The Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji decides to step down and live with each of his three sons in turn. However, his youngest son warns him that the sons will not remain united. True to the warning, the oldest son conspires with the second son to strip the Great Lord of everything. The movie is Japanese and directed by Akira Kurosawa.

1. A story of greed, a lust for power, and ultimate revenge. The Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji has
decided to step aside to make room for the younger blood of his three sons, Taro, Jiro, and
Saburo, the Lord's only wish now being to live out his years as an honored guest in the castle
of each of his sons in turn. While the older two sons flatter their father, the youngest son
attempts to warn him of the folly of expecting the three sons to remain united; enraged at the
younger son's attempt to point out the danger, the father banishes him. True to the younger
son's warning, however, the oldest Son soon conspires with the second son to strip The Great
Lord of everything.
The movie is Japanese and the director is Akira Kurosawa.

2. Visible only to those like them and to human children, Damiel and Cassiel are two
angels, who have existed even before humankind. Along with several other angels,
they currently wander around West Berlin, generally on their own, observing and
preserving life, sometimes trying to provide comfort to the troubled, although those
efforts are not always successful. Among those they are currently observing are: the
cast and crew of a movie - a detective story set in WWII Nazi Germany - which
include a sensitive and perceptive Peter Falk; an elderly man named Homer looking
for eternal peace; and the troupe of a financially failing circus, which has closed early
for the season because of those financial problems.
The director is Wim Wenders.

3. A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a
haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He
becomes the roommate of top student in his class.
Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a
secret. The movie is made in France and the director is
Louis Malle.

4. Amelie is an innocent and naive girl in Paris
with her own sense of justice. She decides to
help those around her and, along the way,
discovers love. The movie is made in France
and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

5. In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret
police, conducting surveillance on a writer and
his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly
absorbed by their lives. The movie is made in
Germany and directed by Florian Henckel Von
Donnersmarck.

6. A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell
in love with the movies at his village's theater
and formed a deep friendship with the
theater's projectionist. The film is made in Italy
and the director is Giuseppe Tornatore.

7. Two boys growing up in a violent
neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different
paths: one becomes a photographer, the other
a drug dealer. The film is made in Brazil and
the director is Fernando Meirelles and Katia
Lund.

8. A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with
the help of his humour, but must use that
same quality to protect his son in a Nazi
concentration camp. The film is made in Italy
and the director is Roberto Benigni.

9. In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish
young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer
escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy
world. The movie is made in Spain and
directed by Guillermo del Toro.

10. Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a
notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous,
physically skilled, adolescent nobleman's
daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life. The
film was made in Hong Kong china. The
director is Ang Lee.