The Deserter and the Nomads (1968)
Género : Drama, Bélica
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 39M
Director : Juraj Jakubisko
Escritor : Ladislav Ťažký, Juraj Jakubisko, Karol Sidon
Sinopsis
An apocalyptic story of three wars in three film tales encompassing the end of the WWI,WWII, as well as a vision of the world destroyed by nuclear weapons. This film was honored at the film festivals in Venice and Sorrento. Immediately after that the copy with Italian subtitles was locked in a safe as evidence of the anti-communist activities of the director, who used real footage of the Soviet invasion.
Bienvenidos a Sin City, ciudad de policías corruptos, atractivas damas y vigilantes desesperados. Algunos están buscando venganza, algunos redención, y otros, ambas cosas. Un universo de héroes inverosímiles que intentan hacer lo correcto. Sin City es una ciudad que vive entre la luz y la oscuridad, llena de personajes singulares. Está por ejemplo Marv (Mickey Rourke), un superviviente que busca vengar la muerte de su único amor. También está Dwight (Clive Owen), un investigador privado que intenta dejar sus problemas atrás. Después de que un policía sea asesinado, Dwight no parará ante nada para proteger a sus amigos. Finalmente, está la historia de Hartigan (Bruce Willis), el último policía honesto de Sin City, que va tras la pista de una joven en manos del sádico hijo de un senador... con resultados inesperados.
A compilation of shorts, diverse experimental content and more weird stuff spread directly from the devious mind of the South African film director Neill Blomkamp. Includes: Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, Kapture-Fluke, Cooking with Bill, Praetoria, God and Gdansk.
Largometraje dividido en varias historias basadas en obras del maestro Edgard Allan Poe. Cada uno de los cortos, o capítulos, está realizado con una técnica diferente, pero sin abandonar el aspecto pictórico o de ilustración que quiere conservar el director. (FILMAFFINITY)
A manifesto of sorts for the Czech New Wave, this five-part anthology shows off the breadth of expression and the versatility of the movement’s directors. Based on stories by the legendary writer Bohumil Hrabal, the shorts range from the surreally chilling to the caustically observant to the casually romantic, but all have a cutting, wily view of the world.
Una sucesión de historias cortas con mensaje moral que se desarrollan en las urgencias de un hospital de la Cruz Roja.
Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales - glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light - make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. The original piece of literature, written by Karel Jaromír Erben in 1853, contained twelve tales.
Los hermanos encuentran las cintas secretas VHS de su tío muerto. Las cintas cuentan con abogados enfermos, atrevidos desafíos, patricidio, tecnología demoníaca, frutas monstruosas y muchos más horrores. Mientras miran ansiosamente cada una de estas películas impactantes, extrañas, cómicas y sangrientas, no saben que están conjurando algo muy espantoso y espantoso. En la tradición de las antologías de terror como V / H / S.
"Using the same, three times repeating dialogue – dramatic conversation between man and woman – Jerzy Skolimowski from Poland, Slovak director Peter Solan and Czech director Zbynìk Brynych shot three different stories. The result was an extraordinary experiment in the world cinema, which we can call an insight in the relationships of men and women of different age groups, an analysis of love and marriage of those who are at the beginning, in the middle or going towards the end of their life."
The second chapter of the "Troublesome Night" series, this movie consists of three stories. The first story is about a girl that called a radio show for advice and comfort after her boyfriend died tragically. One of the station DJs unconsciously suggested that she should commit suicide if she wants to be reunited with her beau. Unfortunately, the girl takes the suggestion and the DJ becomes racked with guilt as the girl's ghost returns to haunt him. The second story is about a group of friends voyage to the sea. During the trip, they encountered mysterious events after they rescued an eerie woman from a boat wreckage. The third story is about another DJ that quit his job after the untimely deaths of his co-workers. To escape the pain, he becomes a street racer. But, his thrill rides were hindered when he stumbled upon a sinister spirit by the roadside
Película compuesta por tres episodios que representan varios aspectos del amor: la tentación, los sueños y la aventura. (FILMAFFINITY)
A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.
May 1945. On the outskirts of Prague, ordinary people meet Soviet soldiers-liberators with tears of joy in their eyes. In the early days of the lull, someone sadly recalls a pre-war life; someone unexpectedly meets his love; someone is returning from enemy dungeons looking hopefully into the future; and someone, having moved from a tank into a Czech tram, warmly recalls his craft as a car driver... These days, all those who survived the Great War fire swear an oath to keep peace on Earth forever, honoring the memory of those who gave their lives for simple human happiness.
"Gente en sitios" es un "relato caleidoscópico" que recorre la comedia, el drama, el relato social, el terror y el surrealismo con el denominador común de "la irreductible poesía de la condición humana frente las embestidas de lo extraño y lo caótico".
Five directors tackle five short stories playfully tied together in one dark, twisted, humorous film about what goes on behind the door of room 316.
A year after the death of his paternal grandmother at the age of 101, filmmaker Martin Villeneuve brings her back to life using a special talent.
In this antological film, four fairy tales from the book by Jan Werich, each one by a different director.
Břetislav Pojar directs the story of Thumbelina, Aurel Klimt "The Hunchbacks of Damascus", Vlasta Pospíšilová "Three Sisters and a Ring" and Jan Balej close the film with "The Sea, Uncle, Why is it Salty?".
As Boys On Film reaches the end of its teenage years, we take a look at those unique boys who go one step further, who excite, invigorate, and always impress, who break boundaries, shape their worlds and are more than what they appear. Volume 19: No Ordinary Boy includes ten complete films: Scott T. Hinson's "Michael Joseph Jason John" also starring Eric Robledo… Abhishek Verma's animated "The Fish Curry"… Dean Loxton's "Meatoo" starring Calum Speed and Warren Rusher… Amrou Al-Kadhi's "Run(a)way Arab" also starring Ahd and Omar Labek… Jannik Splidsboel's "Between Here & Now" starring Francesco Martino and Peder Bille… Jake Graf's "Dusk" starring Elliott Sailors, Sue Moore, and Duncan James… Ben Allen's "Blood Out Of A Stone" starring Alex Austin and Oisín Stack… David Färdmar's "No More We" starring Jonathan Andersson and Björn Elgerd… Leon Lopez's "Jermaine & Elsie" starring Marji Campi and Ashley Campbell… and Marco Alessi's "Four Quartets" with Laurie Kynaston.
Kim tiene 15 años y vive con sus padres, y con dos búfalos, en la costa sur de Vietnam durante la ocupación francesa, en la década de 1940. Trabajan en los campos de arroz. Durante la temporada de lluvias no hay pasto, y los búfalos están muriendo de hambre. Kim se ofrece entonces voluntario para adentrarse en la selva y encontrar comida... Una aclamada película presentada por Vietnam para los Oscar 2006.