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Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Czech
Description
The fall of the House of Usher: A gothic fantasia based on the classic Edgar Allan Poe tale of horror.
A game with stones: Earth's genesis, development and destruction presented in the form of a bizzare "mechanical game."
Et cetera: A rich and brilliant mediation on the futility of progress.
Punch and Judy: Two hand puppets quarrel over a real-life guinea pig in an exchange that soon escalates into a blood-thirsty feud.
The flat: A Kafkaesque...
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
Czech
Description
Dimensions of dialogue: A dizzy, passionate kaleidoscope of debris and bones of contentions that make any dialogue and understanding impossible.
Down to the cellar: A young girl encounters a series of disturbing obstacles while on an errand to fetch potatoes from the cellar.
The pendulum, the pit and hope: A terrifying live-action take on Poe's classic tale of torture and repression.
Meat love: A tale of sudden passion and tragedy between two steaks.
Flora:...
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
Persian
Description
Nazim, formerly a cyclist, but now a lowly Afghan guest worker in Iran, must overcome many obstacles in his attempt to ride a bicycle continuously for seven days and nights, in order to obtain money to pay for medical care for his desperately ill wife.
Series
Publisher
Kimstim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Set in a French fishing community, René is a primary suspect in the rape and murder of a young girl. His wife Viviane supports him even while conducting an affair with a celebrity writer. René and Viviane's lives come under close scrutiny, which puts further strain on their relationship. Meanwhile the chief of police is also looking at a TV journalist, a small-time crook who fences stolen goods, and a curious married couple who run a local shop....
5) Betty
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Betty Etamble, a promiscuous and alcoholic woman who has lost her family, ends an evening at a bar, and meets Laure, an elegant retiree who lives in a luxury hotel. Laure takes the girl under her wing, and gradually details of her sinister story unfold and evolves into a lethal game of cat and mouse.
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
When Charlotte takes in her widowed mother, the ensuing clutter drives her to distraction. As Charlotte pursues her desperate, slapstick quest for peace, her solution is to relocate, but the flood of buyers only make the place more crowded.
7) L'enfer
Series
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Paul and Nelly are a picture-perfect bride and groom and work hard to make their hotel a success. However, Paul can't shake the nagging feeling that Nelly is having an affair, and his jealousy grows to insane proportions.
Series
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
Thai
Description
Tells the heartbreaking story of Nak, a devoted and loving wife whose affection for her husband Mak is quite powerful. Separated by war, Mak finally returns home to find Nak has given birth to a son. The reunion seems idyllic until Mak gradually awakens to the horrifying truth that both his wife and child died long ago.
Publisher
KimStim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Set in a small town in France, an invalid bullies her teen aged son into obedience. They live on an estate marked for development, but they are refusing to sell. When a series of murders occur, the deceptively charming Inspector Lavardin gets to the bottom of it all.
Series
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
Czech
Description
Includes all eight films of Czech filmmaker Jiří Barta which combine animation of objects and puppets with live-action to fashion gothic worlds of horror and fantasy infused with humor and moral examinations. Principally with sound and music but no dialogue.
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
Czech
Description
The last trick: two magicians compete attempt to out-do each other in an escalating competition ; Don Juan: chronicles the life of the title character ; The garden: a man visits a friend in his garden and discovers some unusual practices ; Historia naturae: a study of various animal species ; Johann Sebastian Bach: an array of visual images accompany a pianist playing a piece by Bach ; The ossuary: a journey around the Sedlec Ossuary, a monument made...
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Français
Description
"Elisabeth and Simon have been together as a couple for only a few months when Simon dies. To everyone's surprise he revives after a few minutes and appears to be quite healthy again. The couple's relationship appears to become more intense, but Simon is unable to come to terms with his near-death experience, feeling an irresistible desire to withdraw from life. Their friends Judith and Jérôme, a married couple of Protestant pastors, try to rationalise...
Series
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Français
Description
This animated film recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou, born in an African village on which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse. In this second short story we are told, Kirikou must cope with a menacing savage beast that penetrates the village at night and harshly devastates its vital crops.
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Français
Description
Frank's dad, a laborer, saved his whole life to give Frank a good education. Now back home with a college degree and a management job at his dad's company, Frank is torn between his old life and new responsibilities. Thinking he understands both sides, he gets in the middle of a union dispute that risks his reputation and his father's future.
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Iratsume, a woman of noble descent becomes obsessed with Buddhism introduced to Japan from China. One night she sees a luminous vision that she believes to be the Buddha, compelling her to leave home and journey to a sacred temple. At the temple she meets the ghost of Prince Otsu and she begins a quest to save him.
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Français
Description
Divided into three narratives. First section is set around the first decade of the twentieth century in the Ardennes, where Count Forbeck unveils his architect's design for a utopian city. In a modern day mirroring of the first story, a group of professors now inhabiting Forbeck's castle seek a new form of education through the use of the imagination, under the guidance of a guru named Guarini. The last segment depicts a Wagnerian fantasy landscape...
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