Soundtrack: Tom Waits

Direction Jim Jarmusch

Cast Tom Waits · Roberto Benigni · John Lurie · Nicoletta Braschi

Synopsis Down by Law (1986) follows three unlikely companions—Jack, Zack, and Roberto—who find themselves sharing a jail cell in New Orleans. Jack and Zack are small-time hustlers, while Roberto, an eccentric Italian tourist, adds a touch of whimsy to their predicament....

Direction Jim Jarmusch

Cast Winona Ryder · Giancarlo Esposito · Gena Rowlands · Armin Mueller-Stahl

Synopsis Night on Earth (1991) is a captivating anthology film by Jim Jarmusch that unfolds over the course of a single night in five different cities: Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, and Helsinki. Each segment follows a taxi driver and...

Direction Francis Ford Coppola

Cast Teri Garr · Frederic Forrest · Raul Julia · Nastassja Kinski

Synopsis Francis Ford Coppola directed this experimental musical about love in Las Vegas. Shot entirely at Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios, the film stars Frederic Forrest (Hank) and Teri Garr (Frannie) as an unhappy couple breaking up on their five-year anniversary. Frannie is...

Direction Chris Wedge

Synopsis Baking alone in her kitchen, tattered, old Bunny receives a troublesome late-night visitor. A hairy moth, as battered as Bunny is, seems to be stalking her, and her attempts to remove it only make it more insistent. What is it...

Direction Jack Cahill · David Eberhardt

Direction Arliss Howard

Cast Arliss Howard · Debra Winger · Paul Le Mat · Angie Dickinson

Synopsis Big Bad Love shares its title and characters with those in Mississippi writer Larry Brown's short story collection, particularly those in the book's final story, "92 Days". The main character is an unsuccessful alcoholic writer, motivated by desire for his...

Direction Robert Wilson

Cast Jan Moritz Steffen · Heinz Vossbrink · Susanne Eisenkolb · Jörg Holm

Synopsis Inspired by the German folktale "Der Freischütz". Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman's daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as a hunter and gain her father's approval.

Direction Marek Blaha

Cast Eric Oldfield · Bill Haydon · John Samaha · Stephen Anderton

Synopsis When Mahesh a newly arrived immigrant gets a job as a hotel cleaner, life begins to look brighter. The situation rapidly changes after he uncovers a heinous crime and realises that he is unable to do anything to help the...

Direction Herbert Achternbusch

Cast Franz Baumgartner · Annamirl Bierbichler · Josef Bierbichler · Gunter Freyse

Synopsis Several comedy situations are strung together for this offbeat satire. An unassuming businesswoman is discovered to be the mastermind behind a terrorist organization, and a disgruntled waitress has looks that can kill, literally and not figuratively speaking. In another tacky...