Peter Greenaway remembers his first meeting with Rotterdam Film Festival director Hubert Bals.
Peter Greenaway remembers his first meeting with Rotterdam Film Festival director Hubert Bals.
1989-01-01
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Jacob’s dream is to be a rap artist, so he works on a song that will give him the big breakthrough. To his big frustration, his dreams are tested every time his roomie Adam gets a visit from his girlfriend Frederikke. And through a journey of unforeseen events Jacob meets additional challenges that test his working discipline.
The action takes place in 1920 during the Civil War. Crimea on the eve of complete liberation from the White Guards. Returning from patrol, the four brave “elusive” knocked down an airplane. In the field bag of the captured pilot, they find a secret report, which speaks of the existence of defensive fortifications around the coastal city, which the Reds have yet to take. Young heroes get the task to get a map of fortifications and go to the city...
Tom chases Jerry into a bottle of invisible ink, and the now-invisible Jerry proceeds to have fun torturing Tom.
The special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be broadcast in Dolby Surround sound system.
Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When the news of the girls death spreads through the community, the driver and his family decide that the boy must be silenced. The set out to scare him into silence. The pressure becomes more and more violent, but despite this, the boy battles to expose the truth.
After Suman's father leaves her in the care of another family while he travels abroad, she falls in love with Prem. However, in order to for them to marry, Prem has to prove to Suman's father that he is not the same as his own dad.
Anupam embarks on an ambitious project to create a Bollywood music video for Aa Jaane Jaa. He casts the dashing Hrithik and the stunning Deepika as the lead models, with support from his other friends, including Ranjeet. During the shoot, Hrithik and Deepika's on-screen chemistry transforms into real love. However, their happiness is threatened by Amjad, who envies their bond and seeks to disrupt their lives. One day, the tension escalates in a jungle setting where Hrithik and Amjad face off in a fierce fight. With the unexpected help of Ranjeet, Hrithik emerges victorious, protecting his love and ensuring their bond remains unshaken. The music video ends with Hrithik and Deepika growing closer, reaffirming the message that true love never dies, no matter the challenges.
A couple embark on an early vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn. Boasting exquisite camera work, the film is also unforgettable for its wholly original ending.
The 15th and scary psychic documentary!! Includes six tapes; "Meat dishes", "Travel to Germany", "Husband going out", "road kill", "Dam" and "Spirited away village".
Wavelet cow born in a coffin family, a child of an absurd accident, he never lost, "smile", but fortunately been living in rural areas, simple environment does not make him feel "laugh" is a serious matter what. Growing up efforts of the mountains, leaving raised his coffin shop, go to the outside world battles, but still had to work into the funeral home. Wavelet witnessed at the funeral home vicissitudes of life, from the perspective of a funeral home handyman departure of family, friendship, love, new understanding on "Life last stop" platform for wavelet slowly growing. Wavelet cow eventually learned to "laugh", but in the last one to leave his loved uncle Hydride day.
Although terrified of girls, Charley must take a job teaching at a girls school.
Two boys, one girl, one night in the Northeast of Brazil. A morning of passion and secrets revealed.
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Toby is afraid of the dark. His mom tells him to close his eyes and count to ten, what happens next isn't exactly what she had in mind.
From childhood to adulthood, brothers Bilal and Nassim support each other no matter what.
There is the perfect world of conformity and restrictive social norms, and then there is the underground revolution that is about to take place. Ashi has to make a choice. Does she follow her soul mate, who wants to stay safe in their hidden underground life, or follow her best friend to make the changes that will rock the world above. But there is a third choice for Ashi a choice that will take her life into her own hands and risk losing everything. The Change, a film that explores the power of individuality.
An action star in mortal danger is rescued by an unlikely savior with ulterior motives.
Adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde, Another Round explores ten couples struggles with life, love and relationships around (literally) a bar.
Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster.
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
María rehearses Antigone the same way as she criticizes the government's actions; Ismene listens fearfully just as Irving reluctantly accepts the official version of a lie. Love only has consciousness in its disappearance; in the end the causes will be known, and only the memory of those who refuse to forget will be left with no consequence.
Aging painter Louis and his wife Michelle struggle to cope with Louis' advancing dementia.
Actor/cult icon Bruce Campbell examines the world of fan conventions and what makes a fan into a fanatic.
Unexpectedly reunited with his daughter amongst the ruins of the world as they knew it, a father is determined to make this day special, even if they are already dead.
Three friends with different cultural origins find an abandoned washing machine while playing. To their shock, they find out that the washing machine has strange powers: their heads are swapped by sticking them in the washing machine. When it turns out their heads can't be swapped back, they must go back home with each other's heads. Because their households have very different habits and traditions, they end up in awkard situations. Through these situations, they learn a lot of new things about each other.
After Saturn XVI crashes back to Earth, ex-astronaut Arthur struggles with an infection. Richard and his friends are blind to it's origin but his victims won't be. The Doorway is open.