Frank
A short crime thriller about the young crook Rick who receives an apparent simple task from his boss that changes into a grim test of his loyalty.
Dietsch
Adaptación en inglés de una novela de Albert Cohen que describe una tortuosa relación amorosa entre un alto funcionario de la Sociedad de Naciones y la esposa calvinista de uno de sus empleados. (FILMAFFINITY)
Leon Mortier, a wealthy publisher, whilst driving through the forest one day, stops when he sees Lulu walking down the long narrow road. She gets into the car. Leon is amused and intrigued by her. When he pulls off, suddenly out of nowhere a man appears in front of the car and Leon accidentally hits him. He decides to take them both home to recover. Leon falls madly in love with Lulu. Both Lulu and the man stay on with him in the house. Lulu's behavior is unpredictable. Leon becomes suspicious and paranoid about her. As he begins to suspect that his friends are being unfaithful with Lulu, he decides to throw a dinner party with some of his closest friends. During the dinner he wants to confront them with their infidelity and expel them all from his life with Lulu. But when he discovers his son in the arms of Lulu, he decides also to get rid of her, a plan which backfires in a most unexpected way.
A modern fairytale about ordinary feelings and extraordinary events. Aafke and Thalia are both 30 years old when they meet each other in a shoe shop. They both return there after having accidentally left the shop with each other’s new shoes. They spontaneously decide to trade lives with each other for 24 hours. Both are frustrated with their own lives and looking for the greener grass on the other side of the fence - only to arrive at the conclusion that the grass is always greener until you see it from close by…
Thorsten Fredriksz
Kevin Burke (Skeet Ulrich) es un joven y ambicioso responsable de seguridad de una gran corporación. Cuando es ascendido y se dispone a dar la noticia a su novia, ésta es asesinada. Kevin no descansará hasta encontrar al responsable, descubriendo un complejo entramado en el que está implicado el presidente de su empresa, que ha sido también su padre adoptivo. Atrapado, Kevin sólo podrá demostrar la verdad con la ayuda de la única que le cree: Una policía secreta infiltrada en su empresa. Así comienza un juego mortal en el que nadie es lo que parece y en el que nadie está a salvo.
Severin von Kusiemski
El protagonista, Severin von Kusiemski, cuenta la historia de su relación con Wanda von Dunajew, al narrador de la historia, después de que éste a su vez le contara su conversación en sueños con una Venus cubierta de pieles, posiblemente inspirada por el cuadro colgado en el despacho de Severin, que retrata a ésta Venus y su sirviente. Severin cuenta como se había enamorado de una mujer, Wanda von Dunajew, a la que extorsiona para conseguir que le trate como su esclavo, en formas cada vez más humillantes.
Johnny
In 1990s Amsterdam, Loe and Bob are in a relationship, but wanting different things. Loe is a singer who likes to party and who is also engaged in migrant support. Bob is a lawyer focused on his career. As the film progresses, the tensions in the relationship become exposed.
"Love is the only thing subject to negotiation in feature film debut which betrays admiration for the formal rigidity of Straub and Zwartjes." "The film, KYODAI MAKES THE BIG TIME, caused a commotion in the Netherlands when it won the Golden Calf for Best Film (the Dutch Oscar equivalent). The film went on to win the Jozef Von Sternberg Prize For Innovative Narrative Structure at the Mannheim Film Festival." "KYODAI MAKES THE BIG TIME – What was the public’s reaction to this? Your first film – is it like your first time having sex? Which I guess is a subjective question, but I’m thinking experimental, unnerving, liberating, a learning experience, a humbling experience, leaving you wanting more ? SEX SHOULD ALWAYS BE LIKE YOU'RE HAVING SEX FOR THE FIRST TIME."
