Claiming to assassinate the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the elderly Antonio Salieri recounts to the priest his dealings with a brilliant composer. Salieri was the court composer of the Austrian Emperor Joseph II when Mozart and he met for the first time. Mozart got commissioned by The emperor, the great patron of the arts, to … Read more
The worn-out and tired U.S. Army captain Willard was sent on a harrowing and surreal mission to the deepest parts of the jungle during the height of the Vietnam War, with the aim of eliminating the villain Walter E. Kurtz, a Green Beret officer who had completely lost his sanity. Together with a small squad … Read more
As a child, Carl Fredricksen wanted to find the forbidden Paradise Falls and explore South America. About 64 years later, along with Boy Scout Russell, he begins his journey by lifting his house with thousands of balloons. They meet several new friends on their way, including a talking puppy, and learn that someone has evil … Read more
Kanji Watanabe is a long-time city office bureaucrat who spends his whole working life doing nothing, along with the rest of the office. He discovers that he is dying of cancer, and in his life, he needs to find some purpose. He finds himself unable to speak to his family, and he spends a night … Read more
The daughter of the mayor of a small mountain town is Mitsuha. She is a simple high school girl who lives with her sister and grandmother and has no worries about letting it be understood that she is uninterested in Shinto rituals or supporting the electoral campaign of her father. She dreams of leaving a … Read more
Lester Burnham has a mid-life crisis here. He revolts against Carolyn, his bitch-on-wheels wife, and Jane, his self-absorbed, uncaring daughter. He meets Jane’s friend Angela after attending a cheerleader competition at Jane’s high school, with whom he develops an infatuation and decides he is going to turn around his life. To work at a fast-food … Read more
German Capt.-Lt. in October 1941 War correspondent Lt. Werner is received by Henrich Lehmann-Willenbrock of the U-96 U-Boat to cover submarine work during their mission in the Atlantic Ocean. They sail out of the La Rochelle shipyard and Werner learns about the lives, loves, fears, and actions of the young sailors, the seasoned captain, and … Read more
A boy who grew up in a native Sicilian village, after receiving news of the death of an old friend, returns home as a famous director. Told in a flashback, Salvatore recalls his childhood and his friendship with Alfredo, a Cinema Paradiso projectionist.Salvatore fell in love with filmmaking under Alfredo’s fatherly guidance, spending a lot … Read more
1916 – On the battlefields of France, trench warfare between French and German forces perpetuates the slaughter of soldiers thus impeding the substantial progress of either side. The French military, oblivious to the plight of the men bogged down in the hell of the trenches, persuaded their upper ranks to break the impasse with the … Read more
A samurai, Hanshiro Tsugumo, arrives with an odd request at the Iyi Clan building. He wishes to commit harakiri, a ritual suicide, in the courtyard of the building, because of his circumstances. It turns out that this is not such an unprecedented request: the clan had previously had such requests, but the intentions of the … Read more