The Mechanical Diva

One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Icíar Bollaín

Cast

Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña

The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and ...

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Beeban Kidron

Cast

Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen

Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Catherine Breillat

Cast

Asia Argento, Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Roxane Mesquida

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to choose between his wife and his lover, and a marri...

Runtime

2h

Director

Isabel Coixet, Tom Tykwer

Cast

Steve Buscemi, Natalie Portman, Willem Dafoe

It took a lot of persuading to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he’s instantly smitten, not with his date, but with the sharp-witted waitress. Everything seems to be going great until an unbelievable truth is revealed, one that could easily break both of their he...

Runtime

1h 56m

Director

Bonnie Hunt

Cast

David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor