Up and Down

The Magic Purse

A young sailor dozes off in the grass in Frederiksberg Have and wakes up surrounded by supernatural fairylike creatures. They take him to the mermaid

1909

Carne

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground w

1991

aDeus

At the end of a long journey, certain people acquire the ability to fly out from earth. For this they need the help of João, whose task is to get them

2000

Dia de Visita

2011

Binta and the Great Idea

Binta, a little girl from Senegal, tells us about the everyday life in her village, the importance of education for the girls, and about her father's

2004

The Saviour

A young Church elder struggles with his faith when the married woman he has been seeing breaks off their relationship.

2005

Della pioggia, noi

2013

De Castigo

Many years after having been locked in the basement by his father, Samuel believes he is still grounded.

2010

A Dream of Flying

In a world where some children are able to fly, one girl is placed in an institution until she learns to keep her feet on the ground. She spends her l

2013

Transfer

A psychiatrist and his needy patient discuss their relationship in a snow-covered field.

1966

Feral

A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt

2012

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.

1912

On the Edge

In this fragile yet frightening poetic fantasy set against a dark industrial landscape, a woman sits knitting on the porch of her home when a man appe

1949

Maple Leaf Viewing

[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe Kikugoro

1899

Sali-salita

A mother who writes children’s storybooks, ironically, doesn’t have enough time to create stories for her own son. The restless child finds a chance t

2011

Linda, uma história horrível

With a suitcase in hand, a son arrives to visit his elderly mother.

2013

Bunny

Bunny, an elderly rabbit who uses a walker, is in her kitchen one night baking a cake. A photograph from her wedding day is on her wall. A pesky and p

1998

The Absolution of Anthony

A 16-year-old gay boy lives with his Catholic grandfather in the Bronx.

1997

A Flower

A boy grows a seed into a flower while the world around him marches on.

1971

Belly

1996