Precise portrait of the Dutch film-maker best known internationally - apart from Paul Verhoeven. Nouel chose beautiful and eloquent pieces from throughout the oeuvre of Van der Keuken and allowed the maestro to describe in clear French what moves him. He followed him to the Paris of his apprenticeship, where he learned film-making and the meaning of political commitment.
In a neighborhood bar, a mysterious man tells a group of friends the story of an aspiring soccer player who, 50 years ago, tried out for an English club but who had the peculiar characteristic that he could only play soccer in flip-flops.
Why do women fight? This riveting behind-the-scenes look into the world of the female combatant takes us from manicures to knockouts! It turns our attention to the woman who is widely considered pound for pound the most dangerous fighter of any time, undefeated boxing sensation Lucia Rijker (Rollerball, TV's "Thunderbox").
A California congressman's wife and daughter are abducted and held hostage in a historic hotel. Logan McQueen is rushed to the scene to assist his former partner, Charlie Duffy, who has been taken captive trying to broker the ransom deal.
A film about fate, co-existence, vanity, justice, karma and forgiveness, ANIMALICOUS comprises six stories of people and the animals that shot them, fell on them, and generally caused mayhem of one sort or another.
