A Jewish university professor returns from exile following the end of the Second World War. His hopes of rebuilding a new Germany are undermined by the continuing antisemitism of his colleagues and students.
Category: Drama
Cocky car racer Nick Jargin has retired since he nearly caused the death of his brother at a hairpin bend on a circuit. He now holds a trendy café who keeps him busy full time until one day, Tony Boari, a new champion racer, challenges him. Nick returns to competition and this time around he will have not only to beat his new rival but also his own demons. Kelly, her pretty lover, and Mrs. Jargin, his no-nonsense mother will help him to.
In rural Japan, farmers protest after their access to their water storage is blocked by corrupt landowners. The botanist Ikushima tries to resolve the conflict by locating an alternate water source for the peasants. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Motoko, who is the secretary and liaison of Tachibana, who owns the water storage. With both men being in love with Motoko, soon tensions start to escalate.
A group of youthful soldiers stationed in the Philippines prepare to fight after they learn about Pearl Harbor. One disgraced soldier redeems himself by heroically crashing his plane into a ship carrying Japanese troops.
PERSONAL FOUL looks at the relationship between three people. Jeremy is a grade school teacher who loves to nurture students but abhors the bureaucratic activity that accompanies his job. He’s pretty much a loner, but he does notice a new arrival, Lisa, a pretty, personable young woman to whom he is attracted. Ben, an introverted drifter who lives in a van and sells handmade paper flowers, is befriended by Jeremy. While Lisa is attracted to Jeremy, she cannot cope with his emotional instability. And Ben is no more emotionally fit than Jeremy to handle a relationship.
Skid Johnson is a former soldier turned band leader finds his fortunes rise as his fame increases. Unfortunately, with the fame comes arrogance and Skid takes all the credit but forgets those friends who helped him along the way. The person most slighted by Skid’s new attitude is Maggie King, his faithful girlfriend and band vocalist. When Skid’s drinking problem causes him professional and health problems, he slips into the bowery as a derelict where Maggie, now a star in her own right, finds him.
Daniel Moulin goes to New York on a business trip and decides to take advantage of his time in the Big Apple to try and locate the father he never knew. The only thing he has to go on however is an address in the Bronx that is 25 years old.
Charles Colson was involved in the infamous Watergate scandal that brought down the administration of former President Richard Nixon. Colson was sentenced to prison for the crimes he committed in the name of “national security”, and while in prison he underwent a religious conversion. This film tells the story of his life up to, including and after his conversion.