Memories of a Stranger

American Beauty

September 1999 •English

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Teach Me to Dance

December 1979 •English

In this drama, Lesia convinces her English-Canadian friend Sarah to perform a Ukrainian dance with her as part of their school's Christmas pageant. Sarah's father, angry at the growing number of Ukrainian settlers, won't allow his daughter to participate. Despite the prejudices of their parents, the girls' friendship remains strong, and they meet in Sarah's barn to celebrate Christmas Day together. Part of the Adventures in History series.

Boucherie fine

January 1987 •French

A butcher whose meat is most tender, surrounded successively by ephemeral and delightful cashiers.

A Tale of Yearning

November 2022 •Chinese

This is a sad tale of a noble lady who is entranced by an opera singer. Hoping to get closer to the singer, the lady takes up lessons with her. Despite their affection, they must face obstacles.

A Search Through Nine Lifetimes

August 2021 •Chinese

For love to travel for thousands of years, they will eventually meet.

The Fountain of Bakhchisaray

December 1909 •Russian

Good Men

September 2011 •English

Two elderly Jewish friends get into an argument over the circumstances behind the terror attacks on September 11th.

Common Causes for a Clinical Condition

January 2016 •Spanish

María rehearses Antigone the same way as she criticizes the government's actions; Ismene listens fearfully just as Irving reluctantly accepts the official version of a lie. Love only has consciousness in its disappearance; in the end the causes will be known, and only the memory of those who refuse to forget will be left with no consequence.

Memorable

June 2019 •French

Aging painter Louis and his wife Michelle struggle to cope with Louis' advancing dementia.

Léon: The Professional

September 1994 •French

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

Lost in Translation

September 2003 •English

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

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).

Dinner for Two

May 2014 •English

Down and out Derek decides to rob a house one night, which he thinks is deserted, only to be out witted by Martha, an elderly widow living in loneliness. Martha see's this moment as an opportunity to accomplish something she has been wishing for for a long time now, She offers Derek money and jewels in exchange for assisting in her death

Affaire classée

January 1997 •French

As every Sunday, in the Detention Center where she finds herself prisoner, Nathalie awaits her turn in the visiting room.

Vampiro

November 2016 •Spanish

A screenwriter contacts a prostitute to research a character of his new script.

Plein soleil

October 2015 •French

Under the leaden sky of a summer day, Eric goes to work to defend a great issue. But, blinded by stress, Eric is forgetting the most important thing...

Waiting for the Thaw

May 2013 •French

Supernova

April 2007 •Norwegian

A boy and his father spend a day at the beach and discuss life, death and the exploding sun.

The Fox Spirit Repays a Debt

August 2022 •Chinese

A wife and a concubine seek freedom. In a game of seduction, together they join forces to defeat their oppressors.

Tide

August 2019 •French

One night. On the deserted ski slopes, the nocturnal outing of the snow-grooming machines is being prepared. Twenty-five-year-old Antoine meets up with his team. Right in the middle of the world the hypnotic ballet of the machines, which tirelessly shape the landscape, begins. The mountain rumbles suddenly. Immobilized in the night, Antoine begins a journey in the interval where the myths of a mountain, both feared and venerated, are embodied.