An almanac of short feature films based on stories by Mikhail Mishin from the collection of short stories "Pause in a Major".
A satirical express train sets off on its way. The driver S. Mikhalkov gives a farewell beep ... On the first carriage an inscription - "Summer cottage". The following are 8 short stories ...
A film almanac consisting of two short stories, united by a common idea of the need to maintain harmony between private and public interests: “Suite” and “One Fine Day”. The hero of the story ”Suite" is a lifeguard on the shore. The events taking place at sea do not bother him at all. To the music of Bizet, he dreams of Carmen, her exploits, valor and strong love... The hero of the short story “One Fine Day”, a promising researcher, one morning saw a spaceship from his balcony. Do this a little restlessly to his mother-in-law, neighbors, acquaintances, boss and, finally, to a psychiatrist...
The Zavyalov Weirdos
Puple, Valerian and Asiko are elderly actors. People no longer pay attention to the famous actors of the past. The troupe went on tour without them. They gladly agree to introduce their art to the residents of the village of Fandauri, but as they arrive in the village they find out that they have been invited to the opening of the spring, and they are only asking them for a poem or just a word that touches their heart. The cheerful mood of the actors will be replaced by a sad one.
A man and his grandmother hide out from an ominous broadcast. The Grim Reaper hosts a TV show. The formerly incarcerated recount and reinterpret their first days of freedom. A suburban mom's life is upturned by the beast growing inside of her. And a high school gym teacher runs drills from inside a volcano. What happens when five of independent film's most adventurous filmmakers join together to literally adapt each other’s dreams for the screen?
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Armenian film containing three short stories: the story about the first driver and coachman of old Yerevan, the complicated psychological relationship of a loving couple set in the backdrop of Garni Temple during reconstruction and a story about human life from the point of view of a poor and homeless dog.
Four different stories about young kids' destinies in different time periods in Lithuania.
The brother and sister have no living family and depend their lives on each other. The sister is a beauty and has many suitors fighting over her. Unfortunately the sister has been cursed and cannot get romantically involved. The neighbors make fun of her for that. After visiting many doctors, Uncle Piu volunteers to treat her, which arouses Uncle Piu’s wife’s suspicions and leads to a series of funny instances…
Sean lives a harsh but successful life as a criminal in Los Angeles's rough suburbs. He has, in spite of a chaotic and violent childhood, created some order in his life. As long as order is maintained, he - along with his partner in crime Peter - can ensure that his criminal life does not fall apart. But like in any Greek tragedy, things are doomed to go wrong when he one day falls in love with the waitress Lilly. Sean thinks he can bring order to her life too, but the all-consuming heroin addiction can not be tamed so easily.
A team of advisers is brought in to manufacture the image of Marchand, producing social media profiles, commercials and a new public persona. Conflict arises when it is revealed that not everyone is who they present themselves to be. At his country estate, a rich businessman who wants to be president is groomed by a campaign team to create an image palatable to middle-class voters.
The entrepreneur Franco, a wealthy man, finds himself going through a period of profound crisis with his wife Laura and things get complicated when he meets his young and beautiful daughter-in-law, Flora. Passion sparks between the two but the girl's husband certainly doesn't sit idle, starting a relationship with her sister-in-law. Each member of the family ends up being involved in affairs and betrayals, with unpredictable consequences.
Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.
Somewhere in outer space three hot space fighter pilots - Solara, Tansy and Cala (the Bikini Girls) fly daring combat missions whilst maintaining fabulous hair. Meanwhile wicked Voluptina secretly plans to steal their rightful title and become Queen of the galaxy when she banishes the Bikini Girls into a rogue black-hole, thus sending them back in time 70 millions year to the age of dinosaurs...
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
An ardent youth Yip Ka-ka, whose adoptive mother Bao Choi-yi was her birth mother Yip Heung-heung's best friend, heads her schoolmates to demonstrate against the demolition of the extraordinary school library. In spite of failure, her optimistic personality causes her to shift focus on the preservation of the valuable books together with her geek-looking teacher Chan Ka-keung. Due to their extreme personalities, they argue a lot and seem like to be quarrelsome lovers through the sifting process of less valuable books. Unexpectedly, Ka-ka discovers her birth mother Heung-heung's diary and the truth of her birth parents' love story...
Patrick Kong-produced look at promotion girls mildly serves his devotees – which, all things considered, does account for something. Closer to PG-13 than PG, if you're looking for a ratings guide.