Søstrene Elinor og Marianne kunne ikke være mere forskellige. Storesøster Elinor er pragmatisk og velovervejet, mens Marianne er romantisk og impulsiv. Begge møder kærligheden, men i England omkring år 1800 er der intet vigtigere end penge og social status. Og pigerne mister begge dele, da deres far pludselig dør, og familien må flytte fra sit gods. Emma Thompson fik en Oscar for sit manuskript til Ang Lee's skønne Jane Austen-filmatisering, der også modtog Berlin-festivalens Guldbjørn.
I midten af 1869'erne ankommer den unge enke, Anna Leonowens til Siam, hvor hun skal lære kongens mange børn om den moderne verden i vesten. I starten kolliderer hendes selvstændige og stædige væsen med kongens egenrådige og gammeldags omgangsform, men som tiden går, lærer de to ikke alene at forstå. men også at respektere hinanden.
Sean Thornton, er en irsk-amerikansk professionel bokser, som kæmper under navnet "Trooper Thorn". Efter at han ved et uheld har dræbt en modstander under en kamp, flytter han fra USA til Irland for at overtage familiens gård. Han ender med at forelske sig i og gifte sig med den iltre Mary Kate Danaher (spillet af Maureen O'Hara), som er søster til den ikke alt for begejstrede lokale storbonde "Red" Will Danaher. Danaher vil ikke give sin søster den fulde medgift, som hun er berettiget til. Sean er parat til at lade sagen falde, men Mary Kate er besluttet på at få sin medgift for enhver pris.
Based on Molière's play. The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven't spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. When Cléante, at last, tries to speak to Harpagon, the old man informs the family that he wants to marry Marianne, the young girl loved by Cléante. Unaware of his son's sorrow, Harpagon doesn't understand why Cléante has become so angry with him.
Trækfugle er en medrivende og æstetisk mavepuster med bjergtagende billeder og en kompromisløs fortælling om 1970'ernes narkohandel i Colombia. Det hele starter med 30 geder, 20 køer, 2 æsler og 5 halskæder. Året er 1969, og den unge Rapayet gør kur til den endnu yngre Zaida. De er begge en del af Wayuu-folket, der bor i ørkenen tæt på grænsen mellem Colombia og Venzuela. De lever i et matriarkalsk samfund, hvor kvinderne tager de vigtigste beslutninger og bærer det største ansvar. Langsomt men sikkert involveres Rapayet i salget af marihuana til USA, og samtidig krakelerer hans familie og oprindelige kultur lidt efter lidt.
A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is killed enroute, and his wife finds herself with child. She continues on hoping to find a man and a home.
A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...
A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that. So he has to ask for a loan from his boss. The boss refuses to serve him but as soon as he knows Marianna, he changes his mind. Spyros tries to think of Marianna, who is smirked for his boss's mistress, but he only manages to lose his job. He wants to marry her with the poor and honest electrician Manolis, who is in love with her.
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life.
Young Asians in San Francisco find their love thwarted by clan warfare.
Ngando and Ndomé share an extremely perfect love. Yet, tradition demands a dowry for Ndomé’s hand that Ngando, an orphan, cannot afford. Forced to ask his uncle for assistance, Ngando finds himself at the mercy of his uncle’s lust and greed. How can Ngando and Ndomé find peace together? Their journey will be challenging and everyone will learn that not everything special can be saved.
A handsome young man from Bangkok is sent to an upcountry town to try and stamp out corruption. He falls in love with the local beauty, the eldest of three sisters. However, the course of true love never runs smoothly, and the couple have many obstacles to overcome. Not least is the girl's shotgun toting, over-protective father who demands a dowry of one hundred million baht.
The Woven Path: Perempuan Tana Humba is made up of two short movies that highlight the role of women in Sumba culture. The first part of the documentary, The Woven Path, is a 10-minute movie featuring picturesque footage and images that serve as a backdrop to two poems centering on the theme of mothers. The 30-minute Perempuan Tana Humba is a much more straightforward documentary, focusing more on Sumba culture and women in three short chapters: “Marapu”, “Belis” and “Perkawinan”.
Koumba is a brave boy, and a good son who works on a plantation. He leaves his native town of Ngounié to repay the dowry of his sister.