Set in a Yorkshire town in the mid 60's. Vincent is a reserved young man living with his dominant mother who wants him to be a Roman Catholic Priest. When he falls in love with the intelligent and warm Laura, Vincent soon finds his housing situation impossible and that his religious vocation is standing between him and his love.
Esther is a self-conscious woman who after stumbling and cutting her leg badly on some scrap metal becomes obsessed with her own body. She wont let the wound heal and sneaks out during work to cut herself. Soon her compulsive, self-destructive behaviour is jeopardising both her job and the relationship with her long time boyfriend.
Walter is a shy mailman who one day gathers enough courage to invite Claudia, the woman he secretly loves, on a mail flight. But the plane crashes in a bay and they find themselves all alone when they swim to shore. Walter is excited about being alone with Claudia, but she does not return his affection.
A documentary style drama showing the events leading up to Januray 30, 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland. 13 people where killed by British troops in a protest march led by civil rights activist Ivan Cooper.
Terek is in high school, enjoying making super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. Then the Lebanese civil war breaks out dividing Beirut into East and West. At first the war is an adventure; the school is closed and the violence fascinating but as they come of age adventure turns to tragedy. Winner of the International Film Critics award at Toronto Film Festival and the François Chalais Award at Cannes Film Festival 1998.
Set in a Yorkshire town in the mid 60's. Vincent is a reserved young man living with his dominant mother who wants him to be a Roman Catholic Priest. When he falls in love with the intelligent and warm Laura, Vincent soon finds his housing situation impossible and that his religious vocation is standing between him and his love.
Reese, a young broke actress, is offered a small fortune to publish love letters written by her diseased mother to her father. They are both well known authors. Reese goes to her father's house to pick up the letters and finds that one of his female students and a musician has moved in with him.
Walter is a shy mailman who one day gathers enough courage to invite Claudia, the woman he secretly loves, on a mail flight. But the plane crashes in a bay and they find themselves all alone when they swim to shore. Walter is excited about being alone with Claudia, but she does not return his affection.
The story of Lily and Sophie, two British seamstresses who during WW2 meet and marry two Canadian soldiers stationed in Britain. Since they are granted citizenship they move to a remote part of Canada to start new lives, waiting for their husbands to return from the war.
Jacques is an aging porn film director who, because of his economic situation, considers taking up directing again. Then he receives a phone call from his son who cut him off years ago after finding out what his father did for a living. Winner of the FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
A battered young woman literately collapses at the feet of Henk, a warm-hearted farmer who takes her inside. The woman, Anna, turns out to be Polish and on the run from a brothel where she was being held against her will and forced to prostitution. The two soon develop an innocent relationship but Anna's past is chasing up on her.
Esther is a self-conscious woman who after stumbling and cutting her leg badly on some scrap metal becomes obsessed with her own body. She wont let the wound heal and sneaks out during work to cut herself. Soon her compulsive, self-destructive behaviour is jeopardising both her job and the relationship with her long time boyfriend.
