Way of the Snowstorm

Amanisahan(zh)

A beautiful young woman, Amanisahan, becomes a princess when the handsome prince of a Muslim kingdom falls in love with her while hunting incognito. Due to her humble origin and lack of education, the new princess is persecuted and discriminated against. In order to be accepted, she works very hard to master the local traditional folk music [MuKamu]. This fairytale is actually a true story. Amanisahan's efforts were instrumental in preserving this important musical legacy for future generations.

Japon : Histoire du Shooting Game(fr)

A 2006 French documentary on Shooting games (STG).

Des Russes blancs(fr)

Christian Tissier - Principes and Applications (Projections)(fr)

7th dan Aikikai of Tokyo, Christian Tissier is the essential reference of the authentic Aikido in Europe. In this double box it offers, in a simple and accurate, the discovery of the fundamental principles of Aikido through all the technical and capital projections on various forms of traditional attacks. After a presentation of his art and its founder O-Sensei Ueshiba you will discover a tribute to the great master Seigo Yamaguchi supported by archive footage. As a bonus, you can relive the saga of three different Doshu of the Aikikai and follow demonstrations of Christian Tissier in Martial Arts Festival de Bercy and during the course of Moriteru Ueshiba in Paris.

El enmascarado de plata(en)

Mysterious wrestler-dude teams up with a teenaged boy and fights supervillainous criminal gang.

Sweet Stepmother(hu)

The child's must have a mother! - This is the doctor's instructions, and a young widow will do everything so that little girl's mood will change.

Comedian(de)

Roni Beck is a man whose only thought in life is to become a professional comedian, but who due to his lack of success must live hidden in his mother's appartment in an old people's home, continuing to believe firmly that his day in the limelight will come. One day Serge Grätzer, the director of the old people's home, discovers Roni, and makes him help out with the work. Serge then decides to take a hand in Roni's career, embezzling money to launch the budding comedian. Once again however success eludes Roni. In the end Serge decides to fulfil his own secret longings to be on the stage. This leads to a row between the two men. Despite a reconciliation, they never again appear together on the stage. And when Serge's embezzlement is discovered he has to flee with the police at his heels and the home has to be closes. In the end, Roni persuades Mr. Klein, an eccentric old man who likes to play the stock market, to save the home with the millions he has stashed away.

The Squad(ru)

Lithuania, 1941. German tanks and motorized columns broke into the border military town. Seven Soviet soldiers were cut off from the garrison. Without food and weapons, they went through the occupied territory to the location of the Red Army units.

Induced Effect(en)

Two blue collar workers form an unlikely partnership of selling illegal prescription pills to make ends meet while trying to avoid disastrous mishaps.

Thenavattu(ta)

The film starts with Kailasam (Ravi Kale), the somber bigwig is performing the last rites of some one dear to him—but the appearance of Kottai (Jeeva), first in the chaotic Koovagam festival and later atop a Veeranam pipe, swinging a scythe maniacally sets the tone for the rest of the film. Cut to the flashback a few months ago:In madurai, where Kottai's mother (Saranya Ponvannan) is cutting down logs, and boasting about her son: he's a god who deserves to see the outside world and derive its benefits.

Beyond the Forest(en)

A Romany woman travels from Praha to her home in Transylvania

The Yellow Car(sv)

On a tourist trip abroad the passengers on the coach witness an assassination attempt on the President Hurkas. One of the tourists has evidence against the perpetrators, and is killed when the coach reaches Sweden. Another passenger observes how one of the perpetrators is picked up by a yellow car. She is kidnapped and locked up in a mental hospital.

The Fighting Lady(en)

Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.

Por Toda Minha Vida - Mamonas Assassinas(pt)

The trajectory of the five irreverent boys who conquered Brazil with hits like Pelados em Santos and Vira-Vira was the theme of this special.

Somebody Loves Me(en)

Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields.

A Poet From The Sea(zh)

Hou Yao wrote, directed and starred in A Poet from the Sea (1927). It was shot in Stanley, Hong Kong. The surviving copy was only 23-minute long, but Hou Yao's romantic side was obvious through the scenic location and beautiful set-up. The love story between Poet (Hou Yao) and his lover (Lee Dan-dan) was pure and lyrical, a gem from China Sun Motion Picture Company (Shanghai) in the 1920s.