Pure Anal Pleasure 17[2022]

Mantovani, the King of Strings(it)

Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani enthralled the world with his sublime arrangements. This is the story of the man and his music.

Life of a Mutt(sr)

Through seven scenes, the film follows the life and destinies of stray dogs from the margins of our society, leading us to reconsider our attitude towards them. Through the seven “wandering” characters that we follow at different ages, from birth to old age, we witness their dignified struggle for survival. At the cemetery, in an abandoned factory, in an asylum, in a landfill, in places full of sorrow, our heroes search for love and togetherness. By combining documentary material, animation and acting interpretation of the thoughts of our heroes, we get to know lives between disappointment and hope, quite similar to ours.

Panda(da)

Jacob’s dream is to be a rap artist, so he works on a song that will give him the big breakthrough. To his big frustration, his dreams are tested every time his roomie Adam gets a visit from his girlfriend Frederikke. And through a journey of unforeseen events Jacob meets additional challenges that test his working discipline.

The Lost Gods of Easter Island(en)

A simple, carved figure bought at an auction in New York leads David Attenborough on a global journey from Russia to Australia, from England back to the Pacific. On the way he delves into a history of the stunning stones on Easter Island.

How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth(cs)

Vasek, 8 years old boy is desperate to find a new "father" for his mother.

The Night Ocean(ca)

A house anchored to the coast. An artist on vacation. An isolated dreamscape. The unnameable is to come.

Too good to die(it)

Fredrikssons fabrikk – The movie(no)

Newly divorced factory manager Fredriksson has found a new partner, and has hired her as chief designer at the factory. Her role models are the top fashion houses in Paris, and she has plans ready for renovations. But how do the employees react? Pia, Kari, Oddveig, Margit and Tommy? And what happens when everyone is laid off due to declining order intake?

Inay(en)

A happy marriage goes wrong when the husband is accused of raping his stepdaughter who eventually died. The wife, feeling hopeless from the courts, takes justice into her own hands.

Main Street on the March!(en)

This Best Short Subject Academy Award winning film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people of "Main Street America", the country's military forces, and its industrial base were completely transformed when the decision was made to gear up for war. Original footage is interspersed with contemporary newsreels and stock footage.

Un sacré coup de balai(fr)

The Primal Call(en)

A young woman who is engaged to a millionaire she doesn't love meets and falls in love with a rough sailor.

Pakhi(en)

Based On True Events Of The Life Of A 10-Year Old, The Story Unfolds The Miseries Of The Webs Of Child Trafficking Where The World Wants To Trade Her For Marriage, Pakhi Finds Herself In The Den Of Prostitution. The Story Of A Girl Who Unfolds The Realities Of The World Of Flesh Trade And Decodes The Enigma Of Existence. A Story Of Struggle And Survival Of A Girl Who Is Strangled In The Webs Of Dark.

Tal para cual(es)

Mistaken identity farce; two guys each pretend to be somebody else to cover for each other in delicate situations.

The Perfect Crime(it)

The death of a multinational company’s chairman induces the three candidates for the chairmanship to plot against one another for control of the business.

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again(en)

Kathleen Madigan drops in on Detroit to deliver material derived from time spent with her Irish Catholic Midwest family, eating random pills out of her mother's purse, touring Afghanistan, and her love of John Denver and the Lunesta butterfly.

Randen: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram(ja)

A writer from Kamakura named Hiraoka Eisei is researching supernatural stories but finds himself revisiting memories from a previous visit to his wife’s home town. Ogura Kako,a shy local woman, is asked to help an actor from Tokyo practice speaking with Kyoto intonation and, after the lesson, he asks her to show him around Arashiyama.