Dies irae

Teenager Jones has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time between two women: a young actress named Lisa and a photographer named Jane. After Jane's ex-boyfriend arrives to help her recover from a car accident, Jones begins t...

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Jeffrey Porter

Cast

Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore

Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...

Runtime

1h 56m

Director

Béla Tarr

Cast

Székely B. Miklós, György Cserhalmi, Vali Kerekes

An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.

Runtime

1h 56m

Director

Bob Gale

Cast

James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart

Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Kotomi Kyōno, Kayoko Kishimoto

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Jean-Luc Godard, Bruce Beresford

Cast

John Hurt, Theresa Russell, Sophie Ward