At the center of the politically stormy 1960s was the controversial but beloved mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley. Through archival footage and interviews with both friends and foes, this frank political biography reconstructs how "Da Mayor" rose from his Irish roots to build a power base securing his mayoralty for 21 years. Daley: The Last Boss depicts Chicago's infamous past, from bootlegging to ballot-box stuffing, to the race riots and antiwar demonstrations that tore the city apart.
An old tango singer tries to contact his teenage son. A woman who is death or the Devil appears to him and asks him to sell his soul to connect with his son again.
A doctor and his wife move to a new city where they plan to start a new life. However, trouble strikes in the form of a police inspector who gets completely obsessed with the doctor's wife.
Set on May 18, 1993—the day on which Denmark voted to join the European Union, just a few months after they'd voted not to do so—the film follows eight or so disparate Danes (an escaped mental patient, a newly-famous singer, a business executive, and their assorted families and cohorts) as they unwittingly alter one another's lives, for better and for worse.
Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf claims to have never seen a movie before making his first film. Doubtful as it sounds, this boast matches perfectly with the controversial artist's personae.
