Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
The Science of Sleep is about a man named Stéphane who struggles with the boundaries between his dream world and reality. He falls in love with his neighbor, Stéphanie, but his insecurities and vivid dreams make it difficult for their relationship to flourish. The movie explores themes of love, art, and the power of the imagination.
In 'The Music Box,' a duo of deliverymen struggle to move a piano up a long staircase, resulting in hilarious mishaps.
Behind the Screen (1916) is a comedy movie that takes a humorous look at the chaotic and exciting world behind the scenes in the early days of Hollywood. The film follows the story of an aspiring actress and her journey through the movie business, encountering various hilarious situations, including crossdressing, pie throwing, and slapstick comedy.
In Tall Story, a college student named Ray tries to win the favor of his professor by joining the basketball team. Along the way, he faces various challenges and competitions, including dealing with a manipulative woman and an obsessed fan. Will Ray be able to prove himself and succeed both on and off the court?
In this early short Harold Lloyd sneaks into a movie studio in order to locate an attractive young lady he's just met at a snack bar. He's retrieved a letter she dropped and wants to return it to her, but it's pretty clear that his interest extends beyond mere politeness. (She's the adorable young Bebe Daniels, so this is easy to understand.) The movie studio setting provides Harold with lots of opportunities to do what comedians do in comedies like this one: flirt with actresses, anger the studio brass, and dash through sets disrupting everything.
Potts, the detective, with his pupil, Pan, are called by a mother to save her child. They go to the spot, accompanied by their hound, in a dog grip, and find the broken-hearted mother, who gives them a shoe and a little shirt as the only means of identifying her child. They see the cub reporter, who has been sent to the neighborhood on a lost child story, and think that she is the kidnapper. Potts enters the saloon, after he sees the reporter enter. She has gone to report on the telephone to her editor. Potts holds up the whole room, and then he and Pan proceed to search the premises. One particularly large person threatens them with a bungstarter. While Pan is waiting for Potts, he scrapes acquaintance with the reporter. When the detectives return from their fruitless search they see the big fellow playing the piano. The distracted mother comes in, and seeing the piano player she recognizes him as her child. Potts takes one look at the tiny shoe and the shirt and gives up the case.
Koncert is a 1962 Hungarian short film directed by István Szabó. In the film, several beach-goers have a go at playing creating an impromptu concert. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
"Snub" and his much larger dancing partner, "Fat" (Marvin Loback), struggle with each other in the room they share, try to crash the local vaudeville house and end up having to repossess a piano from their former landlord.
A young man faces perilous adventures when he is evicted from his apartment.
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