Kings of the Road follows a projectionist named Bruno and a young man named Robert as they embark on a road trip across Germany. As they travel, they confront their own existential loneliness and the struggles of life. The film explores themes of isolation, identity, and the search for meaning in a seemingly empty world.
Something in the Air is a drama/romance movie set in 1970s France. It follows a group of young people who become involved in political activism and rebellion during the aftermath of the May 1968 events. The story focuses on their personal relationships, artistic creations, and their hope for a better future.
During World War II, a young Russian soldier embarks on a journey to return home and encounters various challenges and experiences along the way.
Silent Wedding is a comedy-drama film set in a rural village in Romania during the Soviet era. The story revolves around a wedding ceremony that goes awry when a television crew arrives to document the event. The film explores themes of love, death, and the influence of communist propaganda. Based on a true story, Silent Wedding provides a unique perspective on life in a small village during a turbulent time in history.
Tartuffe is a silent film released in 1925. It tells the story of religious hypocrisy and deception. The film follows the character Tartuffe as he manipulates and deceives those around him, ultimately leading to his downfall.
Splendor is a delightful film set in a small village in Italy. It tells the story of a projectionist who brings movie magic to the locals with his traveling cinema. Along the way, he encounters various challenges and meets interesting characters, including a talented stripper. This heartwarming film is an homage to the power of cinema and the beauty of human connection.
Friends since infancy, two youngsters struggle as their platonic bond blossoms into romantic love with adolescence.
Road, Movie is a comedy-drama film about a young man who embarks on a road trip adventure through the desert of Rajasthan. He encounters various challenges and meets eccentric characters along the way, including a bandit gang, a mechanic, and a widow. The film explores themes of self-discovery, selfishness, and the transformative power of journeys.
A projectionist travels across Kyrgyzstan to bring the wonders of the silver screen to the people.
Brest, 1950. The war ended five years ago and nothing remains of the city. Massive bombings and intense fighting lasting more than a month turned the city, its docks, its arsenal, into ashes. Thousands of workers will build it up again, brick by brick. But with awful work conditions protests quickly arise and a strike begins. Violent confrontations happen during manifestations. Until one man falls. The next day René Vautier lands at Brest clandestinely to make a movie about the movement.
In Russia, an introverted father and his teenage daughter live on the road in a van that contains their entire life, including the equipment for a travelling cinema: the source of their meager income. Povolotsky builds on the undeniable art of the long take, on both the scale of the imposing landscapes and the tight interior of their cramped vehicle. The nameless father and daughter rove around the extremities of their vast country, from south to north. On its margins, the pulse of independent drifters who endure and resist.
A lonely man who operates a film projector finds his only solace in a woman he sees on a film reel. After the reel is lost in an accident, he sets out to find the woman through the remotest, poorest places of the Dominican Republic.
A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies
Cães Sem Coleira (1999) is a captivating docudrama that tells the story of the history of travelling cinemas. Through the lens of a movie projectionist, the film explores the cultural impact of cinema and the oral history surrounding it. It delves into the experiences of the people involved in the travelling cinema industry and their passion for bringing cinema to different communities. With its unique narrative approach, Cães Sem Coleira offers a captivating insight into the world of travelling cinemas and the profound influence of movies on society.
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