Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.
Edward Bloom elsker at fortælle historier. Han benytter enhver chance til at underholde folk omkring sig med fantastiske beretninger om sine store bedrifter ude i verden. Historier om kæmper, mystiske hekse, hvordan han fandt sit livs kærlighed og om dengang, han var ansat i et cirkus. Nu lakker Edwards liv mod enden. Han er blevet træt og gammel, men han får stadig et helt specielt glimt i øjet, når han fortæller en af sine historier. Det er bare ikke godt nok for hans søn Will. Nu har Edward ikke lang tid igen, og Will føler stadig ikke, at han kender sin far, for det eneste, han nogensinde har hørt fra ham, er løgnehistorier. Det tror han i hvert fald. Men selvom Edwards historier kan stå mål med de bedste eventyr, så er de måske ikke så langt fra sandheden alligevel.
Guido kører ind i en lille italiensk by i en by med defekte bremser og fortsætter i hæsblæsende tempo. Han svøber den smukke Dora i sin drømmeverden, og sammen får de sønnen Giosué. Men krigen truer. Og den lille familie sendes i koncentrationslejr. Men på fantasien og humorens vinger kan man svæve næsten helt hen til håbet.
Kwaidan er japansk for spøgelseshistorie, hvilket afslører indholdet i den anerkendte instruktør Masaki Kobayashis klassiske gyserantologi. Beskrevet af den legendariske filmkritiker Roger Ebert som "en samling spøgelseshistorier, som hører til de smukkeste film, jeg har set", vinder af juryprisen i Cannes samt nomineret til Oscaren for bedste udenlandske film.
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.
When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public access television. The response is so strong that a large company hears about it and offers her a television series. Her life becomes complicated as she is forced to make some serious decisions. Through it all, Grace is able to help a young mother realize that time is the most valuable gift she could give to her daughter.
A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind-bending sci-fi, exploring themes of authority, drugs, theology, mental illness and much more.
A narrator relates a variety of peculiar stories involving characters with the initials HC and their dealings with telephones. These are interspersed with artistic shots of telephone boxes in a variety of locations.
Ricardo is all set to play Jesus in a biblical reenactment, but crashes into a dilemma while traveling to the show.
Our story follows the tumultuous relationship between Mike, a mechanic, and Nancy, an escort his friends got him for his birthday
A womanizing night club singer who has his pick of many beautiful showgirls tries to climb socially and break into society but soon discovers the social and class differences are insurmountable.
Adaptation of the Broadway musical. The story is set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and tells of a peasant girl who falls in love with an aristocrat. Against this backdrop, social class differences play out while the island gods wager a bet of what is stronger, love or death.
Two storytellers put forth their versions of the story of Shravan Kumar. The art for the film uses painted images from a wooden portable shrine called a Kaavad. The film is a collaborative work between traditional Kaavad storytellers and Kaavad artists from Rajasthan, together with the filmmaker. Combining lush animation with live-action, the film is an interpretation of two stories which are forever fused in the act of telling and retelling.
A filmmaker is invited to an actor's house, who is keenly interested in his story. For the story to be told, the characters need to speak for themselves so they began speaking and they said
Ria is a third grade student and she got a writing assignment about her holiday. But, she writes about her story with her mom instead.
Ts'oostsitsi is a Blackfoot word used to describe the past. Feeling responsible to continue storytelling in his family, Ike Solway recounts a powerful experience had by his grandfather. What follows is a story that echoes through generations.
The biggest-titted Edinburgh Best Show nominees return in their darkest-ever adventure. Learn the horrifying true story of what happened when Amy and Christopher-Louise decided to hide from their problems on a remote island. As tensions flare and psyches fray, how will Yorkshire's finest meat-themed duo survive?