Flame and the Flesh

The Albatross

January 1998 •English

A ship sets sail on an epic voyage through malignant natural and supernatural elements from which one man alone survives. An adaptation of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner illustrated by19th Century wood engravings which are animated by scratching directly into the surface of color filmstock. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with its message of ecological redemption has a curiously contemporary resonance, but it is at the level of the mythic that the poem has lasting relevance; for this epic tale of extraordinary events simply mirrors the struggle that each human being faces on their own in his or her life. -VDB

Military Dog

July 2019 •Chinese

New to BDSM, military officer Lee Jun Zhong meets DT, master of human dogs. One late night, Lee calls DT. Given a task to prove his loyalty to the master, will Lee be able to overcome his doubts and fear?

7 Miles Out

Invalid date •English

After her father's suicide in 1977, 11-year-old Ann struggles with grief, alcoholism, and promiscuity. Exploring her sexuality and self-destruction, she finds solace in art, overcomes family secrets, and achieves acclaim as a filmmaker.

Twice

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"What if you got to do everything in your life — again?” That’s the reality for Alfie Logan, who discovers the magical ability to undo any moment and live it again. The one catch is that he must accept the consequences of his second try, for better or worse.

Always Winter

November 2025 •Spanish

Miguel, a landscape architect, travels to Belgium with his girlfriend Marta to attend a conference. There, his relationship comes to an abrupt end, and after breaking up with his partner, he decides to stay on alone for a few more days to try to figure out his future. Broken and confused, Miguel meets Olga, a woman who works as a volunteer at the architecture conference. With her by his side, he will begin to rebuild himself and understand his new life project.

Shiver

Invalid date •English

Follows the profound transformation of a young journalist as she ventures into the vast, fragile wilderness of Antarctica.

Odsouzen k životu

May 1991 •Czech

Ten lokaj

April 1991 •Czech

Aquí

Invalid date •Spanish

Child refugee David befriends Simón on a boat travelling to a no-man’s land. Upon their arrival, Simón meets Inés and the three flee to a new city where David is enrolled in a dance academy and develops mysterious abilities.

39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"

May 1994 •Japanese

Film adaptation of Natsuo Kirino's Edogawa Rampo Award-winning novel Kao ni Furikakaru Ame.

The Stars and the Moon are Holes in the Sky

December 2025 •Japanese

A 40-something disillusioned novelist, Yazoe, haunted by a failed marriage and a crippling personal secret, navigates hollow affairs with a courtesan named Chieko while projecting his emotional void onto the protagonists of his love novels—until an accidental encounter with a naive college student, Noriko Seyawa, unravels his guarded solitude, forcing him to confront his fear of intimacy and the buried trauma shaping his twisted philosophy on love.

Kim Ji-young, Born 1982

October 2019 •Korean

Kim Ji-young, an ordinary woman in her 30s, suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by other women from her life, past and present.

Manželství na úvěr

November 1936 •Czech

The story of the love life of sisters Lea and Ema Pohl and the comical escapades of Kristýna Žitná, Ema's classmate.

Ruskan jälkeen

August 1979 •Finnish

It follows a year in the life of a family in the North-Eastern part of Finland. From the gloomy days of winter to the Mid Summer wedding festivities.

Ai to shi no katami

November 1962 •Japanese

Akutoku

February 1958 •Japanese

A movie adaptation of Funayama Kaoru's novel of the same name, which depicts the story of a modern youth who is attracted to the evil path. Saburi Shin, a well-known actor who also demonstrated his skill as a director in a bold social work, embodies a person with a complicated dilemma in a shadowy manner, and is a dramatic work that plays a part in the lead role.

Life is Beautiful When You Are in Love

January 1971 •Turkish

Turkish Pollyanna's story. After the death of her parents, Ayşe moves to the town to live with her aunt. Unlike Ayşe, her aunt Handan is distant and cold toward people. She does not treat Ayşe any differently. Ayşe, on the other hand, quickly becomes a beloved figure due to her warm-hearted nature. She helps people find solutions to their problems. She brings the entire town together to assist orphaned children. During this time, she gets into an accident. Instead of fighting for her treatment, she becomes disheartened. This time, the entire town will rally to support Ayşe in her struggle.

Today, the two of us skipped

October 2025 •Japanese

Lakeuksien lukko

January 1951 •Finnish

Set in rural Ostrobothnia in 1859, Tuomas Kantola, a farmer, is the only peasant in the village who does not sell his land to Lohikoski's boss Adler, and even starts to annoy him by building a dam to defy the project to drain Lohikoski's lands. During the summer, Harri , a student, and Kantola's daughter Annika fall in love, which is not accepted by either of their fathers or Annika's ex-fiancé Tuomas.

Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus

December 1988 •Finnish

Two young lovers, Anna and Martti, are split apart but are reunited many years later when their lives have changed considerably. Anna is a war widow; Martti a writer, is married, and has five children.