Asphalte

(1981)

Reacting impulsively to an inappropriate crush, a respectable young teacher lays her safety on the line for a grubby petty thief. Before she knows it, she's on the run - Bonnie to his Clyde, appropriately accompanied by Depression-era American folk tunes.

A terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.

An eager and idealistic young attorney defends an Alcatraz prisoner accused of murdering a fellow inmate. The extenuating circumstances: his client had just spent over three years in solitary confinement.

A troubled young Glaswegian woman dreams of becoming a Nashville country star.

A young man travels home to Stockholm to earn money. Left behind in Thailand are his wife and children, whom he hopes to someday bring back to Sweden. A visual and fragmented portrait of Stockholm about dreams and class.

Activist liberal progressive law student Maya brings her new boyfriend home for the holidays-- neglecting to tell her family that he's - well - white. Guess who's coming to Christmas dinner?

Ben, a slacker, meets a waitress hiding from her past. When her explicit photos surface, he seeks the porn mogul responsible for distributing them, driven by his feelings for her.

When 15 year old Ruby realizes she is having her period, she doesn't want to ask her mother to buy her period products, because she knows their financial situation doesn't really allow it. She sets out to solve this problem herself.

The human experience, portraying a single intense day. Examines how individuals are pushed to their limits as they defy constraints, whether from self-imposed restrictions, familial expectations, or societal pressures.

The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.