Fake, follows three young men—Ber, Po, and Soong—roommates in Bangkok who are each at different stages of navigating love and relationships. Ber is consumed by the pain of a breakup, Po hides his vulnerability behind his womanizing ways, and Soong dreams of finding “the right one” without knowing what that really means. Their lives take an unexpected turn when all three become infatuated with the same woman, unaware of each other’s pursuit. As their stories overlap, the film paints a portrait of youthful longing, heartbreak, and the fragile line between friendship and rivalry.
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A bored bisexual millionaire picks up a young destitute street artist and whisks her away to her villa in Saint Tropez. They meet a dashing local architect and both fall for him, setting in motion a ménage à trois of deception and betrayal.
Dario Argento meets the Marquis de Sade as sexploitation guru Norifumi Suzuki plunges us into a maelstrom of torture, secret masochistic desires and blasphemous rites. A young woman enters a convent to investigate the mysterious death of her mother. She soon discovers a smorgasbord of vice as she’s abused by lecherous archbishops, a lesbian mother superior and a line of fellow nuns ready to whip her (in the film’s most deliriously over-the-top scene) with rose-thorns.
When Elena Sandoval returns from Mexico to her family’s ranch in California, she hopes to bring new ideas to modernize their business. Her plans, however, spark conflict with relatives who cling to tradition. Romance, rivalry, and cultural clashes unfold, leading to a spirited mix of comedy, music, and misunderstandings before harmony is restored.
This independent film, a slice-of-barrio- life that was shot and exhibited in South Texas. It is a compelling film about the dilemmas facing a young Chicano in the spring of 1972 amid the Chicano Movement.
Two eccentrics who have ended up in jail due to their inability to conform build a fantastical flying machine to flee their grey reality. At once a bizarre comedy with bite about two outsiders in some indeterminate place at some indeterminate time, a plea for the power of dream and a concealed critique of the system.
For generations, shepherds from villages high up in the mountains have been travelling with their vast sheep herds, moving them to distant pastures where they spend the long winter. Each of the villagers has a story to tell, intimated through flawless concision, while the film’s effortlessly fluid epic narrative is interwoven with lyrical passages, together creating a timeless cinematic poem about the primary values in life.