Blue Sky (1989)
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 1H 1M
Director : Takahisa Zeze
Escritor : Takahisa Zeze
Sinopse
A road movie about three persons traveling in a campervan on their way to Tokyo, Hamamatsu, and Kyoto. The film is based on the story of the heroine, a young girl named Momo, who was a member of the "21 Faces of Kaijin" gang involved in the Glico Morinaga Incident, and the film's ideas are remarkable, including the use of a tape recording of the actual incident.
Hannes is a beer truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Timetable Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad… On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police, he meets lot of folks and the love of his life.
Nenhuma família é verdadeiramente normal, mas a família Hoover extrapola. O pai desenvolveu um método de auto-ajuda que é um fracasso, o filho mais velho fez voto de silêncio, o cunhado é um professor suicida e o avô foi expulso de uma casa de repouso por usar heroína. Nada funciona para o clã, até que a filha caçula, a desajeitada Olive (Abigail Breslin), é convidada para participar de um concurso de beleza para meninas pré-adolescentes. Durante três dias eles deixam todas as suas diferenças de lado e se unem para atravessar o país numa kombi amarela enferrujada.
"Dolls" é baseado no teatro milenar bunraku, em que pessoas com vestes negras manipulam bonecos no palco. Através disto, o diretor Takeshi Kitano, nos conta três tristes e arrebatadoras histórias de amor, O jovem Matsumoto, abandona sua namorada Sawako, para casar-se com a filha do chefe, mas quando sua ex tenta se matar, larga tudo para viver com ela de forma miserável. Nukui, é fã da cantora pop Haruna Yamaguchi, e quando ela sofre um acidente que lhe deforma o rosto, ele toma uma drástica decisão para confortá-la. Hiro, abandona a mulher para trabalhar com a máfia japonesa e, trinta anos mais tarde, tenta reencontrar seu grande amor.
O embaixador japonês está visitando Marselha para conhecer as táticas anti-gangs da polícia local. Durante a visita, entretanto, ele é seqüestrado por um grupo que está trabalhando para a Yakuza. O jovem oficial Emilien está determinado a resgatar o embaixador e a oficial Petra (sua namorada), que também foi seqüestrada, e restaurar a honra para seu departamento. O louco e veloz motorista de táxi, Daniel, é chamado para salvar o dia e ajudá-los com sua habilidade em dirigir em alta velocidade.
It all starts with a bang. The car breaks through the crash barrier and falls off the bridge. The lights go out. After that, he is not able to see anymore. His optic nerve is severed, from now on the young stage-director Jakob is blind. His life will change and nothing will ever be the same. Jakob cannot handle the idea of never being able to see again and screams at the only woman who is able and willing to help him, Lily. A rehabilitation teacher, she helps the blind deal with the darkness. Lily has been living with it since birth, she too is blind.
Estranhos no Paraíso está dividido em três atos. No primeiro (O Novo Mundo), o húngaro Bela Molnar, que mora em New York há dez anos, recebe visita de usa jovem prima Eva, que veio aos EUA começar uma vida nova. No segundo (Um Ano Depois), Bela e seu melhor amigo, Eddie, são pegos tentando trapacear num jogo de pôquer. Fogem, roubam um carro e fogem para o oeste americano. No último (Paraíso), os três se aventuram rumo a ensolarada Flórida, mas a partir daí as coisas começam a dar errado.
Corey (Savage) e Jimmy (Edwards) são dois irmãos que, devido à separação dos pais, correm o risco de serem separados um do outro. Jimmy é uma criança com alguns problemas mentais, surgidos após a morte de sua irmã. Um dia, Corey descobre que seu irmão mais novo é um verdadeiro gênio do video-game, provavelmente um dos melhores que ele já viu jogar. Os dois iniciam uma verdadeira jornada rumo à Costa Oeste americana, onde se realizará um dos maiores torneios de video-game que já se viu. Mas, nesta aventura, os dois irmãos precisam evitar algumas pessoas, que tentarão de tudo para separá-los.
Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has sleeping problems, eating disorders and drinks excessively. On Valentine's Day, she meets truck driver Takatoshi. She joins him on a journey in his bumpy and shaky truck - which vibrates in tune with her uneasy soul.
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