Las Maravillas de Liliana

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs,...

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Gus Van Sant

Cast

River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo

New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Willie takes his best friend Eddie to see her—a visit that culminates in a strange, eventful trip to Florida.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Jim Jarmusch

Cast

John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson

Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Fernando León de Aranoa

Cast

Candela Peña, Micaela Nevárez, Mariana Cordero

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring sc...

Runtime

2h 20m

Director

Anthony Minghella

Cast

Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law