Film Star

2005

When arrogant, self-absorbed movie star Hira Pandit (Mahima Chaudhry) begins to realize that her popularity is waning, she consults her erstwhile friend Digambar Puri (Priyanshu Chatterjee) for advice. But his critical words only inflame her overheated ego, sending her down a risky road to reclaim her lost luster. In the powerful drama that follows, Hira attempts to become a success again -- not just in her career but as a human being.

2.4 Average Rating

Durval Discos

2002

Eccentric Durval (Ary Franca) is a bit like the record shop he operates with his mother (Etty Fraser): rundown and pathetic. When their home becomes too much for his mother to care for, Durval hires a maid (Laeticia Sabatella) who no sooner disappears, leaving a young girl (Isabela Guasco) and a note behind. As the 5-year-old charms her way into his mother's heart, Durval uncovers the child is a victim to a massive kidnapping plot.

2.3 Average Rating

The Shoe

1998

Set in the 1950s and shot in black-and-white, Laila Pakalnina's clever take on the Cinderella fairy tale begins on the coast of Latvia, where Soviet patrolmen comb the shore for any evidence that spies have infiltrated the Russian border. When three guards discover a woman's shoe on the shore and footsteps leading toward a small village, they're ordered to find the owner of the slipper. Igor Buraks, Vadims Grossmans and Jaan Tatte star.

2.3 Average Rating

Primos

2009

With his gal pal (Elizabeth Duran) pregnant and a Mexican cousin as an uninvited houseguest, Angeleno Beto Hernandez (Nick Rey Angelus) -- an aspiring rapper -- ends up in even more trouble after turning to a pimp for a loan. To make a demo for a rap contest with a record contract as the prize, Beto hits up hustler Chuck E. (Sahyd Mora) for money … which vanishes after a night of carousing. Can Beto recoup the cash before Chuck comes to collect?

2.3 Average Rating

Immoral Story

1990

Renowned Polish director Barbara Sass presents the moving tale of Ewa (Dorota Stalinska), an aging and now overlooked starlet bent on dreams of a glorious comeback. Yet Ewa's heavy drinking and caustic personality continuously undermine her relationships with those she loves and her efforts to return to the stage. This tragic tale of lost glamour and dashed hopes also features Michal Bajor and Jacek Borkowski.

2.3 Average Rating

Gasoline

2002

After accidentally causing the death of her mother (Mariella Valentini), a young lesbian, Lenni (Regina Orioli), runs away with her auto mechanic girlfriend (Maya Sansa). To add a degree of difficulty, Lenni's mom's body is stashed in the trunk of their car and a gang of crazies is on their tail. But crazy is a relative term in this case...!

2.3 Average Rating

Una Historia Comun

2004

Great joy is found in the unexpected. A pharmacist and his wife discover this truth when their ordinary life is altered by the return of an old friend who was thought to have died in Vietnam, and by the arrival of an attractive summer houseguest. Set in a small fishing town on the coast of Puerto Rico, this endearing story of love and loss reveals how four people are emotionally transformed when destiny brings them together.

2.3 Average Rating

The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus

1989

An abused woman (Joey Wong) in Hong Kong experiences flashbacks from a prior life when she was Golden Lotus, a beautiful woman in ancient China. As she tries to interpret these visions, she realizes that both versions of her are being victimized. She begins reenacting incidents from the past in her modern life and preparing to stand up to her abusers in both time periods. Wilson Lam, Lap-Man Sin and Eric Tsang also star in this erotic thriller.

2.3 Average Rating

Falling

2006

Five former high school friends -- now in their 30s -- reunite for a funeral. What begins as a sad gathering turns into a night of fun, bittersweet memories and surprising revelations in this drama from Austrian director Barbara Albert. The classmates --pregnant Nina, office worker Alex, prison parolee Nicole, actress Carmen and teacher Brigitte -- revisit the past, divulge present disappointments and face their fears about an uncertain future.

2.3 Average Rating

Scarlet Diva

2000

Asia Argento writes, directs and stars in this semiautobiographical film, a darkly dramatic, sexually charged and surreal descent into the shockingly intimate world of Anna Battista, an actress on the rise. Anna's harrowing and graphic journey plunges her into the dark heart of the film industry, where she experiences despair, loneliness and degradation while trying to recapture her innocence.

2.3 Average Rating

I Love Budapest

2001

Aniko (Gabriella Hámori) is a teenage runaway from rural Hungary who heads to Budapest and moves in with her best friend Móni (Martina Kovács). Aniko, always on the lookout for the man of her dreams, gets a job in a factory -- and finds that man in Miki (Sándor Csányi), a security guard. But Miki wants to make more money and decides to give the dope business a try, leading both Aniko and himself into a world of danger.

2.3 Average Rating

Zodiac Killer

1991

A group of idealistic Chinese students (including Cherie Chung and Andy Lau) move into Toyko's Shinjuku district to attend school in a less competitive and less stressful setting. But they soon find themselves hopelessly embroiled in the deadly Yakuza underworld, with little hope of surviving midterm examinations … or anything else!

2.3 Average Rating

Bedwin Hacker

2003

Kalt (Sonia Hamza) isn't your average Tunisian woman. After all, as the leader of a small ring of high-tech thieves, she spends most of her time hijacking the frequencies of foreign television channels so that an animated camel named Bedwin Hacker can say his piece in Arabic. Nadia El Fani directs this fresh and critically acclaimed look at a slice of North African life, co-starring Nadia Saiji and Muriel Solvay.

2.3 Average Rating

Comme Les Oiseaux...

1993

French filmmaker Dominique Delouche showcases Monique Loudières, the famous principal dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet, in this documentary profile featuring her inspired interpretations of selections from "Giselle," "Don Quixote" and "In the Night." The fascinating film also includes a look at Loudières's coaching sessions with dancers such as Jerome Robbins, Violette Verdy, Yvette Chauviré and others.

2.3 Average Rating

The Future of Emily

1985

When popular movie star Isabelle (Brigitte Fossey) returns home to visit her parents and daughter, family secrets and accusations emerge. The night is made even more complex when Friedrich (Hermann Treusch), Isabelle's love-struck co-star, arrives. Writer-director Helma Sanders-Brahms crafts a poignant, often painful look at the relationship between three generations of strong women in this German production.

2.2 Average Rating

Earthquake in Chile

1974

Based on a novella by Heinrich von Kleist, this made-for-TV drama follows the story of Jeronimo (Victor Alcazar), a commoner who falls in love with Josefa (Julia Pena), a wealthy Chilean heiress he's tutoring. But when their affair is exposed, Josefa is banished to a convent. A series of tragic events unfolds, culminating in a massive earthquake -- which just might be fate intervening on the lovers' behalf.

2.2 Average Rating