Butterfly in the Typewriter
Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.
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Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.
Pinkerton marries Cho-Cho San in Japan, whilst on shore leave. When he leaves, she keeps his Japanese home as he left it. He returns three years later, having married again in America, and tells Cho-Cho that their affair
A young black ballet dancer from a South London Council Estate must learn how to survive in two opposing worlds in order to spread his wings.
When an aspiring dancer is dropped by her partner days before her big performance, she’ll need to teach a down-and-out boxer some moves to win the prize money and open her dream dance studio. But will their on-stage chem
'Iron & Butterfly' was made at the Vienna Filmacademy in Winter 2008/09. The challenge was to design and build a scenery in which each of the 18 students of my class can shoot a short film. We decided to build a small th
A street kid is faced with the decision of whether to continue with his family's street performing profession, as his father becomes increasingly invalid and his family, helpless.
A beautiful young woman also happens to be the best professional car thief in town. Every man she meets makes a pass at her, except her boss at the legitimate job she has as a cover. She determines to take him away from
Emperor Kun-Ryung of the Ching Dynasty torments the Chosun people. For no reason, a young girl Pak Ouk-hwa, father was murdered by the emperor's guard Oh Kol-ma, and nearly beats her to death. She decides to learn martia
The tranquility of a remote mountain village was suddenly shattered when children began to disappear one by one. The villagers blamed the mysterious Mountain God for the children's disappearances.
Butterflies die if you move them elsewhere. But artists without a living can’t stay together in their commune in Tbilisi forever.
This early silent era film was released in France circa 1908 by Segundo de Chomón. It is partially hand coloured and shows several Japanese characters and eventually a worm change into a butterfly which while flapping it
A dreamlike portrayal of a hangover after a decadent party.
What's really happening at 1805 A Butterfly Drive? A mother and her daughter, a mystery, wild emotions...
Based on the Chinese legend.
Upon learning of her mother's passing, May returns to Vietnam after 20 years, determined to learn about her parents' separation in relation to the Mother Goddess Worship. Despite family opposition and cultural barriers,
The author of the film observes seven-year-old Zuzia's struggle for life from up-close. The girl suffers from an extremely rare genetic skin condition. Her skin, as sensitive as a butterfly's wing, falls apart under the
Disguised as a boy to attend school, Zhu Yingtai fell in love with a scholar, Liang Shanbo. The two searched for a way to pursue true love and break the shackles of the conservative world, but their story was destined to
Heavily built young woman Kaisu comes to work in a small grocery store in the countryside, run by a bossy old lady and her tiny and quiet grown-up son Erni. Faced with a common enemy, the unlikely young couple find suppo