불편한 다리, 남들보다 조금 떨어지는 지능을 가진 포레스트 검프는 헌신적인 어머니의 보살핌과 첫사랑 제니와의 만남으로 편견과 괴롭힘 속에서도 따뜻한 마음을 지니고 성장한다. 또래들의 괴롭힘을 피해 도망치던 포레스트는 누구보다 빠르게 달릴 수 있는 자신의 재능을 깨닫는다. 그의 재능을 알아 본 대학에서 그를 미식축구 선수로 발탁하고, 졸업 후에도 뛰어난 신체능력으로 군에 들어가 무공훈장을 수여받는 등 탄탄한 인생 가도에 오르게 된 포레스트. 하지만 어머니가 병에 걸려 죽음을 맞이하고, 첫사랑 제니 역시 그의 곁을 떠나가며 다시 한 번 인생의 전환점을 맞이하게 되는데...
실화를 바탕으로 만든 영화. 연합군 포로들의 거듭된 탈출 시도에 격분한 독일군은 그들 모두를 철통같은 보안으로 탈출 불가능한 포로 수용소에 몰아 넣는다. 그러나 포로들은 2차대전 역사상 가장 대규모적인 탈출 계획을 세우는데...
아름다운 로맨스를 꿈꾸는 낙천적인 성격의 카비리아는 남자들에게 수없이 배반을 당하며 살아가고 있다. 실망스러운 하루하루를 살아가고 있던 어느 날, 기적을 만든다는 교회에 찾아가 인생을 변화시켜 달라며 애절한 기도를 올리고 길에서 순진해 보이는 한 남자를 만난다. 그는 카비리아에게 구애를 시작하고, 사랑하는 사람을 만나 아름답고 새로운 삶을 살게 될 것이라는 기대를 하며 그녀가 가진 모든 것을 팔아 그를 따라 나선다. 그러나 그는 그녀의 돈을 빼앗기 위한 연극을 한 것뿐이었고 그녀는 또다시 비참함을 안게 된다.
행운을 찾아 영국에 온 여자와 빈곤에서 벗어나려는 두 형제의 이야기. 우연히 길에서 형제와 각각 마주친 여자는 이성에게 자신이 매력적이라는 것을 발견하고 두 남자의 마음을 교묘히 조종해 범죄로 뛰어들게 한다.
In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.
행복한 서른, 포피는 일도 열심, 노는 것도 열심이다. 개성 넘치는 패션 스타일로 오해를 사기도 하지만 포피는 아이들에게 고루고루 신경을 쏟는 훌륭한 초등학교 선생님! 수업을 마치면 공중돌기, 플라멩코 댄스에 도전하고 주말이면 친구들과 클럽에서 밤새 놀기도하며 독신생활을 만끽하고 있다. 잃어버린 자전거를 대신해 자동차 운전연수를 받기로 한 포피, 그러나 까칠한 성격의 운전교사 스콧은 한없이 긍정적인 포피에게도 만만치 않은 상대다. 한편 관대하면서도 책임감 넘치고, 여유로우면서도 유쾌 발랄한 그녀에게 너무너무 잘 어울리는 키다리 매력남이 등장하는데...
When Pollyanna is orphaned, she's sent to live with her crotchety Aunt Polly. Pollyanna discovers that many of the people in her aunt's New England hometown are as ill-tempered as her aunt. But Pollyanna's incurable optimism - exemplified by her "glad game", in which she looks for the bright side of every situation - brings a change to the staid old community.
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.
A newlywed couple journeys west to make their fortune, and begins a banking empire.
Lawrence is an optimistic suit salesman for whom everything always goes right-until he takes the suicidal credit collector Holloman under his wing, and everything starts to go wrong. Very wrong.
The country is occupied by the Japanese imperialists. Koppun is selling flowers at the market to get some money to buy medicine for her sick mother. Her brother is imprisoned, her father dead and her sister blind.
A Yugoslav man, dying after being shot while attempting to help defend his village, writes a letter of encouragement and hope to his unborn child, explaining what he was fighting for in resisting the Nazi invasion of his homeland. A John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short.
If middle age has taught Jen Brister anything, it’s that optimism does not come naturally to her. In fact it’s fair to say that her cup is very much half empty and she’s making no attempt to fill it. Can Jen work against her natural instincts and finally see the light? Or will she stay the same old pessimistic naysayer she’s always been. I mean, I think we know the answer to that, but let’s try and be optimistic.
When an eight year old kid, Ningning, had a pink chick who fulfilled the love she has been longing for from her sister, she once again experienced the joy of her childhood. However, it was cut short when the pink chick suddenly vanished. This has lead her to discover the harsh realities inside their household.
Since 1979, Rose Chong Costumiers have been dealing in elaborate and vibrant maximalist attire for hire. In 40 years, it has established itself as an iconic and legendary Melbourne staple among the Inner-North's queer scene. But neither Rose Chong's nor fancy-dress are as simple as they first seem according to Dan, one of the long-time "Chongettes" who works there. When considered with care and attention, they reveal glittering ideas of play and fun and community. From a queer lens - or rather, a mirror - this unassuming costume shop is a place where one might begin to conceive truths about themselves and their identities. How to Dress Like Me is a 5-minute documentary that contends with the intersections of play, queerness, and clothes.
The powers of love are always at work. But when they do so in an ancient southern Italian town at sunset, they seem just a little more magical.
In this feature-length sports documentary we follow the underdog club, Avacakdoes FC, through their second season of games following an embarrassing first showing. Can they redeem themselves or will they go another winless season in shame?
Confessions of people who have lost their sight during their lives. What are their feelings and how do they view their apparent handicap?
Django Unchained teaches "Optimism"