Zerkalo (original title) Summary: A dying man remembers his past as a child pre-war, his relationship with his mother (Margarita Terekhova) and her relationship with his withdrawn father. He goes onto remember other memories from his life during the war … Continue reading
Lola rennt (original title) Summary: Lola (Franka Potente) receives a frantic call from her boyfriend Manny (Moritz Bleibtreu) who has just left a bag filled with 100,000 Deutschmark on the subway. The amount of money strikes further panic into both the … Continue reading
Summary: An old, happily settled antiques dealer (Federico Luppi) discovers a curious device mysteriously hidden inside the hollow base of a 450 year old statue. Fascinated but unaware of its purpose, he begins to unwind the device until a golden, scarab-like … Continue reading
Herz aus Glas (original title) Summary: Set in 18th century Bavaria, a little town is famous for producing an exquisite red ‘ruby glass’ from a glassblowing factory. The secret on how to make this brilliant ruby glass is feared lost when the … Continue reading
Summary: A mysterious man named Monsieur Oscar (Denis Lavant) is driven to a number of ‘appointments’ by his driver Céline (Édith Scob), who is also a very close friend. His ‘appointments’, in and around Paris, could be described as taking on … Continue reading
Solyaris (original title) Summary: A once busy space station which orbits a mysterious ocean-covered planet, named Solaris, was built to hold over 80 residents but is now only occupied by three scientists. The mental state of the scientists have grown concern after they … Continue reading