Taxidermia

Taxidermia 2006

6.62

Grotesquely surreal offering charting three male generations of the same bizarre family, including a pervert who constantly seeks for new kinds of satisfaction, an obese speed eater, and a passionate embalmer.

2006

Bathory: Countess of Blood

Bathory: Countess of Blood 2008

5.61

Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. Contrary to popular belief, Elizabeth Bathory was a modern Renaissance woman who ultimately fell victim to men’s aspirations for power and wealth.

2008

The Round Up

The Round Up 2010

7.60

A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

2010

The Secret of Moonacre

The Secret of Moonacre 2009

6.50

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

2009

Copying Beethoven

Copying Beethoven 2006

6.43

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance and in the end becomes quite fond of her. By the time the piece is performed, her presence in his life is an absolute necessity. Her deep understanding of his work is such that she even corrects mistakes he has made, while her passionate personality opens a door into his private world.

2006

Shadow of the Sword

Shadow of the Sword 2005

5.72

Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on rival sides of a religious war with both of them struggling to do the right thing.

2005

Paths of Light

Paths of Light 2005

10.00

Two stories running in parallel: In one, a model is surrounded by men wanting to use and abuse her though, without realizing it, she is protected by a strange tramp guardian angel. In the other, a blind goldsmith struggles to produce his latest commission in the midst of his alcoholism and depression. Both then descend further and further into their own personal hells until they finally re-find peace with themselves and then their stories briefly merge.

2005

After the Day Before

After the Day Before 2004

6.50

The details of a young girl's brutal murder are told through manipulated chronology and fragmented storylines.

2004

Long Twilight

Long Twilight 1997

6.60

A tale about an independent-minded university professor who leaves her family to travel across the countryside to visit a friend.

1997

Budapeste

Budapeste 2009

5.10

José Costa is a Brazilian ghost writer. Returning from a ghost writers convention his airplane is rerouted to Budapest. His life is also rerouted when he meets Krista and with her help, learns "the only language in the world which, according to the tongue-wagers, the devil respects.

2009