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Second souffle

April 2021 •French

At 16, Gabriel takes over the camera of his deceased older brother and films his daily life with his little sister who is growing up, his mother who is sinking into madness and a boy from his neighborhood. An unexpected encounter will lead Gabriel to film a first love.

Rosinha

January 2016 •Portuguese

A short film about love and sexuality in the old age, and the struggle to overcome social conventions.

Legendary Texas Princess

March 2022 •Korean

An erotic film depicting sexual behavior that takes place when a couple who knows their past appears in front of a couple living in the countryside hiding their past.

Antoine and Colette

June 1962 •French

Now aged 17, Antoine Doinel works in a factory which makes records. At a music concert, he meets a girl his own age, Colette, and falls in love with her. Later, Antoine goes to extraordinary lengths to please his new girlfriend and her parents, but Colette still only regards him as a casual friend. First segment of “Love at Twenty” (1962).

Pigtails

October 2015 •Japanese

The earth shook. The sea roared. And then… There is a small house solitary standing by the seaside. A young girl has been living there alone since that fateful day. Mail is no longer delivered, but even this morning, she’s hanging out the laundry as usual. She’s unaware that all around her, the clothes pegs are quarreling, the pillow argues with the umbrella about the outside world, and the new toothbrush is unsuccessfully trying to charm the grumpy older ones. Do objects exist to be used until they are consumed or broken? Are they afraid of being thrown away once their life cycle is complete? A delicate story of hope in a cruel and gentle world after an unnamed disaster.

The Museum of Broken Love

May 2017 •Turkish

The Museum of Broken Love is a museum where items left over from people's ended relationships are exhibited. Ali's job, when he started working at the museum, is to inventory the incoming items and place them in the exhibition areas. Ali's days change when a man who catches his attention leaves a box at the museum.

One Fine Day, a Hairdresser

September 2004 •French

How do you ask a wild, impetuous hairdresser on a date if you're a pathologically timid philosophy student with no social skills?

nothing, except everything.

April 2023 •English

A graduating high schooler navigates a world of seemingly inevitable chaos by finding order in the number 7.

La Jetée

February 1962 •French

A man confronts his past during an experiment that attempts to find a solution to the problems of a post-apocalyptic world caused by a world war.

Sexy Scrooge

December 2020 •English

The last thing Meredith needed was to share an Uber with Scrooge, a cocky lawyer, on a snowy Christmas Eve. It was bad enough she was on her way to court for the gift of eviction. Although maybe today wouldn't turn out so bad after all. She and the sexy Scrooge started to connect as they trudged their way through a storm. Soon their ride was about to end. But would the ever see each other again? Based on the short story “ Sexy Scrooge” by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward.

A woman who married a farmer

August 2018 •Japanese

Yuria (Kimito Ayumi) puts an end to her life in Tokyo to marry Yoshiharu, the eldest son of a farmer whom she met at a matchmaking party. Yoshiharu's family home is in the countryside, and she lives with her father-in-law (Kozo), who lost his wife three years ago. Kozo warmly welcomes Yuria, who came to meet the farmer's wife shortage, as he is short of women and wives. Yuria is confused by her first experience of farming and her husband Yoshiharu's intense sexual desire, but she does her best as a wife. However, Yoshiharu gradually begins to have a complex about Yuria, who grew up in the city. Then, Yoshiharu is seduced by Madoka, the daughter of his ex-girlfriend, the landowner...

Eri's nursing diary

March 2014 •Japanese

This erotic drama depicts the struggles of a nurse who faces various problems at her dream workplace. Hatsumi Saki, popular for her cute face and voluptuous body, makes her first starring role as an innocent new nurse who is torn between work and love. Her long-held dream comes true as Eri (Hatsumi Saki) begins working as a nurse at the hospital where she has been cared for since she was a child. While she has feelings for a fellow doctor, she is so overwhelmed by the daily work that she begins to have doubts about her job, but she is also at the mercy of disturbing movements within the hospital, which is facing financial difficulties.

Dos Chicos Frente al Mar

July 2022 •Spanish

Two young men meet during a day at the seaside. A reflection of the concerns that give way to maturity, of the fleetingness of summer and, sometimes, of love.

lala

Invalid date •Corsican

Hotel Chevalier

October 2007 •English

In a Paris hotel room, Jack Whitman lies on a bed. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. She arrives and the complications of their relationship emerge in bits and pieces. Will they make love? Is their relationship over? (A prequel to The Darjeeling Limited, 2007.)

Shortest Day, Longest Night

June 2024 •Tagalog

On the night of the opening of his new exhibit, a queer artist who has just gotten out of an abusive relationship makes a connection with another troubled soul.

ANNA (kidnapper)

July 2018 •Japanese

196X. Anna, an enigmatic and attractive professional kidnapper, abducts The Professor during his wedding ceremony on request from one of the latter's former girlfriend. This woman, whose face Anna has never seen, wishes to die with The Professor before he marries. Leaving the church with The Professor on the back seat of her motor-bike, Anna starts on the journey to the fictional city of 'Alpha Paris'.

A Night at the Movies

September 2016 •English

A shy movie fan must overcome his confidence issues when he and his crush, the theater concession stand girl, are pulled into a 1930s adventure film by its fiery heroine.

Buzzkill

August 2022 •English

Tune in to the blind date woes of Rick and Becky.

Us Again

March 2021 •English

In a vibrant city pulsating with rhythm and movement, an elderly man and his young-at-heart wife rekindle their youthful passion for life and each other on one magical night.