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.
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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.
In 1940, a man becomes a hermit after rejection. By 1950, a plague kills all post-pubescent males except him. Now desired by millions of women, he still yearns for his initial love interest, making him a treasured last man.
Produced in 1927 at the height of the silent era, these fascinating short subjects were presented in serial format in theaters with a new installment weekly. We are taken behind the scenes in the town where 85% of all American motion pictures were created. We are taken backstage where some of the many highlights include what movie sets look like in real life, Cecil B. DeMille pondering a new story, directors on the set directing, Lon Chaney hamming it up on the set of The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hollywood Boulevard, Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre and much more.