Sacha Vierny

A história de uma garota judia, Suzie, que é obrigada a abandonar sua terra natal, a Rússia, para viver em Londres, onde descobre que é uma afinada cantora. A fim de desenvolver seu talento, ela se muda para Paris e entra para uma companhia de dança. Entre plumas e paetês, Suzie conhece a desinibida Lola, uma garota que pretende subir na vida, custe o que custar. A vida das amigas muda radicalmente quando Lola começa a ter um caso com o cantor de ópera italiano Dante, um homem arrogante e sensível, e Suzie se aproxima do cigano César, que se apaixona por ela perdidamente. A guerra vai mudar o destino destas quatro pessoas que amam viver. Prepare seu coração para viver fortes emoções.

After the death of his wife, wealthy businessman Philip Emmenthal and his son Storey open their own private harem in their family residence in Geneva (they get the idea while watching Federico Fellini's 8½ and after Storey is "given" a woman, Simato (Inoh), to waive her pachinko debts). They sign one-year contracts with eight (and a half) women to this effect. The women each have a gimmick (one is a nun, another a kabuki performer, etc.). Philip soon becomes dominated by his favourite of the concubines, Palmira, who has no interest in Storey as a lover, despite what their contract might stipulate. Philip dies, the concubines' contracts expire, and Storey is left alone with Giulietta (the titular "½", played by Fujiwara) and of course the money and the houses.

Cora is a teenager and has a lot of problems (mostly because of the relationship with her parents). One day she meets Katz, a hypnotizer who makes shows in the whole country, and his assistant Pedro. Then she manages to convince Katz to bring her with him in order to teach her his job. Thus Cora leaves her home without saying any word to her parents and begins a long trip through France with a very tumultuous relationship with Katz and Pedro.

Orfã de mãe, Nagiko (Vivian Wu) cresceu em uma tradicional família japonesa, sendo criada pelo pai (Ken Ogata) com o auxílio da tia (Hideko Yoshida). A cada aniversário da jovem, seu pai escreve bençãos em seu rosto e nuca enquanto a tia lê um antigo manuscrito. Com o passar do tempo, o ritual marcará momentos importantes na vida da protagonista.

Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.

A short film based on the work of choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker.

A short made for TV with director Peter Greenaway discussing the dazzling 3.5 minute opening sequence from his film, 'Prospero's Books'. As Prospero (John Gielgud) walks through his library, Greenaway comments on the historical, mythological, biblical & fictional characters occupying the library.

Dutch composer Louis Andriessen collaborates with director Peter Greenaway on a commissioned short film to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Mozart. Gods create Man, Music and Mozart.

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.

O gângster Albert Spica (Michael Gambon) janta todas as noites no restaurante Le Hollandais em companhia de seus capangas e sua esposa Georgina (Helen Mirren). Cansada dos modos violentos e grosseiros do marido, Georgina flerta com um solitário Michael (Alan Howard). Com a cumplicidade do chefe de cozinha Richard (Richard Bohronger), os dois amantes fazem sexo às escondidas no banheiro e na despensa do restaurante, enquanto Albert devora prato após prato em sua mesa. Quando Albert descobre a traição da esposa, desfecha uma cruel vingança contra Michael, que por sua vez será vingado por Georgina.

Cansada das traições do marido, Cissie Colpitts (Joan Plowright) afoga-o. Suas filhas (Juliet Stevenson e Joely Richardson), também insatisfeitas em seus casamentos, seguem o "exemplo" da mãe e assassinam seus maridos da mesma maneira. O legista local, que nutre uma paixão pelas mulheres da família Colpitts, impede que os crimes sejam descobertos.

Um arquiteto norte-americano chega à Itália para supervisionar uma exposição de Boullé, arquiteto francês que ele idolatra, famoso por suas construções ovais. Quando fica sabendo que seu ídolo ingere alimentos muito parecidos com os seus próprios, fica desconfiado que sua jovem esposa (Chloe Webb) o está envenenando. As barrigas começam a se tornar uma fixação para ele, e começa a ficar doente e cada vez mais paranoico. Durante o período de nove meses, ele se torna obcecado por sua própria barriga. Uma pérola dentro do gênero avant-garde.

Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.

