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Daily Archives: April 2, 2024
Catacombs AKA Katakomby (1940) Martin Fric, Vlasta Burian, Jaroslav Marvan, Cenek Slégl
An older clerk Mr. Borman works in basement offices of the Land Registry which are cakke Catacombs by employees. Read More »
Son Of Man (1969) Gareth Davies, Colin Blakely, Robert Hardy, Bernard Hepton
Dennis Potter’s controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery Read More »
The Sweet Escape AKA Comme un avion (2015) Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnès Jaoui
Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Read More »
The Plainsman (1936) Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison
With the end of the North American Civil War, the manufacturers of repeating rifles find a profitable means Read More »
The Father AKA En far (1988) Bo Widerberg, Thommy Berggren, Ewa Fröling, Melinda Kinnaman
A TV production of Strindberg’s play Fadren about a tragic family feud. Read More »
Blackeyes (1989) Dennis Potter, Michael Gough, Carol Royle, Nigel Planer
Blackeyes is an attempt to explore “what does go on between men and women in their heads Read More »
The Serpent’s Way AKA Ormens väg på hälleberget (1986) Bo Widerberg, Stina Ekblad, Stellan Skarsgård, Reine Brynolfsson
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Read More »
These Encounters of Theirs AKA Quei loro incontri (2006) Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Angela Nugara, Vittorio Vigneri, Grazia Orsi
These Encounters Of Theirs divides 10 non-professional actors into couples Read More »
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) Arthur Lubin, Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke, Irving Pichel
Phillips Holmes stars as diplomatic courier Tony Carleton, who’s been entrusted Read More »
Twice Branded (1936) Maclean Rogers, Robert Rendel, Lucille Lisle, James Mason
A young business man (James Mason) is being duped by business swindlers but his gaol bird father is determined to save him. Read More »
Keep It Quiet AKA Pas de scandale (1999) Benoît Jacquot, Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon
In this low key satirical farce, a CEO is released from prison and rejoins his family Read More »
Beijing Bicycle AKA Shiqi sui de dan che (2001) Xiaoshuai Wang, Lin Cui, Xun Zhou, Bin Li
Beijing: young men in packs, machismo, class divisions, violence, and indifference. Read More »
The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (1973) Richard Schickel, Alfred Hitchcock, Cliff Robertson
A look at Alfred Hitchcock’s films. The Master of Suspense himself, who is interviewed extensively here Read More »