Die Drei von der Tankstelle, meaning The Three from the Gas Station, was advertised as a German operetta when release and with it’s star studded cast would become the forerunner of Musical films. Even today the soundtrack of the comic harmonists is popular in Germany.
A rich man buys a husband for his dying daughter and she finds out.
When middle-aged Kata realises that her life will only be complete if she has a baby of her own, her longstanding-but-married boyfriend Joska refuses to comply. But by developing an unlikely friendship with the angst-ridden teenage orphan Anna, who is also involved in a controversial relationship, Kata discovers aspects of herself, and her role as a woman, that have gone unexamined throughout her entire, lonely life.
Ariel, the stepdaughter of a wealthy family, is coerced into marrying Markus, a rising political star and California Congressman, whom she has admired since childhood. She replaces her stepsister, who escapes from her own arranged marriage to Markus. On their wedding day, Ariel becomes deaf due to the emotional shock of Markus's indifferent remarks. Three years later, during a kidnapping incident, Ariel miraculously regains her hearing, only to overhear Markus coldly dismissing her plight as a hoax. Secretly, she maintains the guise of being deaf and, using a voice-altering device, poses as a kidnapper to demand a divorce from Markus... Can their love, long buried beneath layers of silence and misunderstanding, find its voice again?
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a bachelor's life. The beautiful but ditzy blonde from the apartment above catches his eye and they soon start spending time together—maybe a little too much time!
A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.
An Englishman in France unwittingly is placed into the identity, and steps into the vacated life, of a look-alike French nobleman.
To pay her father's medical bills, Ivy is forced to marry Byron, a wealthy heir, instead of her stepsister. But on their wedding day, Byron doesn't show up, leaving Ivy humiliated in front of all their family and friends. After they finally marry, they set three rules—agreeing they won't fall in love with each other. Eventually, Byron tells Ivy that the agreement is ridiculous because he's already fallen in love with her. He asks her if she loves him back. So, will Ivy reciprocate his feelings?
In Vero Beach, Florida, a trio of couples at various points in their relationships become the subjects of a film about marriage being an antiquated idea that needs a reboot: Why not turn marriage into a seven-year deal with an option to renew?
A married couple, suspecting one another of infidelity, decide to "live separately together."
A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Combines in an innovative manner dramatic recreations (largely faithful to the actual trial transcripts) with documentary footage and interviews with the actual defendants.
The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
A businessman who lives from blackmailing begins to be blackmailed by his own wife who hates him.
A woman who runs a bar with her older sister has her life disrupted when she has a chance meeting with an old lover.
Ditirambo never smiles, always tells the truth and ruthlessly carries out all the missions entrusted to him. The widow of a writer orders him to locate the former lover of her husband with the purpose of getting revenge on her.
Sultana, a small town prostitute and her pimp Khudabaksh migrate to the metropolis, bringing with them their dreams and meagre belongings. Sultana goes about her bright and artful seductions but somehow misses her targets. Her business collapses. Desperately, Khudabaksh too tries his hand at many jobs but is unsuccessful. Sultana's loneliness and despair get objectified in her desire for a 'salwaar' that she needs to complete her black ensemble for the observance of mourning for Moharram.
This film suggests a network of hierarchical relations between people through sometimes subtle and at other times blunt illustrations.
A look at poverty in post-war Athens. Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Because of debts, he gets tangled up in smuggling. His morals are tested and he tries to find a way out.