Emily, a child, stays with her bourgeois grandparents during frequent periods when her mother makes films. Isabelle wraps a picture, flies to her childhood home to pick up Emily, and plans to leave for her place in France. Old wounds between Isabelle and her parents open around Isabelle's life style. It's also apparent that Isabelle's mother, Paula, is unhappy - with her husband and with her youthful hopes dashed when she became pregnant with Isabelle. Unbeknownst to Isabelle, the co-star of the film she's just made has followed her, checked into a nearby hotel, and wants to begin an affair, even though he's married. Can Isabelle sort it out? What's best for Emily?

Elisabeth and Simon have been deeply in love for two months when Simon momentarily dies, but comes back to life. Simon does not want any further medical tests, but the couple are forced to grapple with the possibility of his death. They eventually tell their close friends Jérôme and Judith Martignac about the event. The Martignacs are both clerics, and Judith has just been giving a funeral service for a villager who committed suicide, though Jérôme would have nothing to do with suicide..

An inexperienced young actress is invited to play a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed'. The film director, a Czech immigrant in Paris, takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between acting and reality. She winds up playing a real-life role posing as the dead wife of another Czech immigrant, who is manipulated by the filmmaker into commiting a political assassination.

A woman revisits long-suppressed nightmares as she is being chased through an abandoned warehouse by a strange man.

Um marinheiro bêbado conta a odisseia surrealista da história de sua vida a um estudante assassino.

Após a morte de sua mãe, Marion decide ir morar na casa de seu pai, mas ele rejeita a idéia. O problema é que ela, agora, já se acha uma mulher e está apaixonada pelo padrasto, Remi. Ele luta contra este amor, mas não consegue enganar a si mesmo.

O escritor Henri Laborit apresenta três histórias que ilustram as complexidades do comportamento humano. René é um homem de raízes agrícolas que se torna gerente de uma fábrica têxtil. Janine, ex-atriz e agora estilista, tem um caso amoroso com Jean, um político que enfrenta dificuldades em casa.

While the Easter holidays are over, a young woman named Cécile and her brother Pierre return to the family home. There they meet their grandfather Léon, an old communist militant who has shaken Lenin's hand.

The film centers on a Dominican monk named Jérôme (played by one actor in colour and another actor in black-and-white) and his interactions with various higher-ups within the French Catholic Church. Ruiz's intention was to reflect the ideological arguments that plagued Latin American left-wing political parties.

Two narrators, one seen and one unseen, discuss possible connections between a series of paintings. The on-screen narrator walks through three-dimensional reproductions of each painting, featuring real people, sometimes moving, in an effort to explain the series' significance.

Um estudo de uma mulher fria e reservada que praticamente foi vendida pelo marido, um operador de edifícios, para se livrar de uma dívida de jogo.

A César winning short film about a young woman who was caught stealing 500 grams of calf's liver. The next day she relates the incident to a friend

Irresistible charm and talent helps Serge Alexandre alias Stavisky, small-time swindler, to make friends with even most influential members of French industrial and political elite during the early 30s. But nothing lasts forever and when his great scam involving hundreds millions of francs gets exposed result is an unprecedented scandal that almost caused a civil war.

The body of a young woman is discovered near a farm. The judge, Larcher is in charge and thinks that the farmers have something to do with the murder.

"The Holy Family" - A woman of powerful character and a priest create a religious sect, through a nun who practices automatic writing dictated by the Virgin Mary.

Ambrosio (Franco Nero) is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes. After he has committed numerous crimes, it appears that he will be caught and punished by the Inquisition. Instead, he signs up on the Devil's team and wins his freedom.. and eventually, the papacy.

A youngish sales employee of a computer firm is blackmailed into helping a group of mysterious Bulgarian industrialists who have come to his office. A government contract is being sought for a businessman who is in danger of bankruptcy.

Experiencing something of a mid-life crisis after his beloved son marries and moves out, a factory worker makes some drastic changes in his life, moves in with the boy and his wife, and sets them all on the path to a communal lifestyle.

Screenwriter Philippe (Duchaussoy) imagines a crime committed by his wife Sylvie (Delon) and a mutual friend Pierre (Serre): a dead body is put in a trunk but the hand sticks out. Sylvie and Pierre begin to have an affair and things get very dangerous and the imaginary crime is on its way to becoming prophetic.

