Betty Fisher and Other Stories (2001)

Una pareja se conoce y se convierten en amantes durante un verano. No saben mucho el uno del otro, pero no les importa, no les interesa descubrir más allá de su erótica relación, más allá de los misterios que parecen esconder fuera de la habitación del hotel donde se aman.

A train compartment, four people, a ticket collector, a Barcelos penknife and a potential assassin. Will they all make it to the end of the journey?

In "The Lead Shoes", we can neither thrust in our eyes nor our ears to help us understand how time flows or how space is. Therefore, Peterson forces us to take both space and time as relative experiences. The consistent disorientation in the film and our consistent inability to perceive them in absolute terms become the main subject of the film. Peterson makes us aware that space and time are more complicated than we think they are and they should be experienced in a more open-minded way. —Yoel Meranda

Mathieu Roy's L’Autre maison is an intimate and powerful family drama featuring three generations of great Quebec Actors. Marcel Sabourin plays Henri Bernard, an 86 year-old man with a failing grip on reality. His sons, a jet setting middle aged photo-journalist (Roy Dupuis) and a younger pilot-in-training (Emile Proulx-Cloutier) disagree on a course of action, leaving the father and the younger son inhabiting a rustic cottage in the woods. As the older man's health deteriorates, options become more limited; when an IED accident in Afghanistan kills the photo-journalist's translator, the family must come together like never before. Shot in Quebec, Iceland, Africa and Asia, Another House blends elements of memory, perception and lyricism into a remarkable cinematic mix that moves the story well beyond direct domestic issues into a visual realm that balances nature and humanity.

A well-respected plastic surgeon dedicated to helping patients with severe burns questions his career, his family…his perfect life and ultimately, his sanity when an encounter with a disgruntled patient triggers a psychological spiral no one can control.

Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit and Maxim are gladiators of modern times. From the strongman to the top-class bodybuilder, to the veteran who has become a trainer, they all share the same definition and obsession with overcoming their limitations. They are waiting for the next competition, working hard in the gym and following extreme diets.

Con la esperanza de hallar una vida mejor, dos jóvenes parejas deciden emigrar a Europa occidental. Los albaneses Melinda y Nik van a Italia para poder vivir libremente su relación prohibida. Los serbios Vera y Marko cruzan Hungría rumbo a Austria. Marko, un violonchelista de notable talento, ha conseguido que lo acepten en la Orquesta Filarmónica de Viena. Pero al llegar a la frontera, y pese a tener los visados en regla, empiezan a tener problemas. (FILMAFFINITY)

Two boys, Li Ahh and Li Ohm, grow up motherless. Their father, Sui, is a workaholic who shuts himself out of the world. The boys' quest to reach out to their father leads them to adopt a puppy. But when the animal is sent away for being a nuisance, the boys are devastated. For the first time, Sui realizes that all his children ask is simply to love and be loved.

Three women of different generations living in a waning industrial town, struggle to restore meaning in their life .

When Sasha's mother arrives on her doorstep without warning the young musician is unable to hide her trepidation. As she tries to prepare for the most important concert of her career, the reasons for her mother's visit come to light and Sasha must find a way to survive the remaining 24 hours, confronting both the volatile woman and the past that Sasha had worked so hard to leave behind her.

A la muerte de su madre, la adolescente Chantal coge una mochila y llega hasta Gaspé, lugar donde su madre soñaba con volver. Tras vagar durante varios días y al límite de sus fuerzas, es recogida por Serge, que la acoge en su granja. Serge contrata a Chantal y poco a poco estos dos seres solitarios comienzan a conocerse, en contacto con la naturaleza que los rodea.

La película trata sobre los cambios enormes que han pasado en la URSS después de la victoria de la Revolución de Octubre. Hacia el fin de la guerra civil, el ex suboficial y caballero de San Jorge Filimonov se encuentra contuso en estado de shock. Pierde por completo la memoria. Desde hace un tiempo, Filimonov ayuda al guardián de la pequeña estación ferroviaria. En una ventanilla del tren que pasa, Filimonov ve a su mujer. Esto le despierta su memoria. Sin embargo, Filimonov se acuerda sólo de lo que ha pasado con él hasta la contusión. Decide ir a Petersburgo para encontrar a su mujer y a su patrón del trabajo. Durante un tiempo, no puede comprender los cambios que han pasado en el país en los últimos años. Los obreros ayudan a Filimonov a entender que ahora, bajo el poder Soviético, él junto con ellos es el amo de la fábrica y de su propia vida.

Una actriz, que recorre los escenarios de la Francia rural con su monólogo "Sexo y Crimen", conoce y se enamora de un hombre que, a partir de ese momento, colaborará en su espectáculo. Un sentido homenaje al mundo de los cómicos. (FILMAFFINITY)

Comedy drama about an apathetic writer whose only interest is in his psychiatrist's watch which may have belonged to John F. Kennedy at the time of his assassination in 1963.

As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer then has a large box brought in. It is opened, revealing a very large folding fan. When the fan is spread out, the designs on it begin to change and move. And this is far from the last of the surprises that the conjurer has in store.

A young schoolboy tries to help the girl he likes to pass a test.

A family goes on a fishing trip, but makes a lot of stops along the way.

A complex creature. Regular underwater photography, magnified close-ups, and film through a microscope present sea urchins. We see their mouth and five teeth close and open. After injecting one with gelatin, the shell is removed and we see the muscle structure, digestive tube, and reproductive organs. Magnified stems reveal suction cups; stems lengthen and contract allowing the sea urchin to move. We see microscopic calcareous stems; at their ends are jaws with various uses. Cilia everywhere are in constant motion, stirring up water and debris. African music on the soundtrack suggests a shuffle dance.

En un pequeño pueblo desolado reina la tristeza y la resignación. Sólo Dolores, una mujer gruesa de cincuenta años, cree todavía en el futuro. Dolores es el centro de admiración de todas las mujeres gracias a su bondadosa naturaleza, pero Manolo, su marido, no puede soportar el exceso de generosidad y la abandona por ello. Dolores decide pecar por primera vez, acostándose con un hombre anónimo; pero sin querer le salva la vida y el supuesto pecado se convierte en una obra de caridad. Con el tiempo llegan otros hombres buscando la ayuda de Dolores, hasta que ésta decide abandonarse a su vocación de santa y acaba acostándose con todo el mundo, renaciendo el pueblo. Cuando las mujeres se enteran de que sus maridos son felices porque se acuestan con Dolores, deciden no decir nada. El nombre de Dolores corre de boca en boca y decenas de hombres vienen desde las ciudades a ponerse en cola para conocerla.

The Pope is in town and the night of his stay is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin′s inhabitants. Rich and poor, down-and-outs and policemen, street kids and taxi drivers - in their search for a little bit of happiness, they all end up on an amusing and at times harrowing odyssey through the labyrinth of the big city.