La chambre (silent, 1972): In Chantal Akerman's early short film, we see the furniture and clutter of one small apartment room become the subject of a moving still life--with Akerman herself staring back at us. This reakthrough formal experiment is the first film the director made in New York. Hotel Monterey (silent, 1972): Under Akerman's watchful eye, a cheap Manhattan hotel glows with mystery and unexpected beauty. Its corridors, elevators, rooms,...

In this sequel to L'Auberge espagnole, Xavier, now thirty, reunites again with his old friends from his time in Barcelona when William marries a Russian dancer in Saint Petersburg. Although he is working as a writer, Xavier has been unable to publish his serious novel. He is ghostwriting celebrity memoirs and writing scripts for corny TV soap operas. His love life is a series of short-term encounters. When he loses his apartment, his lesbian friend...

"Xavier is a strait-laced French college senior who moves to Barcelona as part of a student exchange program, much to the dismay of his beautiful girlfriend. But sharing cramped quarters with students from all over Europe quickly leads to multi-cultural chaos as Xavier gets an eye-opening lesson on how to live, love, laugh-- and party!"--Container.