The Times of the Surveyors

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Jap...

Runtime

2h 9m

Director

Yoji Yamada

Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi

Mia returns from Stockholm to her parents' home in a small town in Dalecarlia (Dalarna) to celebrate her father's 70th birthday. Her elder sisters Eivor and Gunilla welcome her, but their different lifestyles prevent them from really communicating. The tension builds, and the party that should be a celebration turns out to be a turning...

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Maria Blom

Cast

Sofia Helin, Kajsa Ernst, Ann Petrén

The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on a countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model.

Runtime

3h 58m

Director

Jacques Rivette

Cast

Michel Piccoli, Emmanuelle Béart, Jane Birkin

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Harry Watt

Cast

Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert

As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and brought to you by filmmaker T.C. Christensen (Praise to the Man, The Work...

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

T.C. Christensen

Cast

Jasen Wade, Emily Wadley, Jason Celaya