When his parents are away, a little boy named Nemo takes the lift to
explore the Manhattan skyscraper in which he lives. To Nemo's
surprise, the lift seems to go out of control and transports him to
another world, where the sun never rises and where snow is bright
blue...
Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.
From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.