Letters to X

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

Runtime

3h 59m

Director

Luchino Visconti

Cast

Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard

Daniel, an arrogant, restless young Londoner is bored with his meaningless life. He seeks sympathy from his old Jewish grandmother, who sends him on a mission to Europe to find the grave of her father who disappeared during World War II.

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Caroline Roboh

Cast

Asier Newman, Hadassah Hungar Diamant, Cyrielle Clair

A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the couple how to be burglars and they join him in his criminal exploits.

Runtime

1h 24m

Director

Bertrand Blier

Cast

Gérard Depardieu, Michel Blanc, Miou-Miou

Anna and Mara return from a holiday abroad, and realize that Anis, a young Moroccan immigrant, managed to hide in their car in order to cross the border to Italy. At first unsure of what to do, they then decide to take him with them.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Marco S. Puccioni

Cast

Maria de Medeiros, Antónia Lišková, Steffan Boje

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas