Eva, a mysterious doctor, searches for an answer to her urgent dilemma as she unravels Dr. Anmuth's Book of Vision. Henry gets involved in her life and is forced to confront his own nature, as Eva faces the biggest decision of her life.
Der Thronfolger
King Frederick II (aka "Frederick the Great") of Prussia is engaged in a major battle against the Austrian army at Kunersdorf, and things aren't going well. The Austrians are inflicting major casualties, and his army is beginning to crumble. Defeat seems inevitable when a combination of events gives him hope that he may pull victory from the jaws of defeat after all.
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
This film takes place during the Seven Years' War. The Prussian Major von Tellheim has become engaged to the Saxon noblewoman Minna von Barnhelm. After the war, the King - in an unwarranted move - deprives the major of his honor. Von Tellheim becomes impoverished and, filled with shame, breaks off his relationship to Minna. An innkeeper in Berlin, who is a police informer, makes the Major move to a shabby little attic because he cannot pay his debt. In the meantime, Minna has also arrived at the inn. She and her lady's maid Franziska are questioned and spied on by the nosy innkeeper. Minna has followed her beloved Tellheim and she now cunningly manages to elicit a new declaration of love from him...
Der Hauptmann von Köpenick
Documentary about the small city of Rheinsberg, once the summer residence of Prussian princes. Average working class people comment on the history of this special place.
Marie is an adolescent woman who lives in Prussia in 1813 with her mother, a countess. They live in a palace watching the path of history from a far point of view.
Cooperative members are harvesting crops, trying to get new water piping installed and preparing to plough away the field boundaries in autumn. Local kulak Voznica (Vladimír Repa) doesn't like any of this so he forces sexton Kodýtek (Vlasta Burian) to help him sabotage their efforts.
The director of the film lunch ladies talks about how important the film is
Známi neznámi
'Convict dreams he runs marriage agency and tries to supply wife for man already married.' (British Film Catalogue)
Comedy skit shown as part of a theatrical revue. 'The picture is supposed to be a Hollywood drama of English life, wildly burlesqued, and in the middle of projection Maisie Gay stands up in the stalls, protests, argues with the players on the screen, and then steps into the picture. Finally a chorus of duchesses steps from screen to stage and the revue becomes tri-dimensional.' (Kinematograph Weekly)
When dashing outlaw Brett Harris (Nick Olson) and dimwitted sheriff Frank Hopperkin (Jalen Jensen) learn their siblings are getting engaged, the two mortal enemies resolve to put aside their differences and work together to stop the wedding. Thrills, laughs, and tears abound in this genre defining Northwestern from WRALKAT studios, and the cesspool of comedic genius that is the collective minds of writers Nick Olson and Ryan Garner. Featuring a mind blowing soundtrack by Luke Frugia and Kenna Phillips.
The popular raconteur Seymour Hicks tells some of his stories.
Daniel & Florencia meet at a bus stop. After recreating their first date, they reminisce and wander the streets of Pando catching up with their lives. Through the night the memories and reproaches take over. Between beers, smokes and missing lighters, they will reveal the true intentions behind this not-so-random meeting.
A defiant teenage girl's tensions between her parents rise when she discovers a burgeoning music genre.
'Captain tries to hide accidental female passengers from admiral.' (British Film Catalogue)
When an Indonesian woman is invited to her cousin's engagement party, she decides to hire an escort to keep her aunties, and their persistent questions about her dating life, off her back.
Montreux Comedy Festival 2022 - La piste aux étoiles de Bérengère Krief