Smoke 1967
A short film by Tran Vu
A short film by Tran Vu
The conflict between a group of workers and the manager as they struggle to maximize the production in a cement factory in the 60s
Conversation between man and woman that leads to some unexpected events.
The subjects are trains and trainyards, which were key iconic symbols in the Yugoslav Black Wave films of the decade that followed. Lazić would also turn pro, directing mostly for television with the intermittent feature film to his credit.
Film of Ivan Maksimov's students. An endless journey in the rhythm of Tarantella — the usual everyday life of passengers of an unusual train.
Выиграв конкурс красоты в своем родном Галушкино, новоиспеченная "Мисс Галушкино" Инна отправляется в Москву покорять мир высокой моды. На первом же дефиле происходит конфуз: на глазах у зрителей лопается бретелька платья, которое демонстрирует публике Инна. И молодой кутюрье Эжен Пахмутов, и модель совершенно уверены, что это провал. Но на деле все складывается иначе...
A promising actor face difficulties to find a role.
A few months before his death, Müller responded to the keywords "breathing" and "smoking" with an anecdote that interprets breathing as an indiscretion towards the dead. In his view, smoking is a means of practicing stoicism: "Whoever smokes looks cold-blooded" (Brecht) and "Whoever smokes becomes cold-blooded" (Müller).
It is difficult to distinguish between fog and smoke. But if you go inside and feel the particles sink over your head, the fog will be cold and the smoke will be hot. There was something very shocking about the foggy things, the fence-covered things, the deported things from the city, and the things that suddenly turned into useless trash. "Fog and Acting" is a work that focuses on the idea that meaning should be found from such objects. I stare at the fear I encountered in the middle of acting, the ultimate fear. Smoke rises in places where human imbalance, hatred, and aggression are suppressed. No, the fog descends.
A dark and moody story of petty thieves, gay lovers, waterfront bars and murder. "Blauer Dunst" is a nostalgic feature out of West-Berlin, made in the tradition of Cocteau, Genet and the early German silents.
After dropping a body in the morgue, a hospital porter takes a break to smoke a cigarette and contemplate his life. The line bewteen life and death is not as clear as we think.
A school boy finds a fallen pilot in the forest during the fire started by enemies.
Dasha helps the Red Army in the fight against the White Finnish kulak uprising.
There are things that are indescribable and unspeakable when the disasters that affect our lives are beyond comprehension. Certain fundamental experiences seem irreducible to any form of expression. So how do we convey their intensity? How do we put them into words? Here, we’re talking about the war inflicted on the Ukrainians for over a year. Daryna Mamaisur is Ukrainian and currently lives in Portugal. O Fumo do Fogo, somewhere between a film diary and an essay, sketches with admirable reserve a path towards the possibility of communicating.
Then one day, her daily life suddenly changes. Unknown creatures fly out from a large number of spheres sent from outer space and begin to parasitize and manipulate human beings. The parasites not only move in strange ways, but some of them also exhibit extraordinary physical abilities. Trapped in a building at work, Shang and his colleagues discover that the space creatures are vulnerable to cigarette smoke. But that was only the beginning of the fight to the death. Smokers vs. space creatures, who will survive? Shang's cry echoes through the air. "Breathe in the smoke and go to hell!"
Laosan, a young family man, spends all his time smoking opium. For his community, lost in the heart of the Laotian jungle, opium farming is the only way to survive. But opium is also the poison that puts men to sleep and kills their desires.
Chiu Ling introduces his girlfriend Ma San to work for his uncle Chiu Chi. Ma San and Chiu Chi gradually fall in love with each other.
An abstract animation made for Van der Elst.
Commercials have come a long way since this 1933 cigarette advertisement. Before smoking's health risks became apparent, civilized people could sit in peace and watch dancers made of smoke.