Schani, Johan Strauss Jr., is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery. Read More »
Daily Archives: December 22, 2018
Up the Down Staircase (1967) Robert Mulligan, Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis, Eileen Heckart
Sylvia Barrett is a rookie teacher at New York’s inner-city Calvin Coolidge High Read More »
Ala-Arriba! (1942) José Leitão de Barros, Ilidio Rocha Silvestre, Elsa Bea-Flor, João Moço
In a village of poor fishermen in the North of Portugal, João Moço and Julha fall in love. Read More »
The Show Goes On (1937) Basil Dean, Gracie Fields, Owen Nares, John Stuart
A mill worker is plucked from obscurity and thrust towards fame and fortune when an ailing composer needs a singer to perform his work. Read More »
That’s My Man (1947) Frank Borzage, Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod, Roscoe Karns
A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track Read More »
Sins of Man (1936) Otto Brower, Gregory Ratoff, Jean Hersholt, Don Ameche, Allen Jenkins
Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to love it too. Read More »
The Student (1988) Claude Pinoteau, Sophie Marceau, Vincent Lindon, Élisabeth Vitali
Three months before her final examinations, the ambitious teachership student Valentine concentrates herself completely on learning. Read More »
Fratello homo sorella bona (1972) Mario Sequi, Sergio Leonardi, Krista Nell, Nazzareno Natale
The young Chiarina di Vallefiorita is forced by her father to marry an old, fat, rich man. Read More »
A Honeymoon Adventure (1931) Maurice Elvey, Benita Hume, Peter Hannen, Harold Huth
An inventor and his new bride go on their honeymoon, only to be pursued by criminals after his latest invention. Read More »
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh (1993) Eric Walton, John Page, Helena Norberg-Hodge
Ladakh, or Little Tibet, is a wildly beautiful desert land high in the western Himalayas. Read More »
Venus Boyz (2002) Gabrielle Baur, Diane Torr, Dréd Gerestant, Del La Grace Volcano
A film journey through a universe of female masculinity. Read More »