High Art

Jun 1, 1991

1h 40m

★ 4.3

Overview

Peter Mandrake, a North-American photojournalist becomes embroiled in South America's dangerous underworld of pimps, drug gangs and arms smugglers when he sets out to find the killer of a local call girl.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

J&M Entertainment

Alpha Films

High Art Trailers

Cast

Peter Mandrake

Peter Coyote

Marie, the Archaeologist

Amanda Pays

Lima Prado

Raul Cortez

Hermes, the Knife master

Tchéky Karyo

Gisela Martins

Giulia Gam

Rafael

Tonico Pereira

Camilo Fuentes

Miguel Ángel Fuentes

Delegado

Paulo José

Roberto Mitry

Eduardo Conde

José Zakkai (Iron Nose)

José René Ruiz 'Tun-Tun'

Mercedes

Cássia Kis

Zélia

Iza do Eirado

A young mother is plagued by a tragic mistake and alienates her little boy. A brilliant writer is released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence and begins working at Vic's Diner. Their stories converge when the man must overcome obstacles of the past to save the little boy and ultimately himself.

6.0

Sidewalks of New York

Nov 23, 2001

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.

7.1

Distant

Dec 20, 2002

A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams of working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employment and the latter’s troubles and disappointments strain their relationship and living situation.

4.4

Virgin

Jun 14, 2003

When a teenager finds herself pregnant, with no memory of having had sex, she determines that she is carrying the child of God.

6.6

Sixty Six

Nov 3, 2006

A boy's Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.

6.0

You Are Alone

Jun 9, 2005

A middle-aged man and a high school escort make an agreement to fend off their loneliness for an hour.

5.8

Mind the Gap

Jan 1, 2004

Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness.

4.5

The Pleasure Drivers

Jun 28, 2006

"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate interconnected stories involving an adulterous therapist, a young sociopath call girl, a vicious lesbian hit woman, a white trash kidnapper, and a brain-damaged ex-cult guru. It's described as funny, sexy, edgy and dangerous. The Pleasure Drivers energetically explores the shadow side of Los Angeles and how it gleefully relates to the gasoline of libido.

5.6

Whirlpool

Mar 28, 1970

Tulia, a young model is invited to a photographer's country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon appears to be anything but.

4.4

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

Jan 1, 1998

Two young men who have been friends since early childhood decide to go on a trip to find a third friend who has long since disappeared. Stories they have heard indicate that the friend has been seen in an apparently rambling, incoherent state at Coney Island. Their trip leads them to a number of adventures involving the otherworld-like life at the Park and revelations related to their own pasts including the death of one's sister, a failed past relationship, financial failings, and alcoholism.

6.8

At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul

Nov 9, 1964

Zé do Caixão is an undertaker in a small Brazilian town, searching for the perfect woman to bear him a superior child. Unable to conceive with his wife, he kills her and sets out to find someone else.

6.5

The Photographer

Dec 5, 1974

A murder story with a comedic twist. A famous photographer uses his models for more than taking pictures. He needs them as victims to satisfy his blood-lust. Each murder becomes more bizarre than the next.

4.2

Splatter University

Jul 13, 1984

A sociology instructor finds her new teaching duties at a private college interrupted by the presence of a killer.

6.3

Hi5teria

Mar 29, 2012

Five different stories of surreal mysteries on supernatural and inexplicable events. All connected by supernatural events and eerie mysteries. Each segment presents a terrifying story set in various locations, from a school and a hospital to a haunted forest.

5.5

Early Release

May 5, 2017

Taylor Reynolds, a typical suburban mom, who made some bad life decisions and was sentenced to three years in jail for a DUI and possession of drugs. After her release, Taylor fights the stigma of her past misdeeds, works to regain the support of her daughter Bianca and husband Jeff, and once again become a contributing member of society. But just when Taylor's life is getting back on track, her former cellmate and career criminal, Meghan Flanagan, unexpectedly appears and invades Taylor's world. Meghan has a devious plan. She wants Taylor to come clean and confess the truth behind her early release. Taylor will stop at nothing to keep her family safe from Meghan, even if it means stepping back into the world she ultimately escaped.

5.5

Shutter

Mar 21, 2008

A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.

6.0

Surveillance

Feb 8, 2008

An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.

6.6

Kalifornia

Jun 24, 1993

A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.

6.9

Barfly

Sep 2, 1987

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.

7.2

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Sep 2, 1975

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.