Three Little Pigs follows the story of three pigs named Fifer, Fiddler, and Practical, who build their houses out of different materials. The pigs' houses are put to the test when a sly and hungry wolf named Big Bad tries to blow them down. Each pig's work ethic and choice of building material determine their fate as they face a series of comedic and thrilling encounters with the wolf. This heartwarming tale teaches the importance of hard work, perseverance, and cleverness.
A Short Film About Killing is a crime drama set in communist Poland. A young lawyer is assigned to defend a man accused of random murder. As the story unfolds, the film explores the complexities of the death penalty and the moral implications of killing another human being. The lawyer's past traumas and fears of death come into play as he navigates the case. The film culminates in the execution of the accused, prompting reflection on the brutality of capital punishment.
The Tuche family, a typical middle-class French family, win the lottery and move to Monaco. They struggle with their newfound wealth and try to fit in with the wealthy elite of the Côte d'Azur.
Accattone follows the story of a young man named Accattone who faces financial difficulties and resorts to exploiting a prostitute to survive. As he navigates the poverty-stricken streets of Rome, he becomes involved in a robbery and faces moral dilemmas that force him to confront his own idleness.
The Crossing Guard follows a grief-stricken father, Freddy Gale, as he seeks revenge on John Booth, the drunk driver responsible for his daughter's death in a hit-and-run accident. Freddy waits outside the prison for the day of Booth's release and plans to kill him. Throughout the film, Freddy struggles to cope with his grief, haunted by memories of his daughter and his own guilt. As the release date approaches, Freddy's obsession becomes more intense, leading to a tragic and unexpected outcome.
Loulou tells the story of an unhappy wife who gets involved with an adulterous relationship while working in an advertising agency. When her ex-convict lover enters her life, things take a turn for the worse as they struggle with a lack of money and face the consequences of their actions. The movie explores themes of love, betrayal, and the complexities of relationships in 1980s France.
In this Silly Symphony cartoon, the Wise Little Hen wants to plant corn and bake a cake, but her neighbors, the lazy Donald Duck and Peter Pig, refuse to help. After they fake illness, the Wise Little Hen finds a way to teach them a lesson.
A group of friends who are struggling to survive in the slums of Madrid commit petty crime in order to finance the debut as a bullfighter of one of them.
Heartbeat is a drama and romance film set in 1960s France. It revolves around a love triangle and explores the themes of class differences and love at first sight. The protagonist finds herself in an older man-younger woman relationship and faces the challenges of an unwanted pregnancy. The film delves into the bourgeois lifestyle and the complexities of relationships, depicted against the backdrop of Paris and Saint-Tropez.
Geronimo is a drama and romance film set in the South of France. It revolves around the feuding families and clans in a Turkish community. The story follows Geronimo, a social worker who gets caught in the middle of a family feud and a forced wedding. As she tries to mediate and help the community, she also finds herself falling in love and facing the challenges of an impossible love. The film explores themes of family relationships, cultural conflicts, and the power of love.
An executive and a dowdy working-class woman, both unemployed, married and parents meet at a supermarket. They become friends but find it hard to accept that they may be in love with each other.
On the outskirts of Parisian council housing estates lies a vast wasteland that still retains its mysteries in this day and age, and serves as a refuge for people who, in their spare time, escape or are often ejected from their overcrowded dwellings. They form small, rather harmless bands, share their first secrets, build up their "treasures" and submit to strict rituals. The sanctity of their rebellions is underscored by initiation through blindfolded jumping and a blood test. An impossible love story is born between two members of the same clan, Dan, a beautiful, tomboyish girl, and Lucky, a sweet but feisty boy.
Au milieu de nulle part, une cité ouvrière vidée de sa population depuis quelques années déjà. Pourtant, certains habitants ont décidé d'y rester, plus par choix que par nécessité, parce que c'est là qu'ils sont nés et qu'ils ont grandi. Parmi eux il y a Francis, l'ouvrier consciencieux qui continue d'entretenir la machine sur laquelle il a travaillé toute sa vie ; Samir, son fils.
Hoping to make a fresh start, Léo, a jazz musician, takes up temporary residence with his friend Bony, a young writer who is struggling to get his work published. One evening, Léo strikes up an acquaintance with a woman taxi driver, Cora; in spite of her impulsive and moody temperament, he cannot help being attracted to her. On the spur of the moment, Cora invites Léo to make love to her. When Bony meets Cora, he too finds her irresistible, but he lacks Léo’s self-confidence to make his move. Cora is not a woman that any man can possess readily. She is like a wild animal, a creature that revels in its freedom. Will either Léo or Bony be able to tame her...?
Kamel, a young man from the french ghetto, near Paris, is coming back to France. He was arrested for dealing drugs, he spent five years in jail and was banned from France for two years. He tries, with his family's support, to find a job and live a normal life. But nothing's normal in the ghetto.
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.
The story of two youths – one Algerian, one French – who become juvenile delinquents in a Paris suburb.
Tsutomu meets Kee outside a Pachinko hall. The two strike up an unlikely friendship.
The Sailor and the Seagull was released by the U.S. Navy in 1949 with a simple goal: encouraging servicemen to re-enlist. In the film, a disgruntled sailor named McGinty complains about the raw deal he believes he is receiving by serving in the Navy. As luck would have it, a seagull comes to release him from service so that he can experience the freedom of civilian life. McGinty soon learns, however, that civilian life means less freedom and less money than he had imagined and quickly jumps at the chance to re-enlist. (cont. http://blogs.archives.gov/unwritten-record/2013/09/26/sailor-and-the-seagull/)
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