A teenage girl from a small town moves to Tokyo and falls in love with a fashion model, but their relationship is tested by lies, secrets, and tragedy.
Control is a biographical drama film about the life of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the band Joy Division. The movie explores Curtis' struggles with epilepsy, his rise to fame, and his battle with depression. The film portrays his complicated relationships with his wife, bandmates, and an extramarital affair. Curtis' inner demons and mental health issues ultimately lead to his tragic suicide at the age of 23.
Spider is a disturbing drama about a schizophrenic man named Dennis Cleg. He moves into a halfway house in London and becomes obsessed with his own distorted memories, leading him to uncover a dark truth about his past.
In the town of Rainbow Valley, an Irishman searches for a stolen pot of gold, while romance and musical numbers abound.
Birds of America is a dark comedy that follows the story of a dysfunctional family as they navigate the aftermath of a tragedy. The film centers around a photographer named Morrie Tanager, whose brother has a bandaged head after a slip-and-fall accident. Morrie's neighbor becomes his source of support as he struggles with his career and personal life, including a failed tenure application and a wedding photograph that brings up painful memories. Along the way, the film explores themes of family, loss, and the complexities of human relationships.
A Story of Yonosuke follows the journey of a young man named Yonosuke, who moves to Tokyo for university and experiences various adventures and relationships along the way. He becomes friends with a diverse group of people, discovers his passion for synchronized dancing, and navigates the complexities of love and growing up. With a mix of comedy, drama, and romance, this film captures the essence of life in vibrant Tokyo.
When a newspaper editor is murdered, a small-town mechanic becomes the prime suspect. He must navigate a web of conspiracy and mistaken identity to prove his innocence and find the true killer.
Sidney Young, a British journalist, moves to New York City and starts working for a high-profile magazine. However, his abrasive personality and unconventional methods make it difficult for him to fit in.
Set during World War I, a young German soldier faces the harsh realities and devastating effects of war as he fights in the trenches and witnesses the loss of his comrades.
A girl named Ichiko works as a home nurse for a family. She begins a relationship with the family's older son and her world turns upside down when the younger son kidnaps a child. Suddenly, Ichiko becomes the prime suspect and her life takes a dark turn with secrets and revenge.
After a recent break-up, a woman's mental state deteriorates while she spends a week at her friend's lake house.
Dandelion is a heartfelt drama set in a small town, exploring themes of love, betrayal, and sacrifice. The story revolves around a character who faces the undoing of their life due to a betrayal by a friend. As they navigate through their feelings of aggression and refusal of intimacy, they find solace in cooking and the beauty of nature. Tragedy strikes when they experience the loss of their daughter, leading to a spiral of emotions and a search for redemption.
Eye in the Labyrinth is a 1972 Italian giallo film that follows a woman who unknowingly finds herself wrapped up in a series of murders and a dangerous secret. With elements of horror, mystery, and suspense, this movie keeps the audience on the edge of their seats as they try to unravel the truth.
German movie set in the future where there is a village existing only to maintain a game preserve for the ruling class and whose inhabitants are kept happy by popping pills. Written and directed by Uwe Brandner, the movie operates on many levels of love-hate relationships, but it is primarily a political parable about fascism and freedom. A young teacher comes to a remote village , which rich gentlemen have chosen as their hunting ground. The residents are happy and nice to each other. Any dissatisfaction that arises is wiped away with freely available drugs or with the clubs of the village police. A gamekeeper who makes sure that the high lords' hunting parties are not endangered becomes the new teacher in the village's first friend. They fall in love, and the gamekeepers gift of love is a gun, which will eventually break their relationship as a confrontation ensues as the teacher starts poaching with his new gun.
An alien being fights to complete an impossible task. A metaphor for the emotional weight one carries within, and the hardships when striving to rid oneself of it.
In this supernatural mystery, The Grudge meets Saw, an amnesiac girl wakes up in what appears to be an abandoned jail, where she is haunted by spirits who want to torture her.
Locked up in prison and awaiting execution, bored young vagabonds Bernardino and Mammone pass their time competing in a vulgar storytelling competition, relating indecent accounts about castration, unsavory testicles and an atypical threesome. Not intended for the faint of heart, this audacious piece of moviemaking focuses on tales of jealousy, murder and uncontrollable desires.
Outside Satan is a mysterious and enigmatic film that follows a nameless drifter who brings violence and chaos to a quiet rural community. The film explores themes of solitude, rejection, and the dark side of human nature.
Life on the Rock never seemed easy, but for Mitsy it is especially rough. The teenager has been abandoned by her mother, a particularly unfit parent prone to both the bottle and the sex trade. She is left to be brought up by her mercurial grandmother Bride, who is well-meaning but oppressively suffocating. Mitsy's dreams for the future hinge on her desire to be a hairdresser, but her current emotional well-being revolves around a wee dog named Sparky, an unwanted canine misfit to whom she becomes hopelessly attached. After Bride agrees to let Mitsy take the dog in as a pet, the teen tries desperately to create a happy, safe place for Sparky to thrive.
Carla, a young waitress, dreaming of a better life, is invited to spend an afternoon at the beach with Victor, a captivating classmate, and his peculiar friends. An immediate deep and intense attraction grows between them that will change their lives forever.