ACT III

Mistress

July 1992 •English

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.

Hunger

August 1966 •Danish

In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment he is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.

Manji

July 1964 •Japanese

The four principals in a love affair collide when jealousy, blackmail and suicide enter the picture.

The Bronte Sisters

May 1979 •French

In a small presbytery in Yorkshire, England, living under the watchful eyes of their aunt and father, a strict Anglican pastor, the Bronte sisters write their first works and quickly become literary sensations.

Batailles

January 2016 •French

Confessions of Loving Couples

February 1967 •Dutch

Author Frank's debut novel is successful, but he needs the proceeds to pay off a debt and his girlfriend Mascha ends their relationship. He meets another woman, but he and Mascha also seem to make amends. These amorous vicissitudes give him inspiration for a new book, which will deal with eroticism in the Netherlands.

The Chemists

Invalid date •English

In order to be cast in an A-List movie, an undiscovered actor must spend a weekend with his celebrity co-star to build chemistry.

Lovebugs

September 2023 •English

From his cozy library inside the walls of a suburban home, an intellectual snail tells of his life’s love, loss and change.

De Waarheid

Invalid date •Dutch

Mountainside

September 2023 •English

In this dialogue-driven, "second coming of age" comedic drama, Felix has all but given up on his pursuit of becoming a filmmaker when he meets Stella, a down to Earth, chain-smoking cinephile, whose unexpected friendship inspires him to start writing again–and falling for her. Never hesitating to take steps outside of reality through the use of movies within movies, found footage and action sequences, Mountainside is also a love letter to film itself.

Hot Tea

September 2024 •English

Two different persons who have hopelessly given up on life and the world for different reasons are brought together by fate.

Happy End

September 1999 •Swedish

Happy End is a story about Lukas, a self-absorbed young man adrift who meets Marja, an experienced, older woman. Lukas dreams of becoming a rock star. He escapes the city to his father's holiday flat in Visby, a town on the Baltic island of Gotland. But the flat has been rented out to Marja, an eccentric 69-year-old writer determined to complete her memoirs. Nothing can hold her back, least of all a confused dreamer. Much against their will, a friendship slowly develops. But Marja harbors a secret, and when the truth emerges their friendship is put to the test. Their stay on Gotland takes an unexpected turn...

Voorbijgangers

January 2011 •Dutch

A Common Experience

June 2013 •English

A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal playwright Yvette Nolan.

Mr. Know it All

June 2024 •Russian

A film school graduate struggles to come up with an idea for his final project.

Robert

January 2000 •Dutch

De Camera

January 2008 •Dutch

De Engel En Haar Reflectie

June 2003 •Dutch

Housewife

August 1934 •English

Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.

Karl

January 2014 •English

A famous writer lives with his wife in an isolated place and pursues a stoic life for his calling. When his writing block starts to ruin his daily life, one of his fans, Karl, come to visit at one cold winter night.