An aging salesman is fired from his job after a long career in it. Broken, without much to look forward to Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Hotel for Strangers AKA Hotel pro cizince (1967) Antonín Mása, Petr Cepek, Tána Fischerová, Marta Krásová
Once, a young poet (Petr Cepek) has been killed in the Art Nouveau setting of the castle The World. Read More »
Tales of Ginza AKA Ginza 24 chou (1955) Yûzô Kawashima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yumeji Tsukioka, Mie Kitahara
When she was a little girl, Wakako Kyoguku’s portrait was painted by a talented young artist. Read More »
By the Pricking of My Thumbs AKA Mon petit doigt m’a dit… (2005) Pascal Thomas, Catherine Frot, André Dussollier, Geneviève Bujold
Prudence and Belisaire are what can be called an eccentric couple. How can you bear such impossible Christian (?) names in the first place? Read More »
American Swing (2008) Jon Hart, Mathew Kaufman, Bryce Britton, Irwin Corey, William Davidson
The parallel stories of Plato’s Retreat, a Manhattan sex club for straight couples that operated from 1977 until the mid 1980s Read More »
L’atalante (1934) Jean Vigo, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon
When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him as he captains a river barge. Read More »
Zero for Conduct AKA Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège (1933) Jean Vigo, Jean Dasté, Robert le Flon, Louis Lefebvre
Bruel, Caussat and Colin are three students at a boarding school. Read More »
Immortal Love AKA Eien no hito (1961) Keisuke Kinoshita, Hideko Takamine, Keiji Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai
The year is 1932, and a woman, whose tenant-farmer fiancé is fighting in China, is raped by the landowner’s son (Nakadai) Read More »
Let’s Go with Pancho Villa AKA Vámonos con Pancho Villa! (1936) Fernando de Fuentes, Antonio R. Frausto, Domingo Soler, Manuel Tamés
The Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as “Los Leones de San Pablo” Read More »
Just You and Me, Kid (1979) Leonard Stern, George Burns, Brooke Shields, Lorraine Gary
George Burns stars as a former vaudevillian who befriends a young runaway Read More »
O.C. and Stiggs (1985) Robert Altman, Daniel Jenkins, Neill Barry, Jane Curtin
O.C. and Stiggs aren’t your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against it. Read More »
Running Brave (1983) Donald Shebib, Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron
The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics. Read More »
Silkwood (1983) Mike Nichols, Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher
Fairly accurate recounting of the story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-plant worker who blew the whistle Read More »
Stepping Out (1931) Charles Reisner, Charlotte Greenwood, Reginald Denny, Leila Hyams
When Sally (Charlotte Greenwood) and Eve (Leila Hyams) take a vacation together to make their rich husbands miss them Read More »
Harry and the Butler AKA Harry og kammertjeneren (1961) Bent Christensen, Osvald Helmuth, Ebbe Rode, Gunnar Lauring
Set in the late fifties in Denmark the poor junk yard assistant Harry inherits some money. Read More »