Liste des films de A à Z

“A young Dutch woman (my mother, filmed by a man in love). A little redhead (me, filmed by my father). Boys (my brothers). Add images of flowers, animals and rallies (rediscovered Super 8 films): a chalet (Switzerland) and dykes (Netherlands). And my childhood and teenage memories merging with the history of the women (of my family).”...

In a clinic in north-eastern India are six surrogate mothers at different stages of their pregnancies. This film gives a voice to those who normally remain in the shadows. The women reveal their hopes of a better life and the conflicts inherent in their decision. How can you let a child go after giving it life? A thoughtful vision whose...

Mahragan is the name of a Chaabi group who are taking Egyptian music conventions by storm. With great panache, Omar El Shamy, a young director trained at the Ateliers Varan in Cairo, captures moments in the lives of these very young musicians and their incredible energy. With their rebellious slams that mock every form of authority, they...

Maria, an elderly woman, is dying in her bed. Around her sit other women watching carefully over her last breath, trying to provide her with whatever she might need. They talk to each other, recalling stories from Maria’s past. While all this is going on, life continues as well as some of the ladies start to giggle or have to leave and go...

A film about the daily life of Martins, a handicapped child who will always be dependent on his parents. Ever since he was very small, Martins has had to get around in a wheelchair and has needed the constant help of an adult. Martins’s parents, Inga and Andris Skesteri, tell about their life, about their son’s character and about their...

The Kommune that Otto Muehl created was the most influential one of the 1970’s. But what looked like a utopian dream went sour. Paul-Julien Robert, the director of the film, was one of the children of the Kommune and tries to come to terms with a difficult and complex legacy. A fascinating journey through one of the most obscure chapters...

A village in Russia's south Ural Mountains has been exposed to radiation several times due to incidents at the "Mayak" nuclear plant. It is one of the most polluted places on earth by radioactive waste. The surreal beauty of this toxic landscape is the backdrop in which the inhabitants lead their lives. Metamorphosen is also a homage to...

On 15 August 1778, seven men from Gressoney-La-Trinité climbed Mont Rose in search of a lost valley celebrated in legends of the time. Until then, only hunters and scientists had approached the glaciers of this massif. They were the first to scale a mountain out of a pure desire for discovery and were thus, in a sense, the fathers of...

The world seen through the eyes of children. The action takes place in Karosta, the former military port of Liepaja city – however, it is not that important, as the film could take place anywhere. We observe children playing on the beach, revealing the core of Pakalnina’s work: perceiving and transmitting emotions.

In four long takes, like a haiku in black and white, we enter the rubble of a country following the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese conflict. Without ever looking death in the face, the absence of life shows itself over the course of clues appearing in the no man’s land of a battered Beirut. In silent, frozen time, the film subtly refers to the...

10-year-old Lolita, the daughter of a Russian mother and an Azerbaijani father, meets her father’s family for the first time. Arriving in a small village in the Caucasus without knowing a word of the local language, she is faced with a lifestyle unfamiliar to her and discovers her own roots. The result is culture shock, actions bringing...