A woman with two daughters marries a widower whom she believes to be wealthy, but after his sudden death, she finds herself in even greater debt. Her eldest daughter, Elvira, the ugly stepsister of the beautiful Agnes, dreams of marrying a prince and is willing to do anything to become beautiful and shine at the upcoming ball. Seeing this as a profitable investment, her mother sends Elvira for surgery to correct the shape of her nose.
A collection of amazing stories published in the pages of the latest issue of an American weekly magazine that was published in a fictional French city in the mid-twentieth century.
The movie tells about the exciting adventures of the legendary concierge Gustav and his young friend, porter Zero Mustafa. The hotel staff witnesses the theft and search for priceless Renaissance paintings, the struggle for a wealthy family's vast fortune and... dramatic changes in Europe between two bloody wars of the 20th century.
All members of the Tenenbaum family have unique abilities. For example, Ches has already achieved great success in the financial sphere at the age of 10, Richie is a gifted tennis player, Margot became a famous playwright at the age of 10. The children grew up and fluttered out of the parental nest, but the family decided to reunite when it became clear that the father of the family Royal Tenenbaum suffers from an incurable disease, and he has a little more than six weeks to live. During this time Royal will try to make up for lost time and give his children the attention they were deprived of as children.
A small private airplane, suddenly losing control, crashes at full throttle into a Columbia Airlines Boeing flying flight #409 from Washington, DC to Los Angeles. The co-pilot and flight engineer of the airliner are killed, and the captain of the ship loses his eyesight. Radio contact with the ground is lost. Stewardess Nancy Pryor, trying to calm the passengers, realizes that only a happy accident can save the plane rushing over the abyss...
Three dorky brothers who haven't spoken to each other for a year after their father's death find themselves on a train traveling through India. Here they find themselves, heeding the call of their eldest to reunite on a journey that should help them understand and find themselves, restoring weakened family ties. Soon, however, this good deed goes off course: the distrustful relatives start bickering and trying to fight, as a result of which they find themselves dropped off in the middle of the desert. And, of course, this is not all the trouble that awaits them, especially if you know that the true purpose of the journey, conceived by the seeker of spiritual balance, is somewhat different from what he told his brothers.
The action develops in a European village of the XIX century. The main character - a young man Victor - is dragged by the forces of darkness to the underworld and married there to the mysterious Corpse Bride, while his real bride Victoria waits for her groom in the world of the living.Despite the fact that living in the Kingdom of the Dead turns out to be much more interesting than his usual Victorian way of life, Victor realizes that he will not trade his one and only love for anything in any of the alternative worlds....
Julian Albans is expelled from school for abusing Auggie Pullman. Julian is visited by his grandmother, who shares with her grandson the story of her youth in Nazi-occupied France. Her life was saved only by the kindness and courage of an almost unknown boy, who was also bullied at school by his classmates.
Max Fisher is a tenth grader at the prestigious Rushmore Academy. He is the editor of the school newspaper, captain of all sorts of teams, president of countless school clubs, and a hopeless bad boy. Max is put on probation, during which he comes up with nothing better than to fall in love with a young teacher! In addition, the hapless underachiever has an influential and dangerous rival....
