Inc KimStim
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Czech
Description
"Utilizing a delirious combination of puppets, humans, stop-motion animation and live action, Svankmajer's films conjure up a dreamlike universe that is at once dark, macabre, witty and perversely visceral. This is a collection of short works"--Container.
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Czech
Description
Includes all eight films of Czech filmmaker Jiri Barta which combine animation of objects and puppets with live-action to fashion gothic worlds of horror and fantasy infused with humor and moral examinations. Principally with sound and music but no dialogue.
3) L'enfer
Series
Publisher
KimStim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Paul and Nelly are a picture-perfect bride and groom who are madly in love and work hard to make their hotel a success. Paul thinks that Nelly is having an affair, and his jealousy grows to insane proportions.
Series
Publisher
Kimstim Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
日本語
Description
A collection of Koji Yamamura's most remarkable works, including his masterpiece Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor, a nightmarish, virtuoso drawing-on-paper rendering of the famed short story and winner of seven Grand Prizes at major animation festivals worldwide.
6) Joan of Arc
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Français
Description
In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan leads the army of the King of France. When she is captured, the Church sends her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to accept the accusations, the graceful JOAN OF ARC will stay true to her mission. Bruno Dumont’s decision to work with a ten-year-old actress re-injects this heroine’s timeless cause and...
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Yung Chang's This Is Not a Movie captures Fisk in action--feet on the ground, notebook in hand, as he travels into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and firing reports back home to reach an audience of millions. The process of translating raw experience into incisive and passionate dispatches requires the...
8) The emigrant
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
Arabic
Description
Filled with beautiful location shots of Egyptian ruins and lush re-enactments of decadent cult rituals, Youssef Chahine's The Emigrant is a fascinating retelling of the biblical tale of Joseph, told from an Egyptian perspective.
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Rene, is a primary suspect in a murder of a young girl. His wife supports him while conducting an illicit liaison with a celebrity writer. Rene and Viviane's lives come under close scrutingy, which puts further strain on their relationship.
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
While protecting his friend from a school bully, sixteen-year-old Wei Bu pushes the bully down a staircase. He later learns that the bully is hospitalized, gravely injured. Wei's neighbor, 60-year-old Wang Jin, decides to join him as does Huang Ling, Wei's classmate. Together, they decide their only hope is to flee town. They board a bus to Manchuria, where it is a rumored that a circus elephant is said to be sitting still, seeming oblivious to pain...
11) Cop au vin
Publisher
KimStim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Cop Au vin is a classic Claude Chabrol thriller set in the belly of a small town full of dark plots, delicious secrets, and multiple murders.
12) Sabah
Publisher
KimStim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Sabah is a 40-year-old Arab woman living in Toronto. One day, when Sabah least expects it, she falls in love with the wrong man: she's Muslim, he's not. Keeping him a secret from her family, she embarks on a whirlwind affair before both culture and love collide.
13) Ray & Liz
Publisher
Kim Stim
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
“Richard Billingham’s blisteringly honest photos of his alcoholic dad and his mountainous, tattooed mom – RAY AND LIZ, as they have come to be intimately known – were the toast of Charles Saatchi’s epochal late ‘90s exhibition Sensation.” – Elizabeth Fullerton, British art critic. One of Britain’s most celebrated artists, Billingham has made an autobiographical debut feature that immerses the viewer in his Midlands childhood of...
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Language
English
Description
"Epic in scope, this multi-generation, globe-trotting saga covers not only the entire gamut of wine making, but wine's place in a treacherously globalized and hyper-marketed world. From the billionaire power brokers of Napa Valley, to the aristocratic rivalries of competing Florentine dynasties, to the efforts of three generations of a Burgundian family fighting to preserve their few acres of land, Mondovino: the series brings to life the human drama...
15) Happy hour
Publisher
KimStim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
日本語
Description
A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty-something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe. As they navigate the unsteady currents of work, domestic, and romantic lives, an unexpected rift opens between that propels each to a new, richer understanding of life and love.
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
日本語
Description
A failed author turns to writing porn to make money and, in the process, provokes his wife to engage in unusual sexual exploits to win back his attentions. The film is an entertaining, sophisticated sex farce, as well as a humorous and provocative vision of sexual empowerment.
Series
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Romanian
Description
Cristi is a young undercover cop who undergoes a crisis of conscience when he is pressured to arrest a teenager who offers hash to classmates. Not wanting to ruin the life of a young man he considers merely irresponsible, Cristi must either allow the arrest to weigh on his conscience or face censure by his serious superior, for whom the word 'conscience' has an entirely different meaning.
18) Genesis 2.0
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. One day, they discover a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass. Resurrecting the woolly mammoth is a first manifestation of the next great technological revolution -- genetics. It may well turn our world upside down."--Container.
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A globe-trotting exposé of our modern agricultural system. From struggling fishermen and long-distance truckers, to agronomists and multi-national corporate executives. Presents a sobering portrait of the people who define the contemporary food industry, where the constant pursuit of profit takes precedence over the health of the workers, the hungry, and the environment. Reveals the distressing problems of the industrialized world food system and...
20) Melo
Series
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Melo tells the story of Marcel and Pierre, two friends who are also concert violinists. While Marcel has gone on to stardom, Pierre has settled into a family life with his wife Romaine. Pierre is unaware that Romaine is having an affair with Marcel.