In the Jaws of Life

American Beauty

1999 · ★ 8

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

The Man of the Crowd

2013 · ★ 5.9

Juvenal is a metro driver from Belo Horizonte. Margô, a station controller. Both live in a state of complete solitude – each in a particular way. Juvenal refuses to be alone and strolls through the streets of this metropolis taking comfort by mingling with the anonimous crowd. Margo seeks relief in the virtual world of social networks where she struggles to establish long lasting relations with real persons.

Lost in Translation

2003 · ★ 7.4

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Happiness

1998 · ★ 7.4

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

Félix and the Fish

2011 · ★ 5.3

Félix finds a young man lying unconscious on the beach and realizes he has scales on his back. Félix takes him home and takes care of him.

Lazarus Heroification

Lazarus Heroification is a tale of distinct characters who have an invincible demand for attention developed due to their hopeless and lonely existence. Kaustav is a labourer working for a capitalist for undue hours and carrying loads for him. He is now willing to fight over carrying an extra sack of sand. Deepak has been in a one-sided love affair for years and decides to propose the love of her life a day before her wedding. Aakansha who is an Athiest gets to know the 'Idea of God' on her visit to the church. An Artist who has been portraying beauty for a long time has found irrational means of satisfying his Egoist personality. When a memory unites all of their lives.

...Maybe This Time

1981 · ★ 4.2

Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.

Late Winter

2022 · ★ 2

Clara, a widow in the twilight of her life, spends her days lonely. She invites someone dear to her to share a barbecue together. However, his delay will undo her plans, and her ritual around the preparation will unstabilize itself.

Safe Sex

1999 · ★ 6.5

A satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. There are several couples and their relation with sex in parallel stories that come together in a hilarious way.

On the Path

2015 · ★ 2

A road in the middle of nowhere. A car. A bike. Two lonely people looking for the same thing. They meet.

Room in Lisbon

2016

Maria always lived alone. One day she needs to rent her own room to a student. But living with another person will only add to her own loneliness.

Good Night

2008

Madan Mohan Khullar, a lover of old Hindi films and music, has decided to start his life afresh. However, to begin a new day, one has to pass through a long night, and so must he.