skc's - Rented List
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Zvenigora (1928)The Enchanted Place / Zvenyhora
Regarded as a silent revolutionary epic, Dovzhenko's initial film in his Ukraine Trilogy is almost religious in its tone and is one of the most remarkable avant-garde films of an exuberantly experimental period. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialisation, attacking the European bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and re-telling ancient folklore. A grandfather fills the head of his grandson with stories of a legendary Scythian treasure and the boy spends the rest of his life trying to find it. The unique style is modernist in its approach and disregards the more traditional storytelling devices. The captivating dreamlike cinematography is reminiscent of Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Protazanov and Kuleshov, yet Zvenigora is wholley unique to Dovzhenko. - Director:
- Aleksandr Dovzhenko
- Cast:
- Georgi Astafyev, Nikolai Nademsky, Vladimir Uralsky
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In a Bedroom (2012)W sypialn
Forty-year-old Edyta (Katarzyna Herman) is a woman in crisis. She drifts from hotel to hotel, and when her money runs out she uses the internet to seek out men looking for sex. Edyta spends her nights in the homes of these nameless men but, instead of the promised sex, she takes advantage of their involuntary hospitality. Edyta reaches a turning point, however, when she meets a young artist named Patryk (Tomasz Tyndyk). - Director:
- Tomasz Wasilewski
- Cast:
- Katarzyna Herman, Wojciech Kalarus, Tomasz Tyndyk
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Tom at the Farm (2013)Tom À La Ferme
Tom travels to the country for the funeral of his lover. There, he's shocked to find that no one knows who he is, nor who he was to the deceased man, whose menacing brother soon sets the rules of a twisted game. In order to protect the family's name and grieving mother, Tom must now deny his own sexuality, while playing the peacekeeper in an isolated household whose obscure past bodes even greater darkness for his "trip" to the farm. This taut psychological thriller centres on the ever-growing gap between city and country and the often oppositional nature of men who live there. - Director:
- Xavier Dolan
- Cast:
- Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lise Roy
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In Darkness (2011)W ciemnosci
World War II true tale, about a sewer worker and petty thief in Nazi-occupied Poland agrees to help hide Jewish survivors in the town's sewers. But what starts out as a straightforward business arrangement soon turns into something unexpected, with the unlikely alliance seeping deeper into his conscience as he battles against all odds to keep them alive. - Director:
- Agnieszka Holland
- Cast:
- Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska
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With sharply expressive performances by its young cast, this stunning adventure explores the deep, dark corners of the human soul, as a group of adolescent castaways are thrust into an intense world where law and accountability are governed by the rules of survival. After a harrowing plane crash into the sea, a group of American military cadets finds itself marooned on a deserted island. Realising the minimal chances of being rescued, the boys band together out of fear and desperation. But as the island paradise becomes their own, competition and power struggles split them into two packs. Ralph (Balthazar Getty) leads one group and preaches civilised ingenuity and togetherness, but Jack (Chris Furrh) wants nothing of it and builds a faction of barbaric hunters who ultimately go to war with Ralph. This powerful shift in conscience transforms ordinary lads into primal killers, setting off a devastating battle of good versus evil and presenting a haunting metaphor for the savage in us all. - Director:
- Harry Hook
- Cast:
- Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly
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A Short Film About Killing (1988)Krotki film o zabijaniu
Krzysztof Kieslowski's full-length feature 'A Short Film About Killing' is expanded from an episode of his acclaimed cycle of short films based on the Ten Commandments, 'Dekalog'. 'A Short Film About Killing' is based on the Fifth Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Kill, and is a psychological vivisection of the brutal and senseless murder of a taxi driver by a young drifter, with no explanation offered, and no extenuating circumstances given. Kieslowski demonstrates his skill and dexterity as a master of suspense, keeping tensions rising and viewers in knots, producing a searing, powerful moral indictment of capital punishment. - Director:
- Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Cast:
- Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz
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So you thought the Eating Out series couldn't get any sexier? Couldn't get even more outrageous? Think again, and welcome Eating Out: Open Weekend! Zack and new hot boyfriend Benji need a vacation and where could be better than a hot, all-male resort in Palm Springs?! They decide that if they are gonna head out to Palm Springs perhaps they should also open their relationship - just for this one weekend, of course. Although Zack is less than thrilled with the idea, he is eager to keep his new beau happy and, after all, his sex-drive is as vociferous as ever!. It should go without saying that they're heading for a vacation abounding with fit men, jealous exes and, well, tonnes of sex! - Director:
- Q. Allan Brocka
- Cast:
- Chris Salvatore, Daniel Skelton, Aaron Milo
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Absent (2011)Ausente
'Absent' (Ausente) offers a provocative twist on a familiar scenario - exploring the complex relationship between an under-aged boys sexual desires and the reaction of the desired adult in an atmosphere of sexual tension and growing menace. Part thriller, part psychological drama, Absent sets out to analyse the nature of desire and human behaviour when facing such a confusing and precarious situation. A teenage boy, Martin, hurts his eye during a swimming class. His PT instructor, Sebastian, takes him to hospital. On leaving, Sebastian offers Martin a lift home but, as Martin had arranged to spend the night at a friends house, there will be no-one expecting him. He insists it would be better to spend the night with Sebastian. As Sebastian takes charge of the student, he is dangerously unaware of the boy's true intentions; that Martin has engineered the entire situation in order to stay at his instructor's home... - Director:
