Rytířský lexikon

Leftovers

2015

Amber receives a call from her drunk ex boyfriend. He spills his guts about his current relationship, while she reconsiders their faded friendship.

Maybe I Do

2023

Michelle and Allen, who have reached the point in their relationship where they are considering next steps, decide to invite their parents to finally meet and to offer some understanding of why marriage works. Except the parents already know each other quite well, which leads to some very distinct opinions about the value of marriage.

Exhibition

2013

An intimate examination of a contemporary artist couple, whose living and working patterns are threatened by the imminent sale of their home.

Second Spring

2016

While looking for new tenants for his seaside villa, surrounded by a big garden, Andrea Ricoli, a 50-years old architect, meets Rossana, a newly 40-years old, anaesthesiologist at the local hospital, and married to Riccardo, ten years younger than her: he's an aspiring writer, temporarily employed as a salesman at a local shoe store. During an eventful New Year's Eve, Andrea introduces Riccardo to a Maghreb restaurant owner - who is interested in restoring an attic apartment - and his lovely sister Hikma. Months go by. Andrea discovers that Hikma is pregnant with Riccardo's child, while she's struggling with her old-fashioned, fundamentalist brother's mentality. He offers to help the couple and let them stay with him in his villa. Teaching him how to care for his garden, the young Hikma reminds Andrea of his wife Sofia, who passed away right there four years earlier, in unclear circumstances...

The Savages

2007

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Your Happiness Depends on Me

2006

When the hard-working bread-winner Katja and Hendrik the intellectual meet Saida, an illegal immigrant from Algeria, and accept to organize a "passport marriage" between her and Hendrik, they are caught up in a chain of events and feelings over which they have no control.

To Feel A Body.

Invalid Date

In order to prevent further self harming, a young woman is forced to live in a new synthetic body, and must navigate intimacy in a physical form she fundamentally feels disconnected from.

Sans nous

2023

Mediation

2014

A divorce mediation spins way out of control for a husband, his soon-to-be ex-wife and their court-appointed mediator.

Cloud 9

2008

A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

Jake Squared

2014

A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.

Cherry Blossoms

2008

After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to Berlin so they can see their children. Of course, the kids don't know the real reason they're visiting -- and the catch is, neither does Rudi...

Shadow

2023

SHADOW unfolds in Athens, exploring the complexities of marriage through its female protagonist. Blending shadow theory with psychological depth, it reveals hidden struggles and desires as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

Schlaflos

2006

Broken Hearts

2023

A young woman, desperate for connection and a regular at the Broken Hearts Hospital, finds herself prescribed a love-cynical rebound.