Bad Ronald

After his beloved daughter leaves for the city to pay off his debt, an old farmer goes mad when her letters become less frequent and it is suspected she may be using her body to get the money.

A story that spans 100 years in Germany, it is a domestic epic about three generations of lakeside landlords, dealing with war and destruction, old power and new wealth, and the so-called "Years of Plenty."

The story of La Monos, a colorful woman with a mysterious past who was a legendary and beloved figure in Barcelona until her death in 1940. Pepi, a young girl, narrates the story taking her information from gossip, the movies, and her own imagination. Through her eyes, we see Lolita, the woman behind La Monos. As the line between fantasy and reality blurs, Pepi's world and Lolita's intermingle, revealing the similarities between them.

A joy for the eyes and ears, this high-point of the Brazilian trilogy Operation Sonia Silk. A dreamy making-of about the two other episodes and also a cinematographic essay (in picture, text, sound and music) about cinema and filmmaking and, above all, about love. 'What is this thing called love? This funny thing called love? Just who can solve its mystery? Why should it make a fool of me?' So goes the short, poetic synopsis provided by the filmmakers Bruno Safadi and Ricardo Pretti for this third part of their trilogy Operation Sonia Silk. In this 'operation', shot in three weeks, the directors each separately made one part (Harmonica's Howl and Rio Belongs to Us, both shown at IFFR 2012), and then this joint third part, which grew into a surprising high-point. A joy to watch and hear, a film that occasionally looks like a making-of, occasionally an essay and always as a homage to cinema and love in text, sound and vision: 'verbivocovisual', as Brazilian form poets call that. The whole thing breathes the atmosphere of romantic Hollywood films from the 1930s, but is equally influenced by the Cinema Marginal directors Bressane and Sganzerla. Young star actresses Leandra Leal and Mariana Ximenes worked in the film for free.

Cocaine alcohol painkillers addiction. 30-something Margot has always done her drugs alone. Her life is a lie to herself and those around her. After a final blackout she seeks help and retreats to a detox center in search of a fresh start.

Nara, a 30-year-old gypsy, lives with her nine-year-old daughter Zorka and her grandmother in a public housing project in the Paris region.