Jan Schütte

A portrait of a single day in the late summer of 1956, toward the end of Bertolt Brecht's life, as he prepares to leave his lakeside home, surrounded by the women who form his extended family. (Film Forum)

An 80-year-old man continues to pursue his love life with youthful vigor, risking his relationship with the woman he loves. (imdb)

A Dutch, nominally Jewish man looks back on his life and wonders why, despite all the trappings of success, he feels like something has gone terribly wrong.

In Hamburg, always within reach of government officials, immigrants try to make their way. Shezad, a Pakistani in his early 20s, lives in a small hotel run by the shady Herder. The hotel is a virtual United Nations. Shezad tries to help an older friend, Rashid, with his amnesty claim. When it fails, Herder offers to smuggle Rashid into the US for a large fee. Herder also gets Shezad a job in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant, where he befriends Xiao, a waiter. (jhailey)