mervyn-verstellung's - Rented List

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There is a philosophical theory that we should be born with a small amount of alcohol in our blood; that modest inebriation opens our minds to the world around us diminishing problems and increasing creativity.

Intrigued Martin (Mads Mikkelsen) and three of his friends all weary high school teachers, embark on a risky experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday. Initial results are positive, but as the units are knocked back and stakes are raised, it becomes increasingly clear that some bold acts carry severe consequences.

A young woman returns to her small hometown Intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncovers a family legacy more dangerous than she'd imagined.

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Acclaimed director Rodney Ascher will take you into the minds of people who have experienced sleep paralysis through twisted and terrifying re-creations of their worst visions.

"The Nightmare" explores the frightening reality of this phenomenon in a way no movie has before and takes horror to the next level - because this time, what you're watching is actually real.

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Jane (Julia Garner) is a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful movie mogul.

Her day is much like any other assistant's, but as Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the questionable behaviour of her boss toward her female peers. She decides to take a stand, only to discover the true insidious nature of the system into which she has entered.

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Angela Schanelec's beautifully elusive and allusive films are enigmatic explorations of everyday human dilemmas. Winner of the 'Best Director' prize at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival, 'I Was at Home, But...' is a tender, profoundly moving portrait of a family living with love and loss.

Exquisitely subtle and deeply affecting, the film avoids easy exposition, trusting the audience to find connections in its elliptical narrative. Schanelec's elegantly radical films have a potent and mysterious power, achieving a masterful balance of quiet poetry, wry humour and raw emotion.

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In desperate need of money, Isaac (Jonathan French) accepts a job looking after his landlord's niece, Olga (Leila Sykes), for a few days. But there is a catch.

He must wear a leather harness and chain that restricts his movements to certain rooms in order to protect Olga's extremely frail mental state. Once left alone with Isaac, Olga exhibits erratic behaviour, while Isaac makes horrific discoveries in the house that trigger a deeply buried, traumatic memory.

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Tokyo is made up of three vignettes entitled Interiour Design , Merde and Shaking Tokyo, each with their own unique insight into this fascinating city.

The quirky stories lead the viewer through a little seen Tokyo in the company of a headstrong young couple, a bizarre sewage man and a long time hermit forced out of hiding to find the pizza delivery girl he loves.

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The classic story of a young man who is tormented by feelings of guilt after witnessing his father's tragic death in a fire. Allan struggles to accept his father's death and his mental health deteriorates until he is admitted into a psychiatric institution.

Years on, the blind, grief-stricken Allan is released into his sister's care, where a mysterious force appears to be haunting him and preventing his return to normality at every opportunity.

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Justino (Regis Myrupu), a native Desana, works as a security guard at the cargo port of Manaus on the Amazon. A widower, his main company is his youngest daughter. A nurse at a health clinic, Vanessa (Rosa Peixoto) is accepted to study medicine in Brasilia and will need to be leaving soon.

Confronted with the oppression of the city, where he never quite fits in, and the distance of his native village from which he left twenty years ago, Justino finds himself condemned to an existence without place. During the night, a mysterious creature follows his footsteps. Meanwhile, on television, the news talks about a wild animal lurking in the neighbourhood.

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English widow Anne Osborne (Sarah Miles) lives by the sea with her young son, Jonathan. The arrival of a rugged American sailor, Jim (Kris Kristofferson), brings Anne the love she thought she had lost forever with the death of her husband.

However, Anne and Jim's burgeoning relationship is threatened by her sons hostility to this new intruder and his resentment manifests into something far more dangerous.

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It is now Spring, a few months after the end of Season 9, when our group of survivors dared to cross into Whisperer territory during the harsh winter.

The collected communities are still dealing with the after effects of Alpha's horrific display of power, reluctantly respecting the new borderlines being imposed on them, all while organising themselves into a militia-style fighting force, preparing for a battle that may be unavoidable. But the Whisperers are a threat unlike any they have ever faced. Backed by a massive horde of the dead it is seemingly a fight they cannot win. The question of what to do and the fear it breeds will infect the communities and give rise to paranoia, propaganda, secret agendas, and infighting that will test them as individuals and as a society. The very idea of whether civilisation can survive in a world filled with the dead hangs in the balance.

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A young woman Hunter (Haley Bennett) appears to have the perfect life but faces mounting pressure from her domineering husband Richie (Austin Stowell) and his family to play the role of the dutiful wife.

Desperate to reclaim some control and identity of her own, she becomes compelled to swallow increasingly dangerous objects which leads to a shocking revelation about her past.

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'Hilma af Klint' was an abstract artist before the term existed - a visionary, trailblazing figure who, inspired by spiritualism, modern science, and the riches of the natural world around her, began in 1906 to reel out a series of huge, colourful, sensual, strange works without precedent in

painting. The subject of a recent smash retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, af Klint was for years an all-but-forgotten figure in art historical discourse. Her work inspired some of the most celebrated contemporary artists including Josef Albers, Paul Klee, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Mondrian, and Kandinsky...

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When British aid worker Hana (Andrea Riseborough) returns to the ancient city of Luxor, she comes across Sultan (Karim Saleh), an archaeologist and former lover. As she wanders, haunted by the familiar place, she struggles to reconcile her past choices with the uncertainty of the present.

The Imperialists Are Still Alive! (2010)
Visual artist Asya (Élodie Bouchez) follows the politics of her Middle East homeland on TV while enjoying a chic Manhattan lifestyle of parties, supermodels and limos. But when a childhood friend disappears, Asya suspects a CIA abduction and - to her new boyfriend's bemusement - sets out to crack the conspiracy. Nominated for the Sundance's Grand Jury Prize, British-American director Zeina Durra fuses dry comedy with alluring political drama, brilliantly depicting the everyday paranoia of post-9/11 America.

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Seeking a fresh start, socially awkward Iona (Lily Newmark) and cat-obsessed mum Lyn (Joanna Scanlan) move to a new town. The pair put on a brave face, finding and creating comfort as one another's sole friend.

However, life begins to get tricky after the town's small-minded denizens reveal themselves to be as petty and cruel as those from the town they just fled. Daughter and mother find refuge in an elaborate fantasy world founded on denial and delusion; ultimately putting distance between them when they need each other most.