咖啡馆是浓缩的人间，在这小小的方寸之地，人们散布消息获取消息，透过人与人交谈的方式，可以窥见人生百态。 　　有喜欢对他人喋喋不休的讲者，就有擅用左耳朵进右耳朵出功夫的听者；有礼貌地向他人打招呼者，就有同样礼貌地给予配合者，至于彼此寒暄是为什么，各自心知；有毫无情趣的男人，就有想以自己的万种风情将另一种男人征服的女人；有滔滔不绝讲别人是非的女人，就有配合着和她说得不亦乐乎的同伴……爱情伴随人们一生，咖啡馆里最少不了的便是，经常有人奏响爱情的悲喜协奏曲，经常有人侧耳将这协奏曲倾听。

咖啡馆是浓缩的人间，在这小小的方寸之地，人们散布消息获取消息，透过人与人交谈的方式，可以窥见人生百态。 　　有喜欢对他人喋喋不休的讲者，就有擅用左耳朵进右耳朵出功夫的听者；有礼貌地向他人打招呼者，就有同样礼貌地给予配合者，至于彼此寒暄是为什么，各自心知；有毫无情趣的男人，就有想以自己的万种风情将另一种男人征服的女人；有滔滔不绝讲别人是非的女人，就有配合着和她说得不亦乐乎的同伴……爱情伴随人们一生，咖啡馆里最少不了的便是，经常有人奏响爱情的悲喜协奏曲，经常有人侧耳将这协奏曲倾听。

The French Teacher follows Cleo, a woman in her late-40s who is grappling with complicated personal dilemmas. Hesitantly, she begins an affair with Matthew, a student half her age. After the death of Cleo's father, her daughter Sophie returns home from New York to stay with her. The already fraught relationship between mother and daughter is intensified when a triangle emerges between Cleo, Sophie and Matthew. The present collides with the past, as long-buried family issues are unearthed in this complex, intergenerational drama.

The French Teacher follows Cleo, a woman in her late-40s who is grappling with complicated personal dilemmas. Hesitantly, she begins an affair with Matthew, a student half her age. After the death of Cleo's father, her daughter Sophie returns home from New York to stay with her. The already fraught relationship between mother and daughter is intensified when a triangle emerges between Cleo, Sophie and Matthew. The present collides with the past, as long-buried family issues are unearthed in this complex, intergenerational drama.

"Visual Training" is a short 1969 experimental film from the Netherlands. The film looks so ahead of its time, with its goth makeup and gritty look. I wonder if Marylin Manson or the band the Misfits have ever seen Visual Training? A man and two topless ladies sit at a table and eat. They grotesquely smear food on one another. The one girl is blindfolded and covered with baking powder by the guy. The screen sometimes turns black, as the camera cuts fast between shots. When the camera zooms in on the actor's face, it looks as if he's staring right at the viewer. The one girl's nude body is used as a canvas for body food art. Frans Zwartjes has a created a rare short film that's unique for viewers. It's like a mild version of the "Vienna Aktionists" for the surreal at heart.

It's a sound film of a crowing rooster from 1905, which sounds very odd. What's even odder is that it's a Gaumont short, and not a Pathe short, since the crowing rooster was the Pathe symbol and mascot.... a cute joke and they must have giggled about it at the front office.

"Visual Training" is a short 1969 experimental film from the Netherlands. The film looks so ahead of its time, with its goth makeup and gritty look. I wonder if Marylin Manson or the band the Misfits have ever seen Visual Training? A man and two topless ladies sit at a table and eat. They grotesquely smear food on one another. The one girl is blindfolded and covered with baking powder by the guy. The screen sometimes turns black, as the camera cuts fast between shots. When the camera zooms in on the actor's face, it looks as if he's staring right at the viewer. The one girl's nude body is used as a canvas for body food art. Frans Zwartjes has a created a rare short film that's unique for viewers. It's like a mild version of the "Vienna Aktionists" for the surreal at heart.

It's a sound film of a crowing rooster from 1905, which sounds very odd. What's even odder is that it's a Gaumont short, and not a Pathe short, since the crowing rooster was the Pathe symbol and mascot.... a cute joke and they must have giggled about it at the front office.