Dark Side of Love 2012
1h 27min | Drama | 18 May 2012 (USA)
Storyline:
Two brothers on different life paths reunite to mourn the death of their mother. Julian, who’s been his mother’s caretaker for years, must now confront his brother Michael who’s been a drug addict and has now reached rock bottom. Both brothers will be tested as they deal with each others prejudice and rage.
Fickende Fische 2002
1h 44min | Drama | 15 August 2002 (Germany)
Storyline:
“What does your paradise look like, then?” – “Dark. Quiet. Wet. And full of fish.” Jan likes Shakespeare, water and fish. Nina likes roller-skates, cars and brightly dyed hair. Jan loves Nina. Nina loves Jan, but … Do Fish Do It? is a film about first love, the problems of growing up, the vital question if fish have sex and a threat this love is exposed to. 16-year old Jan is absent-mindedly strolling through the streets when he’s run over by roller-skating Nina. As fast as she has stormed into his life, however, she rushes off again. Nina is 15 years old and full of crazy ideas. She lives together with her brother, her father and his new girlfriend. Her mother isn’t in touch much. That’s why there is the unconventional Angel whose own daughter disappeared years ago and who is Nina’s best friend and substitute mother. Jan is a little shy, with a sheltered upbringing. Yet the image of the perfect family is an illusion. Jan feels lonely and the only person who seems to understand him is his grandfather. Jan’s great passion is water and fish for they make him forget about his illness. When Jan tries to carry a newly-acquired fish home safely, Nina bumps into him after another failed attempt to brake. As a result, the fish dies. Nina feels guilty, doesn’t want to let Jan go. Within a short time they get very close and Nina becomes equally fascinated by water and its scaly inhabitants. They start searching for an answer to the question if fish have sex and secretly meet at night to have picnics at the municipal aquarium. This is not without effect, friendship develops into tender love. Jan’s parents, who worry about their son’s health, are against the relationship. Only Jan’s grandfather stands by him and doesn’t begrudge him his happiness. On her birthday Nina learns that her father’s girlfriend is pregnant. Appalled, she flees to Jan. For the first time they end up in bed together. Basically a rather innocent encounter but Jan realizes all of a sudden that he’s dangerous for Nina and will continue to be so. He withdraws into his dream world – “dark, quiet, wet and full of fish”. But Nina won’t give up that easily …
She’s 19 and Ready 1979
1h 29min | Comedy | 20 April 1979 (West Germany)
Storyline:
A young woman, just turning 19, is ready for anything, including fullfilling her dreams and fantasies. But two young men, Klaus and Stephen, are after her with their raging hormones to lead the way. The young lady learns to grow up fast, though, when strange occurences and new people enter her life, including more and more men.
Eating Out 5 The Open Weekend 2011
1h 22min | Comedy | 17 June 2014 (Netherlands)
Storyline:
Zack and his new boyfriend Benji are setting off to vacation at an all-male resort in Palm Springs with their friend Lilly. In light of the veritable smorgasbord of available men that are sure to be awaiting their arrival, Benji has proposed that he and Zack open up their relationship, just for the weekend. He’s not ready to limit himself sexually and explains that this will be a good way for them to explore together. Zack is less than thrilled with the idea, but he’s eager to keep Benji happy and, after all, he likes sex too. At the same time, Zack’s ex, Casey, is making his way to the same resort with his hag-in-training, Penny. Knowing that Zack will be there with his new boyfriend, Casey immediately goes into panic mode, recruiting his new friend, Peter, to be his pretend boyfriend for the weekend, proving to Zack that he’s had no trouble moving on from their relationship. It isn’t long before all plans go awry, and Benji starts making eyes at Peter, while Zack realizes he might not be as over Casey as he’d thought. With the gay boys otherwise engaged, Lilly and Penny are soon locked in combat for the attention of Luis, the resort’s sexy bartender, who also happens to be the sole straight man in sight. It’s complete sexual chaos as the various couples battle it out to win the object (or objects) of their affections.
Hemmungslos 2009
Infidèles (original title)
1h 38min | Adult, Drama | 25 October 2009 (Germany)
Storyline:
Claude Pérès invited an actor to make love with him. They do not know each other. They do not know whether they like each other. They do not know what will happen. They meet in a flat. They are alone. For one night. For more privacy, Claude Pérès will record images and sound. There is no contract, no obligation. They remain free to say and to do whatever they want. They can stop anytime.
Flat hunting can become quite an experience when the house of your dreams is inhabited by two terribly seducing human beings. Trivial is a about a music student (Valentin) who goes visit a flat to rent one of its rooms, and is welcomed by Renault (Yann André) and Pierre (Gaspard), who are roomate with benefits. Things start to spice up when the house’s cat bites his hand, and while one of the hosts goes get a tissue from the kitchen the room is taken by a powerful sexual tension – from which no one will escape untouched.
“A filmmaker and academic, Stephane Marti has pursued cinema as a visual art form, divorced from the codes of the dominant narrative cinema, since 1976. He is a passionate and militant advocate of Super-8, a filmmaking tool which he has used for 30 years.