Den glatslebne universitetsprofessor Humbert Humber gifter sig med en midaldrende og kærlighedshungrende enke, men i virkeligheden har han øje for hendes lunefulde teenagedatter
Den højtrespekterede dekan Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) mister sit job efter anklager om racistiske udtalelser. Han opsøger forfatteren Zuckerman (Gary Sinise) for at få ham til at skrive historien om den uretfærdige behandling, men langsomt viser det sig, at historien går meget længere tilbage og er langt mere kompleks, end man umiddelbart skulle tro...
A man and a woman are brought together by chance for several months. He is younger than she is, married, Russian, officially a diplomat stationed in Paris. She is a beautiful teacher and researcher, with her feet firmly on the ground. The film follows the evolution of their love, from the beginning to end.
Little Miss Sunshine er en skøn og dybfølt, moderne road-movie om familien Hoovers. En helt igennem atypisk og meget speciel familie. De drager af sted på en rejse i familiens gamle folkevognsrugbrød fra Albuquerque til Californien for at bakke op om den 7-årige datters største drøm: at deltage i en helt absurd skønhedskonkurrence. Og det til trods for hendes ganske almindelige udseende og et par kilo for meget på sidebenene. ”Little Miss Sunshine” modtog stående bifald på Sundance Film Festival og har vundet adskillige priser heriblandt publikumsprisen i Toni Colletes hjemland Australien på Sidney Film Festival.
De voksne søskende Wendy og Jon har ikke den fjerneste lyst til at blive mindet om deres problematiske opvækst. Så det passer dem temmelig dårligt, da de får at vide, at deres far er ved at blive dement. De to neurotiske søskende tvinges til at bo under samme tag for første gang siden deres barndom. Og tage sig af den far, som de har frygtet og undgået i så mange år.
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
Dexter Cornell, en engelsk professor, bliver involveret i en række mord, der involverer mennesker omkring ham. Dexter har god grund til at ville finde morderen, men har ikke meget tid. Han finder hjælp og trøst fra en af hans studerende, Sydney Fuller.
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?
A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.
Leni takes Rafi to meet her family in Madrid. Leni's family is Jewish - mother, father, older sister and daughter, brother, and grandfather. Rafi is Palestinian, in Spain since age 12. Before her father returns from work, Leni reveals Rafi's origins. He accidentally drops a block of frozen soup out the flat window, probably killing a passerby. Leni initiates a cover-up and Rafi figures out the body is probably Leni's father. The body disappears and without telling the rest of the family what they know, Leni and Rafi organize a search for dad. Mom is sure he's having an affair. Leni's belly-dancing sister kisses Rafi. Her brother grabs a rifle to shoot the Arab. Can anything be put right?
David, a university professor, takes to social media to criticize his city’s administration. But instead of the mayor’s dodgy dealings being investigated, David is himself accused of embezzlement and placed under house arrest. Despite the overbearing surveillance, double-crossing acquaintances, and growing media interest, David remains defiant and will not apologise. With the court case drawing ever nearer, does David have any hope of winning this battle against Goliath?
Finding Joe is an exploration of the studies of mythologist Joseph Campbell, and of their continuing influence on our culture. Through interviews with visionaries from a variety of fields—interwoven with enactments of classic tales by a sweet and motley group of kids—the film navigates the stages of what Campbell dubbed "the hero’s journey": the challenges, the fears, the dragons, the battles, and the return home as a changed person.