Той е съвсем наясно със “състоянието” си. Още повече, притежава необходимата дисциплина и мотивация – жестокия спомен за последните мигове от живота на любимата му. Преследван от него, той е изградил живота си наново с помощта на бележки, отметки, чертежи, татуировки и обсебващи навици, които му служат като памет. Те го фиксират във времето и пространството и го свързват с мисията му. За да я завърши, обаче, се налага да разчита на хора, чиито мотиви и почтеност трудно може да преценява.
A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.
Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he’s in love.
Френски режисьор снима американски филм във френското студио в Ница. Естествено, завързват се много любовни интриги (предимно около главния изпълнител). Случайната смърт на един от актьорите добавя тъга към обърканата ситуация, но снимките продължават...
В далечното бъдеще на власт е тоталитарно правителство, свободната любов е забранена, разработен е вирус за четене на чужди мисли и огромните градове са напълно изолирани един от друг. Пътуването помежду им става само със специални пропуски и задачата на следователя Уилям е да отиде в Шанхай и да открие кой е започнал производство и продажба на пропуски-фалшификати. В съответната правителствена служба той попада на загадъчната красавица Мария, в която веднага се влюбва. Оттук нататък целта му е колкото се може по-дълго да прикрива закононарушението, което двамата осъществяват и да консумира избухналата като фойерверк забранена любов.
Сюжетът се фокусира върху живота на Тим Липи - добродушен застраховател, живеещ в малкото, невзрачно градче Браун Вали, Уисконсин, и чиито най-добри приятели са неговите роднини и бившата му учителка Мейси Вандерхей. Въпреки че работата го среща с много хора, Тим никога не е напускал границите на Браун Вали и не е контактувал с хора от големите градове.
Творба, считана за своето време за типичен манифест на Чешката нова вълна; филмова адаптация на пет разказа на Б. Храбал за радостите в обикновения живот.
An introverted insurance executive at a car rental service is annoyed by his hyperactive, garrulous coworker, but the two end up becoming friends.
Miyako is a frustrated insurance saleswoman stuck in a major dry spell. She tries every trick in the book, including aggressive flirting, which gets her plenty of gropers but no buyers. One day while venturing down a narrow stairwell, she injures her ankle and happens upon Mitsuru who works for some mysterious foreign company. Decked out in high goth style -- complete with long inky black hair and mascaraed eyes -- Mitsuru cuts quite an odd figure, yet his seductive though menacing ways make him difficult for Miyako to resist. Escorting her to his office to treat her ankle, Miyako notices that his all-female staff seem more glassy-eyed and soul-deadened than the average office workers. In fact, they seem almost like zombies. Later, weird things start happening. Mitsuko finds vomit on her doorstep, she seems to be tailed by a shadowy woman in a red dress, and most strikingly, she finds herself utterly powerless against Mitsuru's advances.
An insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."
Doctor Valois has invented the "flashage", a cure for depressed people. After having tested it on monkeys, he tries with a first human patient, Alain Durieux. This is great success, everybody's happy except may be Alain's wife, Jeanne, who's worrying about the changes in Alain's personality. Other patients use the treatment with similar successes, and Valois's happy about it. But the monkeys are changing: non-cured ones are made mad by the over-stability and stereotyped behaviour of the cured ones. So are the humans. When Valois realises he can't stop the process, he decides to "flash" himself.
After losing his job at a publishing firm, Immanuel, joins a private insurance company, where he struggles to meet targets. Soon he is exposed to the ruthless inner workings of his new company, which follows various unethical practices and denies several of his clients' claims on flimsy grounds.
The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company. But they don’t count on the persistence of insurance man Rosmer Peck and his secretary Norma Perry.
Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
Daffy Duck is an insurance peddler, who arrives uninvited at Porky Pig's door to persuade him to purchase an accident policy on the pretext that his home is loaded with hazards. When Porky rejects Daffy's claim that accidents in the home are "waiting" to happen, Daffy rigs some.
The yacht of millionaire Hellmann explodes in the Mediterranean Sea, with him and 8 men crew on board. Insurance agent Lucas investigates at the Cote D'Azur, because there's the suspicion that it could have been suicide. He finds out that Hellmann's villa was monitored, the tapes also contain information about the explosion. He uses them for blackmail.
Ferdinand Weitel, a forklift driver, is desperate: Insurance agent Arno von Mehling, a true sales talent, has had contracts signed in record amounts. Now Weitel is wandering through the corridors of the insurance company trying to save what can still be saved - on Shrove Tuesday of all days. The department for customer service and complaints is in a colorful mood and has no ear for Weitel's worries. Finally, secretary Annerose Waguscheit takes heart and tells him about the evening carnival ball "Traum-Police", where he can safely find Mr. Mehling.
Той знае, че ще отнеме много време... но чак толкова? Застрахователният агент Буркхард Вагнер оставя семейството си с обещанието, че като се върне, ще заживеят по-добър живот. Единственото, което трябва да направи, е да продаде достатъчно количество полици. Само че нещата се проточват и Буркхард се превръща в Летящия холандец по германските пътища. Връзките му със семейството вече се свеждат само до спорадични съобщения, оставяни на телефонния секретар. Въпреки това на Буркхард и през ум не му минава да се откаже от плана си.
A thoroughly researched biopic of Charles Ives, America's greatest and most innovative composer (and insurance executive), who combined strikingly futuristic experimentalism with gentle nostalgia. Includes narration taken directly from Ives's own writings, and reminiscence from those who knew him.