Unable to cope with his wife's betrayal while on a business trip abroad and troubles at work, a talented scientist sleeps, cleanses himself, and becomes a villager, returning to his roots.
Jean Michaut is a bargeman who lives nearby an old barge cemetery named "Bras-Mort". He is in love with Monique, the daughter of a wealthy boat owner. The girl returns his affection but runs her head against the wall of her family's class prejudices. Her "nearest and dearest" prove indeed prepared to do everything to separate the two lovers. But Monique will not buy in. On the contrary, she leaves her intolerant family to live with Jean among simple, more tolerant bargemen.
An experimental documentary film about Friedrich Hölderlin. In the middle of the film, there is a short excerpt from a Nazi propaganda film: O. E. Hasse reads "Der Tod fürs Vaterland" (Death for the Fatherland), the poem that was given to German soldiers on the front lines during World War II. This is contrasted with texts from Hölderlin's late work, which have only recently been edited. This creates a completely different picture of Hölderlin's poetry.
The life of the main protagonist could become the basis for a feature film script. The ambitious boy spends part of the day picking strawberries together with his father. Yet Hubert wants to become a disco polo singer, as famous as Zenek Martyniuk, so after work he focuses on his musical passion. The boy starts with gigs at local fairs and records music videos to his songs. He has an ear for music, dreams about concerts attended by thousands and – which is most essential – has the support of his family that is won over by his enthusiasm.
Polish anti-fascist Zygmunt Golemba, posing as Baron Fedrucci or a Catholic priest, blows up German headquarters, frees Polish prisoners, and kills Gestapo generals. His name becomes a symbol of revenge and hatred for the enemy...
A group of people travels through a mountain pass. When their jaunty bus unceremoniously breaks down, a bittersweet sadness overcomes the passengers as unexpected reunions take place, but nothing can be what it was before the war.
The team investigates a site in a garden in Wales that seems to feature a Neolithic tomb, a Norman tower, a Medieval or Roman walkway, and an ancient sacred spring littered with bronze axe heads, Roman coins, and carved miniature heads.
1941. Kuzma Kroykov is a simple carpenter from Siberia who has been drafted into the army. A junior sergeant and squad leader in a rifle company, he arrives to defend Moscow, where he meets Varvara Oknova, a student at the architectural institute who has been sent to help build fortifications. Decisive, tall, and beautiful, Varvara wins Kuzma's heart. After another battle, they meet again and reveal their feelings for each other. But this love on the front lines is not meant to last—the fighting continues, and Varvara, as part of a sabotage unit, goes behind German lines, where she dies.
The division between girls and boys through education.