The Joker (1961)

20세기 초의 혼란스러운 아사쿠사 거리. 무라타 건설회사와 후지노 건설회사는 계약을 둘러싸고 권력 다툼을 벌인다. 이들은 폭력을 동원해 준공식을 지연시키는 등 목숨을 건 싸움을 벌인다. 임신한 아내를 둔 무라타 건설회사의 오가타 역시 이 싸움에 휘말려 어쩔 수 없이 나쁜 임무를 수행해야 한다.

When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue. Originally created as an educational film, this somewhat surrealist short has a serious message at its core. This won't be a lesson you'll forget in a hurry.

An Iranian filmmaker and his son travel to Haifa, Israel to investigate a religion that originated a hundred and seventy years ago. Youth from all over come to Haifa to join this religion, and those who serve in the gardens that surround the holy places develop peace-loving attitudes through their interactions with nature. The filmmaker shares with his son the idea that if the Iranian people had adopted a peaceful religion, Iran would not be preparing a nuclear attack on Israel, but the son believes that all religions tend to bring about destruction. As a result of these arguments, father and son separate from one another and pursue their own paths.

꽃을 키우는 데 특별한 재능을 가진 한페이는 한 군주의 정신병을 치유하기 위해 특별히 정원 관리사로 뽑혀 온다. 하지만 한페이는 미친 줄 알았던 군주에 의해 점점 전문 암살자로 길들여진다.

The man has a monotonous job punching tickets for the Japanese railway. One night, while walking home, he saves Jun from getting raped by two hoodlums. A few days later, he sneaks into her house but gets discovered. Later, as he watches his son subdue an insect with a chemical, the man gets an idea to subdue women while they're sleeping so he won't be discovered sneaking into their home. His new hobby spirals out of control as his confidence grows.

Letters, Riddles and Writs is a one act opera for television by Michael Nyman broadcast in 1991.

This first true Czech avant-garde film turns away from a purely celebratory approach to the city. The camera follows a detached protagonist on his wanderings, as his highly subjective journey becomes a fragmented visualization of urban landscapes.

N Took the Dice is essentially a reworking of Eden and After made possible by the roll of a dice (scenes from the 1970 film were combined with outtakes and additional footage in an aleatory way). Robbe-Grillet was always interested in music and since he perceived Eden and After to be serial in nature, it only made sense that its sister film would stand in opposition to that.

요(구숙정 분)와 문문(오설문 분)은 같은 집에서 함께 살고 있는 절친한 친구 사이. 광고 모델 일을 하고 있던 그녀들은 이웃에 사는 탁이라는 남자와 이상하게 자주 마주친다. 그러나 그저 같은 시간대에 출퇴근을 할 뿐이라고 생각하며 이웃사촌으로서 잘 지내려 애쓴다. 그러던 어느날 요는 유명한 제작자인 태로부터 영화 출연 제의를 받게 되고 문문은 처음으로 친구가 없는 밤을 적적하게 여기며 보낸다. 그날 밤, 이웃집 살던 그 남자 탁은 문문이 홀로 집에 있음을 눈치채고 몰래 숨어든다. 그는 처음 그녀들이 유명한 모델임을 알았던 순간부터 이상한 계획을 마음에 품고 있었던 것이다. 탁은 문문을 강간한다. 중국에서 뒤늦게 돌아온 요는 그 사실을 알게 되고 태의 권유로 강간범으로 탁을 경찰에 신고한다. 하지만 탁이 문문을 강간하기 전 철저히 계획을 세우고 덫을 놓았었기에 탁은 거기서 멈추지 않고 무죄 판결 후에 섬뜻한 미소를 지으며 자신을 감옥으로 넣으려했던 복수의 계획을 실행한다. 경찰에서 석방된 후 탁은 중국으로 출국한 것처럼 알리바이를 꾸민다. 그리고 틈이 타문문을 살해한다. 아무리 기다려도 문문이 돌아오지 않자 요는 그녀의 행방을 수소문한다. 요는 문문의 실종이 탁의 소행이라 생각한다. 탁이 문문을 죽였다고 단정한 요는 잔인한 복수의 방법으로 그를 잡기 위한 함정을 만드는데...

A closeted gay detective and his partner chase a serial killer who targets male prostitutes.

A girl has to decide who to marry: a poor country boy or a rich nightclub owner.

Moody, atmospheric ghost story starring Mason as a retired tradesman who purchases an old mansion that has been vacant for 40 years because it is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a young woman who had died there. Unaware of the mansion's reputation, Mason and his wife Mullen move in and hire a young woman, Lockwood, to keep house. Soon after Lockwood's arrival, strange things begin to happen in the household, and it becomes apparent that she is possessed by the spirit of the dead girl, though Mason scoffs at the idea. On death's door and bedridden, Lockwood asks for the same doctor who treated the woman who died 40 years ago. He arrives and treats her. The next morning Lockwood is cured, and it is revealed by the police that the doctor's dead body was found in his carriage hours before the time Mason claims he arrived to see Lockwood. Convinced that not only the ghost of the girl but that of the doctor as well entered his home, Mason finally believes in the supernatural.

A mad scientist creates a hideous monster to carry out his murderous plans...

At the height of Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre orchestrates the trial and execution of several of his fellow leading French revolutionaries including Georges Danton.

Abel Hradscheck, the owner of an inn in the Oderbruch country, faces financial ruin. For this state of affairs, Ursula, his wife and former actress, is by no means free of blame. She is a "newcomer" to the area and even after eleven years in the area, still a "stranger". A Cracow company announces that a money-collector is on his way to the innkeeper. Mr. Szulski arrives and the debts are settled - with money supposedly stemming from an inheritance. The next day, Szulski departs but according to the maid and the stable-boy, behaves in a very strange manner. Soon afterwards, his carriage is discovered in the Oder River, but there is no trace of the drowned man. Hradscheck's neighbor starts casting suspicion on the innkeeper. The Counselor of Justice, who heads the investigations has the spot under the pear tree dug out. A dead body is exhumed...

The same day of their marriage, Jean's wife dies of a strange ailment in the middle of surgery. Afflicted by the loss, the young man abandons his medical studies and takes refuge in the memories of his time of courtship. At the same time that this happens, a wave of murders shakes the city with the same pattern of behavior: the victims are surgery students whose bodies have had both hands amputated.

A loving couple struggle to fend for themselves in modern day Los Angeles, One a loner and down and out, the other a lonely but hardworking secretary. Eventually, as cracks form in their passionate relationship, they resort to robbing an aging actress for money.

This is not merely another film about cinema history; it is a film about the love of cinema, a journey of discovery through over a century of German film history. Ten people working in film today remember their favourite films of yesteryear.

An alcoholic doctor accidentally kills someone and manages to make the death look like an accident. The episode triggers a sense of confidence and he resolves to correct the miseries of his life.

The story of the Dassau family, a family of artists: Frau Dassau is a composer, her husband is a writer, and their children are equally gifted as painters, poets and musicians. But unfortunately, no one wants to invest money in their art. The family is about to starve when Nicole comes up with a marvelous idea: She is going to write the "most scandalous book", the sex memoirs of a teenager. For this, she hides under the pseudonym of Eva. The book becomes an enormous success indeed, but Nicole's parents are decent people, and the public interest in their sluttish daughter begins to bother them. Things begin to get even more unpleasant when Nicole falls in love with an American publisher who'd prefer a virgin…