Hai cercato: For Sale
Precious. Rare. For Sale. / 2023
Precious. Rare. For Sale. takes a broad sweep at the presentation of nature in Vietnamese moving images from the 1990s. From being an abode for majestic and magical beasts, to serving as a backdrop for war heroics and social realist tragedies, representations of nature have been shaped by Vietnam’s changing socio-political contexts. Reflecting on how filmmakers have portrayed the environment, Bùi questions the ethics of exploiting nature for the camera. While early ethnographic films shot by the French depicted the Vietnamese jungle as an untouched, primitive landscape, today’s images of razed forests and neatly-partitioned land plots reveal how nature has become a commodity for a rising middle-class. Captured on screen by property developers and thrill-seeking vloggers alike, nature’s images shapeshift constantly, feeding into an endless loop of mediated consumption.
Life for Sale / 2009
Can you imagine a water market? A market where owners of water stock would buy and sell, while others would profit on its price without needing it? What would life be like if all of the planet’s water resources, superficial or subterranean, the waters of rivers, lakes and glaciers, belonged to the private sector? ‘Life For Sale’ examines the biggest water market in the world, set up in Chile.
Yume uru futari / 20125.01 voti
After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.
Vai alla scheda del filmLady Gaga Celebrates Love for Sale / 2021
Gaga teams with Westfield for a live-streamed concert experience, performing songs from Love for Sale, on September 30, 2021, through their virtual platform or within physical Fan Zones in 21 Westfield centres across the United States and Europe.
Tears for Sale / 2008
Story of two sisters that grew up in a small Serbian village in the beginning of the 1930s. The village is torn up by wars and years long blood oath. There are no men left in the village. Our heroines, Ognjenka and Mala Boginja decide to go to the city, kidnap men and return life to their village. The lights of the metropolis dazzle them and there starts this little amusing and sentimental adventure.
Land for Sale / 2022
A desperate battle to win a bidding war on a piece of land develops into a complex and intelligent story filled with twists and crazy humor.
True Women for Sale / 2008
The story revolves around two women in the grassroots of Hong Kong society, struggling to survive and haunted by demons in their respective pasts. The literal translation of the Chinese film title is "I do not sell my body, I sell my uterus".
The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly Not for Sale / 2008
The documentary chronicles the artist Chuck Connelly as he struggles with his temperament, alcoholism, and disillusionment with reality. These factors culminate in the alienation of gallery owners, collectors, and his wife; serving to depress Connelly further. The documentary details the tragedy of the fallen artist as he fights to maintain his dignity and integrity in the face of a world that refuses to accept him.
Rice for Sale / 2013
An experimental tale distorting Bali's modern world into a historical account depicting the demise of its former cultural motto, "Rice is Life." Ten wordless vignettes, all in-camera edits, are strung together to compose a two-part mythological venture down the heavenly mountain toward the demonic sea, culminating at the site of the 2002 terrorist bombing.
Poetry for Sale / 2014
Friedl vom Gröller's Poetry for Sale is a portrait of a young man peddling verse on the Paris metro. Reinforcing the antiquated nature of his actions, vom Groller constructs a classical scene then cedes control to her subject, with his seductive confidence, beau-laide looks and incantatory offer.
Lions for Sale / 1941
If taken from their mother within the first few weeks of birth, lions are trainable animals. Several such lions are seen going through their training at the world's largest lion farm: Gay's Lion Farm in El Monte, California. If a lion has only one cub in her litter, that cub is always removed from her surroundings for the cub's protection. The lion tamers look for any natural tendency within an animal's behavior to enhance in training.
Paraiso For Sale / 2011
In a case of indigenism verses corporate greed, this compelling documentary chronicles the ongoing battle between the locals of Panama's Bocas del Toro and the commercial developers and migrating Americans who have seized upon the tropical paradise.
Traditions for Sale / 1998
This documentary is a behind-the scenes look at some very special Hungarian folk artists and how their embroidery, hand-painted furniture, folk songs, and dances are being revived and sold to tourists.
Justice for Sale / 2011
Justice for Sale follows the young, courageous Congolese human rights lawyer Claudine who refuses to accept that justice is indeed 'For Sale' in her country. When Claudine investigates the case of a soldier convicted of rape, she discovers that his trial was unfair and that he was convicted on the basis of little evidence. In her journey to obtain justice, she uncovers a system where the basic principles of law are ignored. And when the system fails, everyone becomes a victim. The documentary not only provides a glimpse into the failings of the Congolese judicial system but also raises questions about the role of the international community and non-governmental organizations in reforming it.
Sex for Sale: American Escort / 2012
The world's oldest profession is now a thriving black market economy, with an underground workforce that's just an Internet connection and a phone call away. National Geographic's Mariana van Zeller journeys to the heart of the American escort industry and uncovers the gritty reality behind the supply and demand of high-end sex work.
For Sale by Owner / 2006
Emeryville: population 73,250, including one feared serial killer on the loose who carves the number 13 into his victims’ chests. Sara is home alone on a stormy night when there is a knock at the door. Andrew, a real estate consultant, has stopped by regarding the sale of her house. Problem is, the house isn’t for sale. Against her better judgment, she grants Andrew shelter from the rain. But tension builds as Andrew, talking about his impending custody battle for his daughter, becomes more and more agitated. Sara finds herself in possible peril, until there is another knock at the door. John, a scripture-quoting home security technician, has stopped by to fix a fuse. But he may not be all he seems when a knife is found in his bag. Cautious cat-and-mouse play ensues as the trio tries to determine just who the true threat is, while a surprise twist leaves you wondering just who it is that really needs to be saved …
Boys for Sale / 1981
Two-part documentary focused on the abuse of prostitute boys.
Skin for Sale / 2004
If, as academic Ramon Gubern says in this film, "Conventional cinema is life without sex, and porn is sex without life," then this documentary goes a long way toward reconciling the two. Focusing on the adult film industry in Barcelona, Spain, the film puts a human face on skin flicks by interviewing participants such as producer Jose Maria Ponce ("the granddaddy of Spanish porn") and actors Nacho Vidal and Anastassia, as well as intellectuals.
I Am for Sale / 1968
Six "Ladies" of the night sit around someone's living room discussing their last clients. In various R rated sequences we see them shower, get body painted, have a group sex, cross dress, use a whip, strip and dance poorly, and get beaten, choked and apparently killed. This is disturbingly filmed, but the character does in fact live to tell the story.
Haunted House for Sale / 2024
Real estate agent Angel suddenly discovers that her long-lost father has left her a house. However, she could never find her father, and the house itself has been vacant for a long time, with rumors of homeless people dying inside. Just then, Angel takes on the task of the company’s haunted house project. As she deals with each case, she gradually...