The Sign Painter

Packard Schmidt is a burnt-out, middle-aged college English professor. In a desperate attempt to restore some sense of vitality to his lonely existence he embarks on a series of impulsive romantic exploits resulting in a cavalcade of disaster both personally and professionally. These disasters change and educate Pack and serve eventual...

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Chris Iovenko

Cast

Julian Sands, Alex Sol, John Savage

A blind man's master told him that after he has broken 1000 strings on his Banjo, he can open the Banjo to get a script for his eyes. After 60 years he broke the 1000th string.

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Chen Kaige

Cast

Liu Zhongyuan, Xu Qing, Huang Lei

Jacquot Demy, the son of a garage owner and a hairdresser, is fascinated by cinema and decides to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker by any means necessary.

Runtime

2h

Director

Agnès Varda

Cast

Philippe Maron, Edouard Joubeaud, Laurent Monnier

The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.

Runtime

2h 5m

Director

James Ivory

Cast

Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore

Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of...

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Suzana Amaral

Cast

Marcélia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman