An in-depth look at the band during their first trip to China. George Michael and Andrew Ridgely tour China with their group WHAM! as the first Western band to tour the Communist country, beating out Queen for the privilege. Director Lindsay Anderson was the surprise choice to chronicle Wham!’s tour of Communist China, taking in performances in Hong Kong, Beijing and Canton for a two week period in the month of April, 1985.
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Tommy has lost his job, his love and his life. He lives in a small apartment above the Trees Lounge, a bar which he frequents along with a few other regulars without lives. He gets a job driving an ice cream truck and ends up getting involved with the seventeen-year-old niece of his ex-girlfriend. This gets him into serious trouble with her father.
Steven Dyer, an executive working for a giant multinational drugs company, decides to report his employer for breaches of Common Market trading regulations. One night in Basle, Switzerland, he leaves his home to post a letter, the start of a nightmare journey that leads to terrible consequences for his life, his career and for his wife and children.
After killing his abusive father, a troubled teenager becomes the focus of a police investigation that unravels the emotional scars, fractured family bonds, and shattered dreams that led to the shocking crime.
György Kovásznai transposes this Jules and Jim-inspired love triangle into his own world, centering it on a circle of young intellectuals who drift through the streets of Budapest and gather in cafés. The film imitates the personal tone of the diaries with the use of painted black and white photo retouching.
A satirical parable about civilization, rush and frantic speed, human flight from the natural environment and the pace of modern life. With increasing speed, the camera furiously races through forests, fields, rivers, farms, and buildings, finally losing control when it reaches the city. Zbigniew Rybczyński’s graduation film.
Against the backdrop of a confined and minimalist room, a plethora of activities takes place. Little by little, the small chamber is occupied by diverse characters whose looping and overlapping daily routine generates a perfectly choreographed ballet, stunningly arranged and orchestrated by the cosmic tango of life.