Amelie is a young, beautiful woman who decides to intervene in the lives of the people around her. She's hoping to bring them a bit of happiness and excitement. Amelie won the award for Best Film and Best Director at the European Film Awards 2001.
In a single street Scottish town an annual football game is coming up. The match will settle a 100 year old conflict between the original owners of the town's only two pubs; Benny's Bar and Le Bistro. The odds are not looking good for Benny's bar since their team has lost 99 years in a row.
Five stories set in a single day at the Chelsea Hotel NYC involving a number of troubled characters. They include alcoholic Bud dealing with his wife and his lover, the sad poet Audrey who's trying to win the love of Val and the wanna-be rock stars Ross and Terry.
Chen is a wealthy middle aged man, running a trading company in 80's Beijing. When he is introduced to Lan Yu, a student willing to do just about anything for money, he brings him home for what turns out to be the start of a life-changing sexual relationship.
Jack wants to be a writer but working on his first novel has landed him in deep debt. To get money he takes a job as a dealer at a casino, a job and a world that soon draws his attention away from his writing.
Angel is a man who wants to become a bullfighter and seeks out the assistance of a former matador. To prove himself tough enough to enter the bullring, Angel rapes a woman, however no one believes his story.
In a single street Scottish town an annual football game is coming up. The match will settle a 100 year old conflict between the original owners of the town's only two pubs; Benny's Bar and Le Bistro. The odds are not looking good for Benny's bar since their team has lost 99 years in a row.
Amelie is a young, beautiful woman who decides to intervene in the lives of the people around her. She's hoping to bring them a bit of happiness and excitement. Amelie won the award for Best Film and Best Director at the European Film Awards 2001.
Five stories set in a single day at the Chelsea Hotel NYC involving a number of troubled characters. They include alcoholic Bud dealing with his wife and his lover, the sad poet Audrey who's trying to win the love of Val and the wanna-be rock stars Ross and Terry.
A group of women get away from their partners together to bond and discuss their relationships. The weekend includes heavy drinking and five male strangers with questionable motives but when the weekend is over they have all gained new understanding about their relationships.
Mado is a famous actress spending the holiday with her present lover Brice, who directed her latest picture. Along with them is her son Julien, a budding experimental filmmaker who is infatuated with Lili, a pretty girl dreaming of becoming an actress. Lili is fond of Julian but also fascinated by the well-known filmmaker Brice.
Liam's mum is in prison but will be released in time for his 16th birthday. He dreams of a family life he has never had. In an attempt to raise money Liam becomes involved in all sorts of crazy schemes with his pals and finds himself dangerously out of his depth, knowing he should walk away. Only this time, he just can't let go. Winner of best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival and the FIPRESCI prize at the European Film Awards.
