nude model. When it is shown, it causes embarrassment to Nicole’s husband, Walter, a diplomat whose career is threatened. Nicole decides to get a divorce to ease things. She sees Keller, who tries to make amends for the trouble he has caused. Nicole resumes her singing career in nightclubs, and Keller agrees to help her get a divorce.
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Shivamma (46) is a mid-day meal cook in a village government school and the sole breadwinner. Her family is in the process of finding a groom for her daughter. Shivamma has her own affair running alongside.Read More »

How does a fiction writer turn to documentary essays to confront horror in times of emergency and shock? The Tokyo subway attack, orchestrated by members of the Aum cult in March 1995, profoundly impacted Haruki Murakami’s life and transformed him as a writer. In the months that followed, he collected testimonies from victims and some members of the Aum sect. His essay Underground was an attempt to explore the deeper causes of the tragedy, beyond the superficial media coverage. This work ultimately inspired one of his most internationally renowned novels: 1Q84Read More »

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Favoriten: the classroom becomes a model for society in Ruth Beckermann’s compassionate documentary

Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann takes an unhurried and optimistic approach to documenting a class of primary school children in the working-class Viennese neighbourhood of Favoriten.Read More »

A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.Read More »

Synopsis:
Pablo makes a living writing the daily horoscope predictions. He does his job quietly and diligently, and seems like an ordinary guy. But what no one knows is that when he gets home, he has an exuberant and complicated polyamorous life.Read More »

Lado, a Georgian smuggler, transports antiques to St. Petersburg, where he meets Medea, an immigrant at an antique workshop. Vadim, a lonely elderly man, bonds with Medea. Their lives intersect amidst smuggling, survival, and connection.Read More »