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.
Metamorphoses 2014
Metamorphoses 2014
Métamorphoses (original title)
1h 42min | Fantasy | 3 September 2014 (France)
Storyline:
A girl is approached by a strange boy outside her high school. He asks her to follow him to hear stories where gods fall in love with human beings.
Diasparagmos 1980
18min | Short
Plot:
“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.
House of D 2004
House of D 2004
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama | 29 April 2005 (USA)
Storyline:
By working through problems stemming from his past, Tom Warshaw, an American artist living in Paris, begins to discover who he really is, and returns to his home to reconcile with his family and friends.
Gamins de Paris 1992
Gamins de Paris 1992
1h 35min | Adult | Video 1992
Storyline:
Paris, 1945. Everything has to start over. When Victor starts to realise the worth of his fresh skin, he starts touting for business around bohemian Montmartre.Paris 1945! Everything has to start over: everything’s mad! Only the spivs are rich. When you’re 16 with nothing but marbles in your pocket, you nick your schoolmate’s savings and leave your home town for the bright lights of the city. Lost among the cute waifs and strays in Montmartre, Victor embarks on his city adventure with his sister’s address as his only lifeline – a poor girl who survives by selling her charms and whose man nabs everything as soon as she gets it. The kids who play marbles on the wasteland keep their precious things to themselves but faced with Victor’s fresh skin, the haggling starts and more than one of them gives in. He realises his worth and soon starts touting for business. He’ll discover the artists of bohemian Montparnasse, as well as the riches of the smart districts.
Apt Pupil 1998
R | 1h 51min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 23 October 1998 (USA)
Storyline:
Neighborhood boy Todd Bowden (Renfro) discovers that an old man living on his block named Arthur Denker (Mackellan) is Nazi war criminal. Bowden confronts Denker and offers him a deal: Bowden will not go to the authorities if Denker tells him stories of the concentration camps in WWII. Denker agrees and Bowden starts visiting him regularly. The more stories Bowden hears, the more it affects his personality.
Waterland 1992
R | 1h 35min | Drama, Mystery | 21 August 1992 (UK)
Storyline:
Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting – with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife.
