A young woman marries an Italian fisherman to escape from a prison camp after the end of World War 2, but soon finds her new home is just as restrictive and threatening as the prison camp.
A group of young film makers from Southern Italy set out to make a film in their home village. With visual nods to Cinema Paradiso, this film features Gerard Depardieu as himself.
Three orphaned sisters are brought up by their strict and austere aunt The middle sister develops a fascination for death after seeing both her mother and father dead.
The second Dogme 95 film in which a group of people choose to drop-out of society and embark on a social experiment in which they pretend to be mentally disabled.
Under a 20 year ban from making films, and facing a 6 year prison sentence for "assembly and colluding with the intention to commit crimes against the country’s national security and propaganda against the Islamic Republic", Iranian director Jafar Panahi begins to 'storytell' a script in his apartment, and in the process questions why and how he makes his films.
A plane finds itself in difficulty on its way to Mexico, so the cabin crew drug the passengers in economy class and go all Almodóvar with the pilots and those in business class.
Set in a slum settlement of Buenos Aires, where Ricardo Darín’s priest works with others to try to bring hope to a vast group of forgotten people. As one person is helped, another slips through the net, and it all seems very pointless.
Perhaps a tiny cheat as it's not entirely in a foreign language, but it's a very lovely story of a Danish woman, recovering from serious illness and a wayward husband, who 'bumps' into Pierce Brosnan.
Sweet story of two brothers, one living with his wannabe rock-star father, the other with his mother and grandparents, following parental separation.
Cert: PG
Werner Herzog's imaginative recreation of the story of a group of conquistadors led by Lope de Aguirre as they search for El Dorado in the Amazon jungle in the 16th Century.
Despite the economic crisis which struck Argentina in 2001, the passion and enthusiasm for tango continues to grow. La Confiteria Ideal is the place to see, be seen, and to dance tango.
Director (and former dancer) Sally Potter effectively plays herself. She takes tango lessons from a renowned dancer in exchange for a promise to create a role for him in her next film.
There is some English in this film, but enough Spanish and French for it to be allowed, and some great dancing :-)
A man whose wife leaves him sets out to make a film about tango. He becomes involved with the girlfriend of the film's gangster-financier, who is a talented dancer. The choreography is electric.
Ry Cooder travelled to Havana to bring together a group of almost forgotten musicians and singers. In so doing, he captured some incredible performances, and re-started their careers.
A film director returns to his childhood village in Sicily to attend the funeral of the man who first sparked his interest in cinema, and begins to reflect on the events of his life.
Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu are two police officers battling ruthlessly against each other for promotion, while a gang is committing a series of violent robberies on the streets of Paris. An action thriller, with the film's title being the address of the police headquarters.