Atoms

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Stefan Haupt

Cast

Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Babett Arens

"To Build a Fire" is a short story by American author Jack London, published in two different versions of in 1902 and 1908. It was made into a film in 1928 by Claude Autant-Lara. Despite being warned about the subzero temperature, a single man ventures out into the Yukon forest to find his destiny.

Runtime

20m

Cast

José Davert

Three loosely related stories about love, loneliness and desire, held together by one central event (a train accident) that sets these characters in motion. Andrew Lin Hoi is a mainland tour guide who’s stranded in China when the accident happens. He was supposed to pick up his visiting girlfriend Gigi Lai, but instead he gets stuck i...

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Julian Lee

Cast

Almen Wong Pui-Ha, Gigi Lai Chi, Patrick Tse Yin

Yong-ju, Gi-woong and Gi-taek used to be best friends in middle school, but in high school, Gi-woong becomes a member of the gang that bullies Gi-taek. As Yong-ju tries to fix this broken relationship, he realizes his special feeling toward Gi-woong.

Runtime

2h 14m

Director

Lee Song Hee-Il

Cast

Kwak Si-yang, Lee Jae-joon, Choi Joon-ha

Shot in 16mm, Berenice is Rohmer’s first finished film. The film is based on a story by Edgar Allen Poe about a man who becomes obsessed with his fiancé’s teeth. The film was shot at Andre Bazin’s house by Jacques Rivette. Rivette also edited the film.

Runtime

22m

Director

Éric Rohmer

Cast

Teresa Gratia