The Woman Who Took the Local Paper

Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1

April 1980 •Japanese

A made for TV movie that would be loosely remade as Magnitude 7.9 or DEATHQUAKE

Along Came Love

November 2023 •French

1947. On a beach, Madeleine, a waitress in a hotel restaurant, mother of a little boy, meets François, a rich and cultivated student. The force of attraction that pushes them towards each other is commensurate with the secrecy that each carries. If we know what Madeleine wants to leave behind by following this young man, we discover over time, what François is desperately trying to flee by mixing Madeleine's fate with his.

TOKYO, I LOVE YOU

November 2023 •Japanese

Rihito, a dancer who has just returned to Japan, joins forces with his childhood friends Haru, Noah, Eugene, Ray, and Dan to save his best friend, Simon, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor with only three months to live. Rihito and his five best friends work together to somehow earn money for the surgery to save Simon's life!

The Shortest Distance Is Round

July 2019 •Japanese

Haruto is a freshman and a loner high school student until the arrival of the new teacher Aoyama. Aoyama cares for Haruto and starts to exchange letters with him, as something more grows inside both of them. But one night, an unexpected kiss ends their beautiful relationship. Three years later, Haruto has become a male prostitute in order to pay back his debts, when he reunites with Aoyama by chance.

Girls Drive

November 2023 •Japanese

Four high school students deal with their issues while travelling to Tokyo during their summer vacation.

Writer's Block

October 1991 •English

A female writer of popular thrillers decides that it is time to kill off one of her characters, a serial killer who has appeared in many of her recent books. Soon afterward, she finds herself pursued by a copy-cat serial killer.

My Salinger Year

February 2020 •English

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

Goodbye

November 2019 •Spanish

Seville, Spain. Juan Santos, a convicted petty criminal, gets out of jail for a day to celebrate with Triana, his wife, the first communion of their daughter Estrella.

Military Wives

March 2020 •English

Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.

The Calculus Affair

January 1964 •French

Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion: glass things break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of his work and send their agents to investigate.

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

October 2015 •German

An unparalleled portrait of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), a major writer who left an indelible mark on the world. Miller's life is intimately connected with the great themes that marked the 20th century. Glamour, fame, social criticism and Marilyn Monroe.

Deliver Us from Evil

August 2020 •Korean

A retired contract killer goes on a bloody rampage when a young girl finds herself at the mercy of gangland human traffickers and only one man can come to her rescue, with an arsenal of weapons and years of experience in the art of killing.

Me and Me

June 2020 •Korean

In a small South Korean village, while investigating the death of two people in strange circumstances, a grumpy policeman will live an overwhelming experience beyond the reality he has known so far.

Lev farligt

April 1944 •Swedish

Iben Holt, a rich bohemian, lives in an occupied country. On his way home from a party he hears an explosion and sees flames rising from a factory. At home awaits another surprise.

Of One Blood

January 1944 •English

After losing their parents in a flood at a young age, two brothers grow up to become a police officer and a lawyer, working with a local newspaper owner to help rid the city of bootlegging gangsters.

Apartment Wife: Secret Call Girl

October 1976 •Japanese

A blackmail ring uses illicit photos of an unfaithful wife to force her into prostitution.

The Night Workers

May 1917 •English

On the Mountains

May 2018 •Czech

A story about what ordinary internet browsing can do for kids. And parents change their lives.

Down Town

October 1957 •Japanese

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.

Opened by Mistake

May 1940 •English

A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.