Alone on a farm, a man spends his days tending to his animals, with a particular love for his sow. After an illicit encounter between the two creatures, the pig gives birth. However, tragedy strikes when the man tries to force the newborn piglets to love him as he loves them.
Oct 1975
An exploration of death through diverse funeral rites and other cultural responses to mortality across several countries, including South Korea, Thailand, Mexico, Belgium, and the USA. The film observes practices ranging from elaborate public burials to the process of cremation, offering a look at how different societies confront death and the deceased, sometimes in graphic detail.
Oct 1979
A documentary about the daily life of a native Tzotzil community in southern Mexico, shot over a period of eight years.
Jan 1992
These tales for children under three years of Eugène Ionesco are illustrated by drawings of children. The presence of the storyteller is preponderant on the screen. The images of his aged face filmed in close-up create a strange atmosphere.
Jul 1989
Documentary about belgian illustrator Félicien Rops (1833-1898) whose works combined eroticism and death in a very provocative way.
Jan 1983
Short experimental film about family and childhood. Features intertitles and a soundtrack of music and effects.
Mar 1987
An evocation of the work of the playwright and writer Eugène Ionesco through a series of interviews, footage shot in his studio and extracts from his plays.
Jul 1987