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Co-director Robert Margolis stars as Robert, an actor who may or may not be himself in this intense and often hilarious film about acting, aging and the dark side of ambition. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, The Definition of Insanity was filmed over the course of 18 months, as a documentary crew follows Robert Margolis obsessively from one failed audition to another, recording in raw detail his every humiliation and small triumph as he searches for that elusive perfect role that will catapult his career into the next level. Just when it seems that he will be forced by family and financial pressures to give up everything he has worked for, he meets legendary filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich («The Last Picture Show», «Papermoon»). That encounter changes his life profoundly, but in a very different way than he had anticipated.
Martin Haberstich thinks he witnessed a murder. When he finds out what really happened it’s too late. A slightly surrealistic murder mystery about perception and reality. A film that explores new territory, it’s film noir revisited, with an existential touch.
A quirky urban parable about a faithful pigeon feeder led into temptation on his way to offer the daily bread. Well served by its cast of two off-Broadway actors and a flock of pigeons trained by the 'The Birdmen of Harlem', this low-budget B&W student film has a gritty, high contrast look, achieved by shooting and processing the film entirely on reversal stock.
A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.
A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army. He becomes a fighter pilot, and undergoes a complete personality change.
New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker Gerald Parker suddenly appears in the penguin tank at the aquarium.
Three stories: A young man disobeys his aunt by not killing a cat. An orphan boy, in love with his cousin, is fond of war novels, imagining himself as a hero. A couple of schoolboys in love wander around the city and forget the brutality of their respective homes.
Two mischievous children are entrusted with a task: to kill a cat.
A boy discovers desire and love, and that even when they are close, they can sometimes be far away.
In old Mexico City, a couple comes together; they try to save each other, but sometimes escaping is impossible.