The Moth and the Flame

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion who...

Runtime

1h 10m

Director

Michael Winterbottom

Cast

Kieran O'Brien, Margo Stilley, Courtney Taylor-Taylor

Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Cast

Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Lorit

Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

Woody Allen

Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

Runtime

1h 4m

Director

Tod Browning

Cast

Edgar Allan Woolf, Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying o...

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Richard Brooks

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives