High Art

High Art (1998)

1998

Syd, who lives with her boyfriend James, goes to complain to her neighbor about the leak in the ceiling. Her neighbor is photographer Lucy Berliner and Syd starts to fall in love with her. Sydney (or simply “Syd”), age 24, is a woman who has her whole life mapped out in front of her. Living with longtime boyfriend James, and working her way up at the respected high-art photography magazine Frame, Syd has desires and […]

Koi (2013)

2013

The story is set in the 70s where Ishihara plays Fumiko, an university student, who gets involved romantically with her assistant professor Katase Shintaro (Iura Arata) and his wife Hinako (Tanaka Rena). However, on 28 February 1972, the police finds Shintaro seriously injured and a young man working in a electronics store (Saito Takumi) dead in a bungalow at Karuizawawhile Fumiko and Hinako are also present at the scene. The truth behind the case is […]

Crystal River (2008)

2008

The story is of a married woman who, grieving her inability to have offsprings, finds comfort and healing in her friendship with another man. It’s about discovering grace in darkness and the unexpected places we find healing. Villagers Paul and Davie Nance would be perfectly happy, except for four consecutive miscarriages. She transfers her nursing side to Baptist parish volunteer work. Thus she cares for grumpy, sickly, infidel old neighbor, Olin Arrendal, better than the […]

Extramarital (1998)

1998

An aspiring writer gets involved in the investigation of her best friend after she is killed while having an affair. Elizabeth’s dream of becoming a respected journalist is rocking her marriage to Eric. When she flies to San Francisco, she meets the mysterious Ann and Bob, Ann’s handsome gigolo friend. Although Ann and Elizabeth get along immediately, she soon discovers that Ann is married to someone else. By her demanding editor, she is assigned to […]

Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers (2002)

2002

Marie-Jo is a middle-aged woman living an ordinary life in Marseilles with her husband, Daniel and her daughter, Julie. Daniel runs a small construction business in which Marie-Jo helps. She also works at the local hospital. Outwardly their marriage is loving. But Marie-Jo has been in love with another man for more than twelve months. Marco works as a harbour pilot and is deeply in love with Marie-Jo. Learning that loving two men is impossible, […]