When a military dad rules that his oldest daughters must marry first, the youngest sibling leads a mission to get all of her sisters engaged.
Ulli wants to surprise his partner Susanne with a very special gift: a painter to paint a portrait of her. When Markus Marberg arrives at Susanne's house, it turns out that the two of them know each other from school. However, they didn't like each other at all in the past... During the portrait sessions, which Susanne is initially reluctant to attend, they both confess that they were actually in love with each other at school. Suddenly the two are overcome by old feelings...
Although Gainsbourg and Birkin had appeared in a string of films since their magnetic collision in Pierre Grimblat’s Slogan, Melody was a bit of diversion from their collaborations since it’s a series of interwoven videos inspired by the Gainsbourgalbum. For '71 it’s a novel concept to bring visual life to an LP, but even more surprising are the short film’s amazing visuals that director Averty crafted using a wealth of video filters, overlays, camera movements and chroma key effects. Averty applies these in tandem with the increasing tone of Gainsbourg’s songs, which more or less chronicle an older man's affair with a young girl. Each song is comprised of steady, sometimes brooding poetic delivery, with refrains timed to the phrase repeats of each song, while Alan Parker’s buzzing guitar accompanies and wiggles around Gainsbourg’s resonant voice. The bass is fat and groovy, the drums easy but steady, and the periodic use of strings or rich vibrato makes this short a sultry little gem.
The young Prue Shackleton travels from London to Cornwall to visit her beloved aunt Phoebe, who has just become a widow. On the train she meets Charlotte, a sad little girl who comes from a broken home.
Dhanapati wants to earn more money to get his daughter to a good school.
Has Julia Gardener, of all people, been taken in by a marriage fraudster? A principal trusts blindly for the first time in her life and comes to bitterly regret it. The tough New Yorker Julia has achieved everything professionally and always has everything under control, but things aren't going well in love.
A short comedy about a prince and his beloved stable boy who are left not knowing what to do when the fairytale book ends. They summon the book's narrator to guide them through this confusing new world of love...and sex.
The wedding of investment advisor Christian Zeiler to Katharina Buchheim, the daughter of a wealthy family, is just around the corner. On the eve of his wedding, his friends Victor and Paul treat him to a huge cake to say goodbye to his bachelorhood. When the enchanting Miriam jumps out of it, Christian is so impressed that the upcoming wedding is almost forgotten. But there is a good reason for his marriage to Katharina: Christian is heavily in debt and is constantly on the run from angry creditors to whom he has sold unsuccessful investments.
Jake wants nothing more than to spend his Christmas vacation with his girlfriend Abbey. So when Abbey volunteers for her church’s Christmas play, Jake is ready to skip Christmas this year until an unexpected turn of events lands him in a field outside Bethlehem on the night Jesus was born. While on his journey with the shepherds to find the promised Messiah, Jake discovers the true meaning of Christmas.
Danny and Dolly meet for the first time at a bus stop, both waiting to attend their first day back at high school, but after becoming acquainted, the two decide to ditch school and explore the small town in which Dolly is brand new to, only to end up falling in love with each other after learning of the unusual, not so pretty lives that they both live.
Murat, who loses the woman he loves on the wedding day, is almost dead. However, after a while, Serap becomes a great hope for him.
Parisot, a French spy in World War 1, returns home on a secret mission to visit his mother, and finds that Victoria, the wife of a German general, is billeted in the Parisot home while waiting to see her husband. Victoria discovers that Paul is a spy and, although fascinated by him, plans to reveal his identity to her husband. When the latter is unable to visit her, she attempts to go to the German army headquarters.
After being defeated by humans centuries ago, the Winged Tribe has lost their ability to fly. Seeking vengeance, a royal descendant of the tribe has begun searching for the magical Naga Pearls, which he plans to use to destroy the humans. When the legendary pearls fall into - and out of - the hands of Heiyu, a wily human street punk, he must join a team of unlikely heroes as they race to prevent the destruction of their people in this magical fantasy adventure.
Hassan and Fatma are a couple, living and working in a farm of wealthy owner Mourad. In the first days of the Jan 25th revolution, Ali seizes a security breach to break out of jail and runs to his cousin Hassan, for shelter. The latter takes him in but soon after, Mourad discovers the love that Fatma and Ali shared, years ago. This romantic history, fuelled by mounting sexual frustration, will come back to haunt all those involved.
After years of dreading Christmas due to painful childhood memories, Jack is reluctantly dragged into a festive day by his overly optimistic brother Liam. Along the way, Jack unexpectedly collides, literally, with Holly, a bubbly and cheerful stranger who loves the holiday season. As their paths keep crossing, Jack's guarded heart begins to thaw, teaching him that the magic of Christmas can bring healing, hope and even love.
Mauritius. A love story begins between Pierre, a local employee, and Louise, a French tourist suffering from anorexia. He shows her another side of his country: wild beaches, nightlife, bustling streets... Each, in their own way, dreams of escape and emancipation. But Louise's departure is approaching, and Pierre grows tense at the thought of staying on this island he is desperate to leave. He will risk everything in an attempt to escape a future that seems already written.
Even though she is in great shape and only 36, the dancer Skye Rhodan is confronted with the approaching end of her career and the question of what she wants to do next in her life. Skye doesn't want to accept that she should only dance in the second division because of her age.
Katie Fforde: Das Schweigen der Männer
The story deals with the ego between a jailor(cop) and the prisoner who is subjected to death.
With his marriage and career against the ropes, dejected author Jack Spencer travels with his wife, Amanda, to an isolated glamping retreat in search of a spark. When a surprise double booking finds their private retreat anything but private, Jack spins into a comedic exploration of love, lost dreams, small-town-wisdom, and friendship with a miniature donkey to get over himself before he loses all he holds dear.