Green Street (1962)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 8M
Director : Věra Chytilová
Writer : Věra Chytilová
Synopsis
Her first foray into documentary filmmaking was a short called Green Street (1959), a look at an over-loaded freight train departing from Prague. Though only nine minutes in length, Chytilová’s astute editing ensured a visual spectacle.
After making a psychologically compromising decision, a young woman faces a vividly strange reality.
Two boyfriends take a tour of their dysfunctional relationship through the magic of television
Toxic masculinity has come to a head and this story explores the consequences not just for women, but for men. The phrase "toxic masculinity" is thrown around flippantly, and its potential root causes are very rarely explored. When a person is plagued with jealousy, they are willing to do almost anything in order to acquire what they desire. Our protagonist, August, internalizes the relationship that his best friend Wren shares with his girlfriend Julia as a direct, personal attack on him and his identity. Due to the fact August is not getting the same amount of attention and affection that he is used to from Wren, he goes behind Wren's back to manipulate Julia. August's internalized turmoil triggers an out-of-body experience that then drives him to make intimidating, coerced advances toward the people he loves.
When a nervous and inexperienced pizza delivery boy stumbles upon a crime he must go on the run and maybe stumble upon saving the day
An ex-convict of substance abuse tries to win over his 9-year-old son and reintegrate himself into society. His value as a father and a man is challenged as he goes through a particularly trying day.
A run-of-the-mill family is terrorized by strangers dressed in military garb who invade their private realm.
As a homage to Andrea Arnold, accompanied with music by Rockettothesky, we follow an unnamed Girl as she encounters the physical manifestation of the anger, fears and insecurities in her life, through the form of a Masked Man. The Grasshopper symbolises personal strength, independence and the freedom to change.
Karel is a passionate gamekeeper. He has been taking good care of the forest and there are many enviable trophies in his collection. In a remote part of the forest, poachers waken a creature who could prove to be Karel's equal.
Director Tereza Tara fell ill at the age of twenty-five. She captured her ten-year-long journey to recovery, which took her deep into the past and to the edge of the abyss, in the form of a personal and poetic video diary. With her weakened kidneys, she visited doctors, psychosomatic experts, and an alternative healer who urged her to surrender herself into the hands of God. Gradually, she began to see the condition of her dual organs as a reflection of her unbalanced relationship with her mother, her partner, and her own body. She finally understood that if she wanted to find a cure for her diseased kidneys and start living a better life, she needed to understand herself better first.
Jack Taylor is seemingly living a normal life until he receives a mysterious call from a scared colleague. She is found dead the next morning. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
In a series of juxtaposed images and sounds, Jaromil Jireš comments on the tragic premature death of thousands as well as their posterity due to the atomic bomb.
Ten-year-old Adam suffers from Juvenile Arthritis. To cope with the daily struggles of his illness Adam draws comics and retreats into his imagination. As the courageous Wonder Boy! Adam fights alongside the heroic Captain Wonder against the notoriously evil Dr. Itis. As Adam’s illness progresses both reality and fantasy collide, and he must find the inner strength to overcome both his illness and the evil Dr. Itis before it’s too late.
A psycho infiltrates a drug deal. Those in charge of the deal catch wind of the discrepancy.
A cutesy pink teddy bear ends up in the hands of a hypermasculine loner with vague intent.
A phone call turns an evening at home into a nightmare.
A mid-’90s video game console explores its failed history through the memories of the games it was intended to share with the world, and attempts to find new life in its obsolescence.
Mae and Gemma spend one last night together knowing that, in the morning, their relationship will be over. Mae struggles to get through to Gemma, who does everything to cling onto what she thinks is the perfect relationship. Through manipulation and seduction, the two women try to understand how what is tearing them apart is also what is keeping them together.
A woman is terrorized by visions of a tormentor. Can she learn to confront it?