Maria's Silence
The true story of Maria Leiko ̶ a famous actress who late in her career must decide between fame and love for her grandchild, between her ideals or the lies of Stalin’s totalitarian regime.
The true story of Maria Leiko ̶ a famous actress who late in her career must decide between fame and love for her grandchild, between her ideals or the lies of Stalin’s totalitarian regime.
When Franck mysteriously disappeared during a space mission three years ago, everything changed for his sister Elsa. One day, she is contacted by an unidentified life form who offers to bring her brother back to Earth. But there is a price to pay.
Recently married, the deeply religious and highly sensitive Agnes increasingly withdraws within herself. Her internal prison becomes ever more oppressive, her melancholy more overwhelming. Soon, her only way out seems to be a shocking act of violence.
Jeff is invited by his friend Max to stay with him at an isolated lodge in the wilderness. The hostile virgin forest and the director’s huge log cabin become the territory where the youthful search for ideals and freedom comes up against the wounded egos of adults.
Switzerland, 1939. Lubo is a nomad who is called up to the Swiss army to defend the country’s borders. Shortly afterwards, he finds out that his wife has died while attempting to stop the gendarmes from taking away their three small children. Lubo knows that he won’t rest until his children return.
A man in his forties is arrested during his trip to Denmark. The police suspect him of being a wanted murderer accused of killing his wife and three children a few years ago. Meanwhile, two amateur detectives set out to conduct their own investigation.
The Maynards and their children lead an almost perfect billionaire family life. Amon is a passionate hunter, but doesn’t shoot any animals, as the family’s wealth allows them to live totally free from consequence.
There may be a 50-year age gap between Samid and Ayaz, but they share a passion for film. Both are brimming with ideas to revive the cinema in their village. Once the long-awaited light bulb arrives after many months, the cinema is packed out with locals... But will the magic work?
French writer Sidonie Perceval is invited to Japan for the republication of her first book. She is welcomed by her local editor. As they travel together, she slowly opens up. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: She will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.
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When Nina finds out that her son Lars has been injured in an accident at school, some troubling thoughts are awakened. Was Lars only a witness to a gruesome crime? Or did he actually participate in it? When a winter storm cuts the last connection to the mainland, a dangerous confrontation ensues.
Film historian Alexander Horwath suspects that actor Henry Fonda’s view as the “conscience of the USA” doesn’t paint the full picture. It is the more convoluted paths of Fonda’s biography and how he played roles and embodied attitudes that truly interest Horwath.
A pack of strays - seven dogs and one woman - live in Moscow’s city shadows. They remain in a state of constant restlessness as cracks in the city reveal a savage landscape. Shot entirely from the animals’ point of view, patterns of taming and mutual dependence become blurred.
As WWII-era United States enlisted its greatest filmmakers to support the war effort through cinematic propaganda, even Alfred Hitchcock got involved. But with 1944s LIFEBOAT, some believe that despite the master’s best intentions, he accidentally crafted a pro-German film.
Canan, a criminal lawyer, divides her time between mornings in court and evenings by her mother’s hospital bed. On the day of a murder suspect’s sentencing whom Canan is defending, she must make a moral choice that will affect the lives of her mother, the judge, and the defendant.
Drawing on a rich array of archival materials, director Martin Scorsese fully explores the collaboration between Englishman Michael Powell and Hungarian Emeric Pressburger, who thrived in the face of adversity during World War II but were eventually brought down by the film industry of the 1950s.
One day, the ghost of José de los Santos's son appears and tells him of his own impending death. José embarks on his final journey, entering the jungle to find a place to die. But the area is controlled by armed groups. He must dodge their bullets and violence to save his soul from purgatory.