Hermann Bahr
Prague, 1920. Milena's father wants her to follow in his footsteps and be one of the first female doctors in Czechoslovakia, but she is determined to be a writer. She elopes to Vienna with the Jewish music critic Ernst Pollak, and starts a correspondence with Franz Kafka. She leaves Pollak and returns to Prague with her father, where she befriends and translates Kafka. As a journalist, Milena covers the 1923 Ruhr worker's strike and meets the communist architect Jaromir.
Drezner
A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis. They would come to his house, and he would kindly give them lethal "vaccinations" for their anticipated travel to Argentina. Then he would steal everything the brought with them (in addition to their up-front payment to him) and burn their bodies in his home-made crematorium.
Theater Director
Mathieu (Philippe Garrel), diretor, se prepara para gravar um novo filme. Ele escolhe para a liderança do sexo feminino, uma atriz famosa (Anémone). Porém, sua esposa Jeanne (Brigitte Sy), acredita que a história do filme é autobiográfico. Ela considera essa escolha como uma traição... e ainda tem o filho comum de 6 anos, Lo (Louis Garrel)... Ao filmar sua própria vida e colocar nisso um núcleo familiar verdadeiro (esposa, pai e filho, todos atores de ofício), Philippe acompanha a luta de uma geração que já não sabe como se enxergar, como sobreviver. Por mais que ele tente se nomear enquanto personagem, nunca o vemos como tal, ao menos não como outro além do que ele próprio e os seus...
Assistant Director
A French family is shown as they go through the daily routines of life. Arguing, feasting, crying, and yearning for love are just some of the human emotions encountered. The mood wavers between excessive noise to silence while those not participating in the conversations eavesdrop.
A César award winning short film about a young actress who has to disguise her pregnancy bump in order to keep working.
Assistant Director
Henri is a lonely, isolated young man who lets no one get close to him. He meets a street hustler and comes out of his shell, going 180 degrees into gay obsession. Though he has yet to physically approach the object of his affection, Henri builds up so much unrequited lust that it explodes with horrible results.
