In 2092, Nemo Nobody, the last mortal on Earth, recounts his life at three pivotal points: at age 9, when his parents divorced, at age 15 when he fell in love, and at age 34 as an adult. Each point unfolds into numerous possible outcomes, revealing the many paths his life could have taken. As Nemo delves into his memories and alternate futures, he explores themes of love, regret, and the nature of choice.
When a small shoe factory in Northampton faces closure, its owner accepts an unlikely proposal from a drag queen to produce kinky boots for men. This decision sparks an unlikely friendship and challenges societal norms in a conservative community.
In a small town in Czechoslovakia, a young factory worker named Andula embarks on a journey of love and relationships. She experiences the complexities of young love and explores her own desires and aspirations. Through a series of encounters and awkward moments, Andula learns about the challenges and disappointments that come with romantic relationships.
A shoe factory owner, Charlie, forms a partnership with a drag queen named Lola to save his failing business. They design a line of high-heeled boots for men, which becomes a hit and helps them overcome various obstacles, including homophobia. Along the way, they navigate personal and professional challenges, leading to a successful fashion show and a boxing match that solidifies their triumph.
In 'You Can't Get Away with Murder,' a man is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to prison. With the help of his lawyer and a race against time, he must gather evidence to clear his name before it's too late.
A drifter hiding out in a small town assumes the identity of a wheelchair-bound woman's former boarder. He becomes involved in a casino heist and finds himself falling for the woman he is supposed to be taking advantage of.
Outskirts (1933) is a surrealistic drama set in a Russian village during World War I. The film explores themes of patriotism, forbidden love, and the harsh realities of war. It follows the lives of the villagers, including a cobbler who becomes a soldier, a factory worker, and a young girl caught in a love triangle. The plot also touches on the impact of the war on the village and its inhabitants.
When Julie finally lands a job at a luxury shoemaker, her dreams of stability collapse as the owner threatens to close the factory. Together with an intrepid group of women, they decide to resist, bringing back to life a bold and elegant shoe model to save the renowned brand. But when Samy, a young truck driver as wily as charming, jumps in the middle of the fight, this is no longer the same song.
The happenings in a shoe factory serve as a not very thinly veiled examination of the pros and cons of both socialism and democracy.
In 1910, women working in the silk industry in Bursa, protest against the working conditions. They go on strike.
Nikos, a grumpy and clumsy man, is the manager at a shoe factory and he's living with his wife and his niece. Everyone regards him as a curmudgeon, especially his niece who maintains a parallel relationship with Nikos' partner and a client and doesn't want to get married.
The year is 1936, and shoemakers in a Finnish industrial town are sending shoes to Spain as humanitarian aid. Young Arvo wants to do more, so he joins as a volunteer in the International Brigades and disappears.
Jennie is a drama and romance movie set in 1940. The story follows a newlywed woman who finds herself seeking vindication after her husband's unexpected death. She navigates through the challenges of being a German immigrant in New York City, working in a shoe factory, and facing dejection. With themes of remorse and retribution, Jennie is a captivating film that explores the struggles and triumphs of a determined woman in the midst of adversity.
Georges Méliès (1861-1938), cinema pioneer. A first-person narration traces Méliès' early interests in drawing and magic shows. He builds a studio and constructs his own camera-projector, recruits dancers from the opera and actors from the cinema to make a variety of films that tell whole stories: histories, dramas, documentaries, and ads. He moves from farce into sophisticated comedies, developing cinematic tricks (dissolves, split screens, and double exposure) to create artificially-arranged scenes. Then, the cinema passes him by, and he lives the last years of his life in poverty, selling toys out of a shop near the Montparnasse train station, with Jeanne d'Alcy his star.
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