A 13-year-old German boy, Robert, (Max Kullman) sets out to try and find his father, who's in Turkmenistan. On his arrival there he meets up with a local boy (Murat Orasov) who agrees to help him, but they are abandoned by their adult guides and must fend for themselves.

A selection of 114 short films produced by Auguste and Louis Lumière (most were directed by Louis and his team of cinematographers), restored in 4K and assembled in a single montage. Including a lot of unknown rarities (like alternate versions of Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory), this is an astonishing collection from cinema’s most undisputed pioneers.

A small boat, with three men aboard, is shaken by the backwash.

Et storpolitisk drama om Jerntæppets sammenbrud. En ung teknokrat, Miklós Neméth, hentes ind som ny premierminister. Han skal redde Ungarns fortvivlende økonomi og beslutter at stryge det massive - og dyre - grænseanlæg mod Vest. Han erfarer snart, at han med den beslutning har sat sig op imod drabelige modstandere. Imens lader et ungt par i Østtyskland sig opmuntre af rygterne om, at den ungarnske grænse vil blive åbnet i forbindelse med den pan europæiske picnic. De beslutter at prøve lykken, men vikles ind i den politiske magtkamp, der udspiller sig bag lukkede døre i Østblokken. Den unge mand dræbes af skud på grænsen, en begivenhed, der paradoksalt nok fremskynder Nemeths endelige beslutning og murens fald.

Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.

A skeleton dances joyously, often collapsing into a heap of bones and quickly putting itself back together.

Filmmageren Léo er på udkig efter ulve, da han forføres af fårehyrden Marie. Ni måneder senere føder hun deres barn, men snart vælger hun at forlade både barnet og barnets far. Nu er Léo alene med et spædbarn. Det er ikke let, men inderst inde er han vild med det. Og mens Léo kæmper for at finde inspiration til en film og møder en række usædvanlige mennesker, er han parat til at gøre hvad som helst for at klare sig.

Vincent, still of tender age, has already tattooed most of his body and hoarsened his voice with his post-hardcore band – his way of venting his frustrations and desires. Ever since his mother died, he shares his time between Porte de Clignancourt and Bastille, between a piercer job he is unhappy with and his fishmonger father, Hervé, who is trying to start a new life with a younger woman named Julia. Vincent is initially appalled by the woman, with whom his father has ‘betrayed’ his mother, but the more they get to know each other, the more he becomes intrigued by the beautiful and empathetic woman. Unlike his father, she shows interest in him, even attending one of his gigs. What starts out as a potential way of reconciling with his father soon implodes.

Night in an old mill is dramatically depicted in this Oscar-winning short in which the frightened occupants, including birds, timid mice, owls, and other creatures try to stay safe and dry as a storm approaches. As the thunderstorm worsens, the mill wheel begins to turn and the whole mill threatens to blow apart until at last the storm subsides.

Fem kvindelige agenter lander med faldskærm i det besatte Frankrig. Deres opgave går ud på for enhver pris at sikre de allieredes planer om en landgang i Normandiet – D-dagen. De skal infiltrere det tyske efterretningsvæsen og likvidere spionchefen. Storfilmen Female Agents er en actionfyldt spionthriller i krigsmiljø, men også en storslået hyldest til de mange modige kvinder, der med fare for deres liv opererede bag fjendelinjen. Filmen er baseret på autentiske beretninger fra medlemmer i modstandsbevægelsen.

Likely in June 1897, a group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

Jobless loner Eddie Vuibert gets a lucky break when a rich Jewish entrepreneur mistakes him for a Jew and gives him a sweet job in the Parisian fashion district.

In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.

Filmen handler om den dæmoniske teltholder Dr. Caligari, der fremviser søvngængeren Cesare på markedspladser, og om, hvordan det afsløres, at han får Cesare til at myrde for sig. Dr. Caligari blev det igangsættende hovedværk i den tyske filmekspressionisme med sit tyran-tema og sine malede kulisser, grotesk forvrængede scenerier og stærkt stiliserede spil.

Til deres spøgelsesjagt-realityshow låser et produktionshold sig inde på et forladt sindssygehospital, der angiveligt er hjemsøgt - og det kan vise sig at være alt for sandt.

First time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. David Lynch arrived on the scene in 1977, almost like a mystical UFO gracing the landscape of LA with its enigmatic radiance. His inaugural work, "Eraserhead" (1977), stood out as a cinematic anomaly, painting a surreal narrative of a young man navigating a dystopian, industrialized America, grappling not only with his tumultuous home life but also contending with an irate girlfriend and a mutant child.

En mand, C (Casey Affleck), bliver kørt ned og dræbt. Hans kæreste, M (Rooney Mara), er naturligvis knust, men da hun tager hjem fra lighuset efter at have identificeret ham, sker der noget mærkeligt. Han rejser sig op, stadig iført sit ligklæde, og følger efter hende! A Ghost Story er en usædvanlig spøgelseshistorie. Langsom, mediterende, tryllebindende. Der udspiller sig et hjerteskærende, men næsten ikke-eksisterende drama mellem de to karakterer: Kvinden, der kun kan sørge, og spøgelset, der ikke kan trøste hende.

England, det 14. århundrede. Den unge adelsmand Robin af Loxley har været i krig i Arabien som tempelridder. Da han vender hjem med sin mauriske kommandant, John, har den korrupte sherif af Nottingham taget magten, beslaglagt Loxleys gods og vristet Robins kæreste, Marian, fra ham. Forklædt som retfærdighedskæmperen The Hood starter Robin et folkeoprør, der samtidig kan skaffe ham hævn over sheriffen.

En berømt tøjdesigner i 50’ernes London, får sit liv vendt op og ned af en ung, viljestærk kvinde. Stærke følelser opstår, og den unge kvinde bliver både designerens muse og elskerinde.

'The Lobster' foregår i en dystopisk fremtid, hvor det er ulovligt at være single. Enlige mennesker får 45 dage på et kurhotel, hvor de skal forsøge at finde sig en partner. Hvis det mislykkes, bliver de forvandlet til et dyr efter eget valg og får en ny chance for at finde en mage. Efter at være blevet forladt af sin kone tjekker den lavmælte David ind på hotellet sammen med sin bror, der er blevet til en hund. David har selv valgt hummeren, hvis det skulle ende galt. Under sit ophold forsøger han at navigere rundt i en absurd verden, der dikteres af ægtepar, og finder snart ud af, hvor langt man er villig til at gå for at finde kærligheden, før tiden rinder ud.