A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.

Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, invent...

A weary British spy retreats to a Buenos Aires hotel and recalls his last dirty job, complete with l...

With hopes of reuniting with her husband, who left for the Vietnam War without telling her, a young ...

Alliances are tested when seven college pals reunite to watch two of their own say “I do” at a seasi...

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as sudden...

A gay man in Soho looking for a new roommate tries to come to terms with a new reality after 9/11.

Joanne Kilbourn, ex-detective turned university lecturer, is still haunted by the unsolved murder of...

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t...

When a young woman finds herself living life on the streets she learns the art of picking up men to ...

Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is compl...

In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by fall...

A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.

A woman employs a gay man to spend four nights at her house to watch her when she's "unwatchable".

Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating strok...

Shin-ae moves to her recently late husband’s hometown. Despite her efforts to settle in this unfamil...

Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in ...

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts...

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme...

It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defen...

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hi...