Fabian and his wife have been married for 11 years and have always remained faithful to each other. Until suddenly Julien appears. She is young and attractive - and Fabian can't resist her. What is at first supposed to be just an affair quickly spirals out of control - and Fabian soon suspects that the whole thing will not only destroy his marriage, but perhaps himself as well.
Another very isolated region, Mariovo, appears as a setting of the customs that must be performed before, during and after a wedding for the couple to fully unite.
Laila Lives in a fake eastern society where all women should wear a veil and the only way of marriage is to be selected by a man, she refuses this tradition and gets involved in a forbidden love story.
A man looks back on his life at what was and what could have been.
In China, it is hard for a divorced or widowed woman to find a good new husband, especially for those who have kids. For thousands of years, this phenomenon has been rooted in the profound Chinese culture. Though losing something, if not all, those women are still longing for love, one of the only things that can provide warmth to them. They want to give their descendants a family with a father who can fill in the gap of fatherly love. Export My Love is a cross-continent love-seeking story between the East and West. Shot in both China and America, this documentary follows four Chinese women who try to pursue love by finding U.S. husbands. Although they've never been to the U.S. before and most of them cannot speak English, they try their best to overcome these barriers and start new lives.
Soo-jung and Yun-jung are sisters in their 20s and 30s, both physically challenged since birth. Like other women, romance, sex, marriage, and having children are concerns in their lives. The filmmaker records their social life with a close but unpatronizing gaze, as they fall in love, break up, study porn videos, and dream about having their own children. Conventional Korean values die hard, as we see from the voices of the people around them, while the sisters themselves never cease to smile, to sing, and to try to enjoy life despite the odds.
A 1973 short film about how a woman pediatrician changes her marriage into a partnership.
Samantha is a worn-out caregiver finally home from a long day. Jared is a workaholic bartender just heading out for a long shift. These ships passing in the night have a marriage on the rocks, and Clarence is in the middle.
This documentary profiles the eight couples who challenged marriage laws in British Columbia in court until same-sex marriage was recognized in 2003. As controversy swirls around this issue worldwide, Why Thee Wed? offers surprising and diverse perspectives on what it means for gay and lesbian couples to walk down the aisle and to fight for the right to do so under the law.
First feature film in Alagoas state, Brazil. A girl waits for a streetcar. A gentleman offers her a ride. In front of her home, he invistes her for a walk at sunday.
The 'grand marriage' is an age-old institution which has been passed from generation to generation on the islands of Grande Comore, Moheli and Anjouan. It's a symbol of social status on the islands and a must for any self-respecting Comoran, a commitment not even the President of the Republic can avoid embracing.
Part Two: SMALL HAPPINESS - Despite the tremendous advances women in China have made, serious problems continue. Long Bow women talk about love, marriage, work, birth control, birth customs and the now outlawed custom of foot binding. Truly moving interviews with Lingqiao and her mother-in-law draw us into their lives.
Legendary comedienne Kate Clinton offers her riotous viewpoint on feminism, lesbianism, and life in this one-woman, stand-up performance. Clinton takes on the burning issues of the day – politics, marriage, sex, pop culture and more.
Liz tries to keep her friend from making the worse mistake of her life.
A man contracts a sexually transmitted disease, but is reluctant to seek medical help - until a no-nonsense lecture about the risks he is taking forces him to change his mind.
A husband believes that love will fade and all marriages go downhill over the years. His wife and two other couples plot to make him think that she is about to run off with another man. Faced with the possible loss of his wife, he realizes that he still loves her.
Can we reinvent our lost queer histories? #Familiar #Touch #Lost #Figures is about queer ancestry and diaspora, a hybrid of cultural traditions and contemporary queer identity. It explores feelings of guilt and joy, and intimacy between femmes of colour.
Stop-motion animation on the arranging of marriages in 1950/60s set in the Eastern-Polish borderland. The script is based on a part of Mikołaj Smyk's diary, the director's grandfather. The biographical objects used in the animation, such as an authentic headscarf, Polish and Russian books, the copy of Mikołaj Smyk's diary and photographs help situate the story in its original environment.
A woman leaves her emotionally abusive husband, only to learn that he used to be the leader of a doomsday cult that she is about to join.
Having an architect for a father came in handy on Beris Wrinch's wedding day. A special bridge was designed so the wedding party could reach the marquee in style.