An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier.

Against the backdrop of the French revolution, young Caroline tries to reunite with her first love, despite her arranged marriage to an older politician.

Séverine é bela, jovem, rica e frustrada com a vida que tem. Com o marido trabalhando o dia todo a moça resolve trabalhar num discreto prostíbulo todos os dias a tarde, o momento em que pode largar sua vida real e se tornar a Bela da Tarde sem que ninguém saiba. O problema é que os clientes que recebe são pessoas que podem estar tentando fugir da mesma vida vazia que ela.

A husband and wife meet three years after their formal separation, when they return to the provincial town where they once lived to pick up their divorce decree.

Um grupo de espanhóis refugiados na França tenta organizar protestos contra o governo em Madri. Sua rede está sob constante ameaça pela polícia espanhola e alguns deles foram recentemente presos. O personagem principal Diego (Yves Montand) dedicou toda a sua vida à batalha, mas ele se sente afastado para sempre. Ele não encontra seu lugar nem em seu país adotivo (França) nem no amor. Mas este filme não é sobre a história, é sobre estilo. Alain Resnais tem uma abordagem original neste filme e isso é o que faz com que esse filme valha a pena ser assistido. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

Once upon a time there lived in the same village two men bearing the very same name. One of them chanced to possess four horses, the other had only one horse, so, by way of distinguishing them from each other, the proprietor of four horses was called "Great Claus," and he who owned but one horse was known as "Little Claus"...

A writer discovers a link between a vegetarian restaurant and a series of mysterious deaths.

Uma viúva, dona de uma loja de antiguidades e o seu enteado vivem perturbados com difíceis lembranças do passado. Um antigo amor volta à vida da mulher e espanta o tédio da sua existência. Já o rapaz é assombrado pela memória das atrocidades que testemunhou durante a guerra da Argélia, quando uma jovem chamada Muriel foi torturada até à morte.

No luxuoso hotel, um estranho tenta convencer uma mulher casada a fugir com ele, alegando que ambos haviam tido um caso amoroso no ano anterior, em Marienbad. Mas a mulher não se lembra do relacionamento.

A look at Paris in 1928 in black and white and then color sequences filmed in the same places in 1959.

Steph, Jean-Claude and Jacques work in a Parisian art shop, but they mainly work in the field of eroticism, which they conceive as a wide-ranging field of exercises and experiments.

A widow in her fifties,Madame Lacoste ,meets Jean when they both come to put their pussy in a cattery.The man borrows a hefty sum from her ,to send his sick young son to breathe the fresh air of the country ,or so he said;in fact there's no son at all.He gives the money to his mistress who claims she's pregnant by him and who wants to have an abortion.She lies too ,for she does not expect any child and she intends to help the young man she's in love with to buy a scooter.But the latter does not care about her either and intends to marry a "rich " girl ....who's actually the concierge's daughter.

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.

Hiroshima, 1959. Uma atriz francesa casada (Emmanuelle Riva) veio de Paris para trabalhar num filme sobre a paz. Ela tem um affair com um arquiteto japonês (Eiji Okada) também casado, cuja esposa está viajando. Nos dois dias que passam juntos várias lembranças vêem à tona enquanto esperam, de forma aflita, a hora da partida dela. Ela conta que foi "tosquiada", pois se apaixonou por um alemão (Bernard Fresson) quando tinha apenas 18 anos e morava em Nevers, sendo libertada no dia em que seu amor foi morto, já no final da 2ª Guerra Mundial. Por ter amado um inimigo ela foi aprisionada por sua família numa fria e escura adega e agora, 14 anos depois, novamente sente o gosto de viver um amor quase impossível.

Impressions of the rue Mouffetard, Paris 5, through the eyes of a pregnant woman.

One of Chris Marker's earliest documentaries (1957) and probably one of his best, the hour-long Letter From Siberia mixes new and found footage with inventive commentary, and is especially memorable for a passage in which footage is repeated while the offscreen commentary transforms its meaning with a different ideological interpretation. It is perhaps the earliest example we have of Marker's inimitable essayistic manner, hence an indispensable work.

A documentary film about occupational diseases shot in 1957 at the Francolor factory in Oissel. It takes the form of a scientific investigation to discover the origin of a mysterious illness that has infected a worker at the factory.

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.