A womanizing night club singer who has his pick of many beautiful showgirls tries to climb socially and break into society but soon discovers the social and class differences are insurmountable.
Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.
A narrator relates a variety of peculiar stories involving characters with the initials HC and their dealings with telephones. These are interspersed with artistic shots of telephone boxes in a variety of locations.
When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public access television. The response is so strong that a large company hears about it and offers her a television series. Her life becomes complicated as she is forced to make some serious decisions. Through it all, Grace is able to help a young mother realize that time is the most valuable gift she could give to her daughter.
A poetic look at the life and legacy of legendary author Philip K. Dick (1928-1982), who wrote over over a hundred short stories and 44 novels of mind-bending sci-fi, exploring themes of authority, drugs, theology, mental illness and much more.
Píše sa rok 1939. Taliansky čašník Guido Orefice, prekypujúci energiou a hýriaci bláznivými nápadmi, prichádza z vidieka do veľkého mesta. Na prvý pohľad sa tu zamiluje do pôvabnej učiteľky Dory. Ona už síce nápadníka má, on ale urobí všetko, aby ju zachránil od svadby s nemilovaným byrokratom. Získa si jej lásku a vezmú sa. Narodí sa im syn Giosué. Po piatich rokoch šťastného manželstva je Guido kvôli svojmu židovskému pôvodu odvlečený spolu so synom do koncentračného tábora. Aby pred malým chlapcom zatajil šokujúce okolnosti a uchránil ho pred hrôzami nacizmu, predstiera, že všetko okolo je iba hra, pripravená k synovým narodeninám. Hra, na konci ktorej na oboch čaká veľká odmena...
Edward Bloom (Albert Finney) bol odjakživa vášnivým rozprávačom neuveriteľných historiek zo svojej mladosti (Ewan McGregor), keď ho záľuba v cestovaní zaviedla na úžasnú výpravu okolo sveta. V jeho mýtických dobrodružstvách nechýbajú obri, vlkolaci, spievajúce siamske dvojčatá, ani čarodejnica so skleneným okom, ktorá dokáže nazrieť do budúcnosti. So svojimi fantastickými historkami sa Bloomovi darí očariť každého, okrem syna Willa (Billy Crudup). Keď Edward smrteľne ochorie, jeho žena Sandra (Jessica Langeová) sa pokúsi Willa donútiť, aby k svojmu otcovi znovu našiel cestu.
Two storytellers put forth their versions of the story of Shravan Kumar. The art for the film uses painted images from a wooden portable shrine called a Kaavad. The film is a collaborative work between traditional Kaavad storytellers and Kaavad artists from Rajasthan, together with the filmmaker. Combining lush animation with live-action, the film is an interpretation of two stories which are forever fused in the act of telling and retelling.
Our story follows the tumultuous relationship between Mike, a mechanic, and Nancy, an escort his friends got him for his birthday
Ricardo is all set to play Jesus in a biblical reenactment, but crashes into a dilemma while traveling to the show.
The biggest-titted Edinburgh Best Show nominees return in their darkest-ever adventure. Learn the horrifying true story of what happened when Amy and Christopher-Louise decided to hide from their problems on a remote island. As tensions flare and psyches fray, how will Yorkshire's finest meat-themed duo survive?
A filmmaker is invited to an actor's house, who is keenly interested in his story. For the story to be told, the characters need to speak for themselves so they began speaking and they said
Ts'oostsitsi is a Blackfoot word used to describe the past. Feeling responsible to continue storytelling in his family, Ike Solway recounts a powerful experience had by his grandfather. What follows is a story that echoes through generations.
Ria is a third grade student and she got a writing assignment about her holiday. But, she writes about her story with her mom instead.
Adaptation of the Broadway musical. The story is set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean Sea and tells of a peasant girl who falls in love with an aristocrat. Against this backdrop, social class differences play out while the island gods wager a bet of what is stronger, love or death.