A Stroke of Luck

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of...

Or shoulders a lot: she's 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash, and tries to keep her mother...

Maggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandson’s health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is...

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Three men are united around the coffin of a woman they have never seen before. They have been summoned to the morgue by their old school-friend, now...

Thomas, in his forties, holds an important post in a slaughterhouse. He is engaged to Marie-Rose, the daughter of the director, whom he hopes to...

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

The charm of the beautiful Jonny is of a frightening effectiveness on the women. He uses it to create his company which offers his talents to lonely...

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall...

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon...