A film about news, life and death.
Before the media became so prevalent, we were concerned about our immediate neighborhood. At the end of the day, news was the subject of our conversations, but now it's possible to converse with someone at the other end of the globe. We do it all the time. It's simple. The world has become one big neighborhood. Now Headline News has replaced the back fence. That's the news service of the eigthies. It's a new idea and a new approach.
A delusional young boy explains a day in his life and his passion for Chess.
A lower-class maid navigates the social world of the upper-crust family she works for.
omptueux châteaux, demeures historiques, dîners dans des appartements parisiens très chics, cocktails littéraires, soirées au château de Versailles, chasses à courre ou réceptions dans des cercles très privés, Michel et Monique Pinçon-Charlot, sociologues et directeurs de recherche au CNRS, nous font découvrir un milieu qui cultive habituellement la plus haute discrétion. Le réalisateur, Jean-Christophe Rosé les a suivis pendant plus d’un an, alors qu’ils enquêtaient puis travaillaient à l’écriture de leur dernier ouvrage "Les Ghettos du Gotha".
The protests of 1968 had a significant impact on the great cities of the world. But people like to forget that the periphery went through the same social upheavals – Central Switzerland, for example. This is hardly surprising: in the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy, society followed a strict order; tradition, shaped by centuries of Catholic rule, seemed untouchable. But in the 1960s, the local youth could not take these stifling conditions anymore: starting in 1969, resistance broke out across Central Switzerland.
About the life and customs of the pre-war Lithuanian bourgeoisie in the seaside resort of Palanga.
A sly critique of the communist regime in Poland, one of the carefree participants disrupts a patriotic march by retrieving a collection of unnecessary "bourgeois" items from inside his head. It introduces the disunity in their ranks as everyone starts playing with objects brought by him.
A wall blocks the path of two people. One man submits, while the other refuses to admit defeat.
As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She finds new interests, new love, and a greater sense of her place in the world.
While his parents are away, a little city boy goes to the countryside. This stay will be one of initiations and forbidden games in the company of Maedeli, a little girl who is not afraid.
Au milieu d’un carnaval tenu par une petite société bourgeoise, marivaudages et aventures amoureuses se multiplient jusqu’à ce qu’un billet doux égaré provoque le scandale.
Barcelona in the early sixties: black and white chronicle of the ups and downs in the relationship of several young couples of the Catalan bourgeoisie during the time between two Saint John's eve festivals.
A conscientious tanker driver, Thanasis Papathanasis, works hard to help his sister Afroditi study medicine. He believes that in this way he will be able to marry her off so that then he can finally marry Eleni, whom he has loved for years. His efforts, however, are all in vain, as he is constantly confronted with a corrupt establishment and political situation that generate all the prevailing misfortunes: personal, social and national.
Après une soirée à l’opéra, des invités se retrouvent pour dîner chez l’aristocrate Edmundo Nóbile. Une fois le repas terminé, les convives se rendent compte qu’ils ne peuvent quitter la demeure. La porte est ouverte, mais une force invisible empêche qui que ce soit d’entrer ou de sortir…
The selfishness of the bourgeoisie and the dull passivity of its servants are the theme of this puppet animation presenting the tragicomedy of a society in its death throes, taking refuge in absurd behaviour.
Un homme reçoit une lettre de rupture de sa bien-aimée qui lui renvoie sa photo déchiré. L'amoureux blessé décide de répondre à cette missive. Stylo à encre, porte-plume, table de travail, timbres-poste, papier et encrier deviennent diaboliquement récalcitrants et comble de malheur, le jeune homme se retrouve éjecté par la fenêtre de son fauteuil à bascule.
Handan et Korhan sont un couple de quadragénaires qui vit dans l'un des meilleurs quartiers d'Istanbul. Handan invente constamment des choses pour elle-même afin de remplir sa vie. Handan, imite son amie Sermin et commence à écrire! Mais ce désir, qui est d'abord innocent, deviendra prégnant au fil du temps et apportera des soucis.
Un savant génial remplace l'hypophyse d'un chien par celle d'un clochard alcoolique. Le résultat bouleverse l'existence satisfaite et banale du scientifique.
Lors d’une courte chasse, Valeria est tuée. Il n'y a aucun témoin oculaire mais son mari Fabrizio est soupçonné. Maria Teresa, amie de Valeria et cousine de Fabrizio veut aider ce dernier en faisant intervenir son mari Marcello, un avocat impuissant.