Buster Keaton’s fænomenale stumfilmskomedier er hovedværker i filmhistorien, evigt fascinerende og universelt morsomme som de er. I sagens natur er komikken af visuel art, og The Navigator er et overflødighedshorn af ”sight gags”. Keaton spiller selv hovedrollen som en fyr, der forgæves frier til sit livs kærlighed. Han beslutter sig for at tage ud at sejle alene, men havner ved et tilfælde på den samme båd, som hun gør, og så tager begivenhederne fart.
Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.
Det er en varm sommeraften i Nordsjælland. Sorte skyer trækker op over horisonten og truer med torden. Margit er på cykle på vej fra det lille pensionat, hvor hun har slået sig ned i sin sommerferie, til et selskab hos en veninde, der bor nogle kilometer væk. Margit er i sort stilkjole og ser ret fantastisk ud, som hun der kommer cyklende - men det er nødvendigt, for værtinden har dekreteret, at alle hendes gæster skal være i sort - "det står så godt til hendes hvide terrasse".
The first film adaptation of the popular corrido/awit of the same name about a prince disguised as a deformed beggar.
Prince Teñoso who is exiled by his father, the king after freeing the pitiful giant from jail. In gratitude, the giant gives Teñoso a magic handkerchief that can tame animals and can give him his wishes. As a beggar, Teñoso is despised by the princes, the king's soon-to-be sons-in-law, but eventually is recognized as the hero responsible for curing the king's illness, and winning the king's battles against the moors.
Three stories set in Belgrade by night: A loving couple who alarms public uproar for kissing in the street, a lonely boxing handler whose help isn't really appreciated, and two young people who never manage to get to know each other due to dress code issues.
Veronika and Boris come together in Moscow shortly before World War II. Walking along the river, they watch cranes fly overhead, and promise to rendezvous before Boris leaves to fight. Boris misses the meeting and is off to the front lines, while Veronika waits patiently, sending letters faithfully. After her house is bombed, Veronika moves in with Boris' family, into the company of a cousin with his own intentions.
The film tells the love story of two young couples. According to their social ranks, construction worker Edy is dating employee Siegi, while medical student Dieter is dating art school student Sonja. Rather unintentionally, they exchange partners. During a carnival ball, Dieter makes out with Siegi because he falls for her her fresh and happy girlish manner. Sonja coolly observes this game and sees this intermezzo as a test for their relationship. While Siegi and Dieter vacation at the sea, Sonja falls in love with Edy. Now the die seems to be cast for new constellations. But when both couples stand in front of the registrar’s office, they finally come to their senses.
Young doctors mix romance with their careers in a big-city hospital.
After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
Taiwanese language film. Qiren and Bilian are a couple who are bullies by the Japanese during the occupation. Qiren wounds one officer and is sent to the labor service team to serve in prison. Will they eventually see each other again after the Japanese are defeated?
Den italienske instruktør Franco Zeffirelli forbløffede filmverdenen, da han satte to ukendte unge mennesker til at spille de to elskende Romeo and Juliet, der ikke må få hinanden, men det var en satsning, der resulterede i en af de populæreste film nogensinde, der opnåede international anerkendelse og fire Oscar-nomineringer. Shakespeares klassiske fortælling fremstår forbavsende visuelt levende i en forfriskende moderne udgave, der puster nyt liv i alle tiders mest uopslidelige kærlighedshistorie og fortæller den med stor indlevelse.
Childhood friends Franco and Jolanda accidentally meet again after 15 years and both know it is love. This comedy traces their troubled relationship.
An elderly artist thinks he has become too stale and is past his prime. His friend (and agent) persuades him to go to an offshore island to try once more. On the island he re-discovers his muse in the form of a young girl.
Shakespeare wrote this fantastic comedy in 1594. It features Lysander and Hermia, whose love is thwarted by Hermia's father, who wishes to marry her off to Demetrius, himself loved by Helena. In a magical forest, the couple cross paths with Obéron, king of the elves, who is quarreling with his wife and in possession of love potions.
A car salesman journeys to France and encounters an apparently lonely woman. He immediately begins to successfully woo her only to learn that she is actually a baron's wife. Fortunately, the baron believes in open marriages and winds up hiring the Englishman to teach his son (from an earlier marriage) everything about automobiles. Meanwhile the car salesman finds himself falling seriously in love with the wife. The baron really doesn't mind as he himself is involved with another.
A psychological drama about two young lovers who are emotionally and mentally unstable. Through the flashbacks they are telling what did they do before they ended up in asylum.
Ruth and Michel separate after Ruth finds another man, Paul. Ruth and Paul go to her sunny, idyllic beach side villa to spend summer. They are having a great time together, and then things start happening. The brakes of the car fail, and Ruth narrowly escapes death. The driving equipment goes faulty, and Ruth almost drowns. Michel turns up at their doorstep for an uninvited social call, and Paul asks him in. Ruth suspects Michel of being the person behind the mechanical faults of the car and the diving equipment, but Paul dismisses such a possibility - but he does suggest it to Michel. Then, the heat does go up.
In the Canary Islands there is a love story between a young and attractive woman, dissatisfied in her marriage to a man older than her, and a handsome sculptor of her age who lives in a bohemian way.