En kvindelig landskabsarkitekt udfordrer både kønsroller og klasseskel, da hun hyres til at tilrettelægge en af Louis XIVs store haver foran Versailles. Alan Rickman har instrueret et lige dele historisk og romantisk drama med Kate Winslet i topform, som den normbrydende kvinde, der i mere end én forstand er ude med riven.
Styrke, evnen til at flyve, uovervindelighed, varmesyn og en usvigelig retfærdighedssans - det ligger til familien. Kara, Supermans kusine, overlevede kataklysmen, som ødelagde hendes hjem, planeten Krypton. Nu ankommer hun til Jorden som Supergirl, hvor hun forklæder sig som Linda Lee - en high-school pige fra Midvale. Supergirl skal kæmpe mod den ondskabsfulde heks om kontrollen over en energikilde i form af en ring.
Isle of Jersley, slutningen af anden verdenskrig. Grace bor sammen med sine to børn i en victoriansk villa på en fjern ø. Tre nye tjenestefolk ankommer og mærkelige ting og sager begynder at ske. Graces datter fortæller, at hun har set og talt med en uforklarlig skabning, der bevæger sig rundt i alle husets værelser. Først tror Grace ikke på historien, men efterhånden tvinges hun til at konfrontere uhyggen i det knirkende hus.
Gardener Napoleone takes a job in a southern-Italian villa and quickly finds himself embroiled in a menage-a-trois with Paola and her mother, which soon leads to sex, death and mayhem.
Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment building. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony and exchanges polite conversation with Mrs. Silver, but he is too shy to disclose how he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, but he can never bring his lips to form the words. Mrs. Silver has a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves very much. One morning, Mrs. Silver mentions to Mr. Hoppy that even though she has had Alfie for many years, her pet has only grown a tiny bit and has gained only 3 ounces in weight. She confesses that she wishes she knew of some way to make her little Alfie grown into a larger, more dignified tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a way to give Mrs. Silver her wish and win her affection.
Atter en Hitchcock-film, der handler om en uskyldig mand, der bliver anklaget for en forbrydelse, han ikke har begået. Montgomery Clift spiller den katolske præst Michael Logan, som hører en morders skriftemål, men snart selv bliver mistænkt for dennes forbrydelse. Præsten er i et dilemma, for hvis han skal rense sig selv, kan det blive nødvendigt for ham at afsløre den rigtige morder, og det vil være i alvorlig strid med hans aflagte tavshedsløfte.
Dette intime lille drama følger gartneren Carlos Galindo (Demián Bichir) i LA. Han kæmper for at tjene til dagen og vejen, og drømmer om at få sit eget lille firma, så han kan give sin søn Luis nogle af de muligheder, han aldrig selv fik. Samtidigt må han se til mens Luis - der er kæreste med søsteren af en lokal bandeleder - bliver fristet af det liv som banderne tilbyder.
Wrongfully jailed for arson, political activist Leopold Dilg escapes and takes refuge at the house of his childhood friend, Nora, unaware that she has recently rented it to a high-principled lawyer. Hilarity ensues as Nora tries to hide Leopold's identity from Professor Lightcap, while the two men enjoy spirited debates about their conflicting views of law.
Cynthia inherits a large estate and moves in. She reads her aunt's diary and finds out how she was taught in the ways of love by her gardener in 1901 at the age of 21. She decides to continue the fruitful relationship and gets it on with the handsome young gardener herself.
Criterion præsenterer her en samfundsrevsende Hollywood-tåreperser med Jane Wyman som den frustrerede, rige enke og Rock Hudson som den lækre gartner, der elsker hende. Det er Douglas Sirks rørende, men også anklagende beskrivelse af 1950'ernes provinsielle Amerika. Med mange filmiske virkemidler viser han det kvindelige familieoverhoveds ensomhed og isolation, fanget som hun er af sine børns snobberi og country club-vennernes sladder.
Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.
It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.
Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes friendly with her new gardener, Ben. He gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves; however, he is not who he seems.
Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.
In a primitive society, Bryana, a pregnant hunter, loses her husband to pestilence. Exiled from her home, she hunts their god to demand help.
Josefin is a six year old girl who lives isolated in the countryside, where her father is a priest. She has no friends until she meets Hugo. He is a carefree boy who'd rather walk in the forest than go to school. Together with the gardener, they make up fun things to do.
The hero of this popular fairy tale is a young prince who, after the death of his parents, goes out into the world. During his travels he meets a magical talking horse and falls in love with the beautiful princess Slavna. On the advice of his horse, he binds one eye and pretends to be dumb and enters into service as the castle gardener.