- Marco Berger
- Cast:
- Carlos Echevarría, Javier De Pietro, Antonella Costa
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My Life as a Dog (1985)Mitt liv som hund
The year is 1959. A young boy, Ingemar (Anton Glanzelius), is obsessed by two things - his namesake fighting for the World Heavyweight boxing title and the fate of Laika, the dog sent in to space by Russia. As his mother's health deteriorates and she no longer has the strength to cope with him, Ingemar is sent to stay with relatives in the country, much like Laika's journey into the unknown. - Director:
- Lasse Hallström
- Cast:
- Anton Glanzelius, Olle Björklund, Folke Olhagen
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My Last Round (2011)Mi Último Round
Octavio is a prize-winning boxer, living in the south of Chile. But when he meets the young and attractive Hugo, everything he believes is brought into question. As their relationship starts to bloom, Octavio realises that he must sacrifice his love for boxing. They move to the capital, Santiago, where they can fulfil their dreams and be together without the watching eyes of those around them. But nothing turns out as planned as Hugo is seduced by the temptations of the big city. Octavio makes a new attempt at what he does best: boxing. But this time he's not looking for victory, but a cure for his heartache. Both he and Hugo soon realise, this fight could be a new way out - or his very last round. - Director:
- Julio Jorquera Arriagada
- Cast:
- Roberto Farías, Héctor Morales, Manuela Martelli
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Sexual tension spills off the screen in this sweaty, titillating bromance from award-winning director Marco Berger. 'Hawaii' follows Martin and Eugenio (Manuel Vignau and Mateo Chiarino), two former childhood friends who reunite during a hot summer in the Argentinean countryside. As they work together to restore Eugenio's summer home, a game of power and desire ensues - forcing the two buddies to grapple with their sexual attraction and reconsider their relationship. With gorgeous cinematography, a lush setting and compelling lead performances, 'Hawaii' is an intimate character study that pushes past social boundaries. - Director:
- Marco Berger
- Cast:
- Manuel Vignau, Mateo Chiarino, Luz Palazón
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In 'The Passenger', a provocative new drama from the director Tor Iben, sexual and moral boundaries are put to the test when a handsome stranger begins to infiltrate the lives of two artists. While searching for a condo in Berlin for his father, Nick meets Philipp, a talented photographer, and Lilli, a gorgeous actress. There is instant chemistry and both are easily seduced by Nick's charms. Lilli and Philipp begin to explore their relationship with the sexy visitor, succumbing to their passionate affections which intensify their volatile emotional and physical bonds. But what Philipp and Lilli don't realize is that they are being lured into Nick's manipulative (and deadly) game of love. - Director:
- Tor Iben
- Cast:
- Lynn Femme, Niklas Peters, Urs Stämpfli
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"Plebs", the brand new comedy follows three desperate young men from the suburbs as they try to get laid, hold down jobs and climb the social ladder in the big city - a city that happens to be Ancient Rome! Marcus (Tom Rosenthal), Stylax (Joel Fry) and their lazy slave Grumio (Ryan Sampson) live in a grotty apartment block run by a dodgy Landlord (Karl Theobald) and work in dead end jobs for a ruthless boss Flavia (Doon Mackichan). But when a couple of fit Britons Cynthia (Sophie Colquhoun) and Metella (Lydia Rose Bewley) arrive in the neighborhood things start to look up. Also featuring cameos from a host of familiar faces including Danny Dyer, as geezer gladiator Cassius. From orgy etiquette to being bashful down the bathhouse, this is Ancient Rome like you've never seen before. And while the lads may don skimpy tunics instead of skinny jeans, the story of boys on the hunt for love and lust is timeless.
Episodes Comprise:
1. The Orgy
2. The Gladiator
3. The Erotic Vase
4. Herpes Cat
5. Bananae
6. Saturnalia- Director:
- Sam Leifer
- Cast:
- Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry, Ryan Sampson
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Matt Frei is the BBC's Washington correspondent. Born in Germany, he was sent by the BBC to Berlin in 1989 to report on the fall of the Wall. Now, 20 years later, he returns to take us on a fascinating journey through Berlin's history to reveal the true spirit of the city. Over three hour-long documentaries he explains this incredible city's ideas, building and people. Dangerous Ideas explores how Berlin has been a crucible for radical thought – giving birth to communism and fascism, theories of sex and sexuality, eugenics and the atomic bomb – and how the price of such experimentation has been a history of bloodshed, tyranny and violence. Ruined Visions tells a story of human creativity and destruction through the buildings of Berlin. From Friedrich the Second's Imperial city and Bauhaus to the impact of Speer's Neo-classical Nazi dream and the Wall; what began as a 17th century provincial town became a city unique in the world. Ich Bin Ein Berliner (I am a Berliner) reveals the spirit of Berlin's people, characterised by their struggle for freedom. Having flocked to enjoy the city's religious toleration, they took on the Nazis and risked their lives to cross the Wall – the iron rod of oppression and a thirst for liberty have shaped the Berliner. - Director:
- David Vincent
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- Matt Frei
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A sexy, suspenseful, psychological thriller, 'Truth' exposes the hidden demons buried deep inside each and every one of us. Caleb falls madly in love with Jeremy who he's just met through a hook up website. The spark between the two lovers is evident from the beginning - but soon the line between blind faith and lies blurs. Battling the demons of his past, Caleb tries unsuccessfully to conceal his secrets until, gradually, the darker sides of his personality can simply no longer be hidden. Tense, hot, and always thrilling, 'Truth' is gay cinema at its most exciting. - Director:
- Rob Moretti
- Cast:
- Rebekah Aramini, Blanche Baker, Angel Brazier
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