Arquivo

Free to do as they would like, seven famous directors, in ten minutes, develop a personal reflection on a universal theme: the significance of time. Filmed in divers regions of the world, the episodes tell of experiences in human adventure such as birth, death, love, sexuality, present-day drama, history and ancient myths. Aki Kaurismäki directs Dogs Have no Hell where a man dreams of a better life in the oil fields of Siberia. In Lifeline, Victor Eríce shows the birth of a baby on the same day on which the Nazi troops cross the Franco-Spanish frontier. Ten Thousand Years Old, by Werner Herzog, shows an Indian tribe in the Amazon forest that first had contact with civilization in 1981. Jim Jarmusch in Int. Trailer. Night, depicts ten minutes off for an actress, resting, while making a film. Twelve Miles to Trona by Wim Wenders, speaks of rock and roll, the road, and the relativity of time. We Wuz Robbed, by Spike Lee, shows the avid dispute between George W. Bush and Al Gore for the presidency of the United States Chen Kaige made 100 Flowers Hidden Deep, a parable on the rapid changes that occur in Peking.