Oslo, April 19th 1945, as the Third Reich is living its last days, a group of Nazis and sympathizers Read More »
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Approaches AKA Dvadtsatyy vek nachinaetsya (1986) Igor Maslennikov, Boris Klyuev, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Aleksandr Romantsov
The 20th century begins. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson left the house No. 221b on Baker Street. Read More »
Barren Lives AKA Vidas Secas (1963) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Átila Iório, Maria Ribeiro, Orlando Macedo
A poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) Read More »
Ur-Musig (1993) Cyrill Schläpfer, Rees Gwerder, Jakob Alder, Jakob Duesel
Mainly about people and the music we make, this ethnographic documentary, set in the Swiss Alps Read More »
The Two Jakes (1990) Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly
After the war, L.A. private eye Jake Gittes is hired by realtor Jake Berman. Read More »
People of No Importance AKA Des gens sans importance (1956) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy
Mid-aged married truck driver falls in love with a young waitress he meets while making a break on a long trip. Read More »
The Diary of Lady M AKA Le journal de Lady M (1992) Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Félicité Wouassi
She’s a beautiful gifted performer, but her work is not the sort that invites popular acclaim. Read More »
The Branches of the Tree AKA Shakha Proshakha (1990) Satyajit Ray, Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee
An aged patriarch (Ajit Bannerjee), popular for his scrupulous honesty, has a heart attack in the middle of a town gathering in his honour. Read More »
Bitter Springs (1950) Ralph Smart, Tommy Trinder, Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson
Wally King, with his family and stockmen, drive livestock over hundreds of kilometres of dry country Read More »
Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) Liv Ullmann, Linus Aaberg, Gisken Armand, Berard Arnø
Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway. Read More »
A Bigger Splash (1973) Jack Hazan, David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Celia Birtwell
When David Hockney’s beautiful lover, Peter Schlesinger, breaks up with him, it leaves David a complete emotional wreck. Read More »
The Snapper (1993) Stephen Frears, Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe
Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. Read More »
Diaries of the Kamikaze AKA Â dôki no sakura (1967) Sadao Nakajima, Hiroki Matsukata, Shin’ichi Chiba, Isao Natsuyagi
This movie is dedicated to desperate young Japanese pilots, during the Second World War. Read More »
Nestore l’ultima corsa (1994) Alberto Sordi, Matteo Ripaldi, Cinzia Cannarozzo
3 personaggi principali: Nestore, vecchio ronzino bianco; Gaetano (Sordi), vecchio vetturino destinato all’ospizio, e il suo nipotino Ferruccio (Ripaldi). Read More »
The Villiers Diamond (1938) Bernard Mainwaring, Edward Ashley, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Birch
The grape sized flawless diamond was stolen two years ago and the thief is just getting out of prison. Read More »