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Little Theater of Jean Renoir (1970) Jean Renoir, Nino Formicola, Milly, Roger Trapp
Made for television, this film consists of four parts: Part One, “The Last Christmas Dinner,” is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless. Read More »
Red Peony Gambler: Execution of Duty (1972) Buichi Saitô, Daisuke Awaji, Junko Fuji, Akira Hirasawa
The final chapter of the Hibotan Bakuto series. Oryu the Red Peony visits an old dying Boss of an ally family and promised her that she would help guide the new Boss. Read More »
Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You (1971) Tai Katô, Junko Fuji, Kôji Tsuruta, Katsutoshi Akiyama
The seventh chapter of the stunning Hibotan Bakuto series. Many years have passed since Oryu the Red Peony began her soul-searching journey after her father was killed. Read More »
Murder Melody (1944) Bodil Ipsen, Gull-Maj Norin, Poul Reichhardt, Angelo Bruun
One rainy night between five and six happens a crime, which terrifies the inhabitants of the city. Read More »
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) Richard Thorpe, Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth
Sea-faring saga of two brothers (Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger) and the woman they both love. Read More »
Love Hate (1971) Jean-Pierre Mocky, Marion Game, Paul Muller
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He’s involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. Read More »
Quentin Durward (1955) Richard Thorpe, Robert Taylor, Kay Kendall, Robert Morley
In 1465 Quentin Durwood travels to France to meet Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy, on behalf of his elderly Scottish uncle whom Read More »
Music in Darkness (1948) Ingmar Bergman, Mai Zetterling, Birger Malmsten, Olof Winnerstrand
Because of an accident at a military drill the recruit Bengt loses his eyesight and becomes blind. Read More »
Stay as You Are (1978) Alberto Lattuada, Marcello Mastroianni, Nastassja Kinski, Francisco Rabal
A May-December romance. Roué Giulio Marengo, a Roman landscape architect unhappy in his marriage, meets Francesca Read More »
A Pain in the Ass (1973) Édouard Molinaro, Lino Ventura, Jacques Brel, Caroline Cellier
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. Read More »
My Best Friends Girl (1983) Bertrand Blier, Coluche, Isabelle Huppert, Thierry Lhermitte
Isabelle Huppert plays an attractive Parisienne out looking for some fun during her vacation on the ski slopes of Courchevel Read More »
The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990) Christoph Schlingensief, Karina Fallenstein, Susanne Bredehöft, Artur Albrecht
In “German Chainsaw Massacre” people meet up with a household of butchers. They detect low cost meat in the East Germans moving over the old boundary into the West Read More »
The Editor (2014) Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy, Paz de la Huerta
Rey Ciso was once the greatest editor the world had ever seen. Since a horrific accident left him with four wooden fingers on his right hand Read More »
Terror 2000 (1992) Christoph Schlingensief, Margit Carstensen, Peter Kern, Susanne Bredehöft
Germany, right after the re-unification. The people are out of control, blind hatred towards immigrants is common sense. Read More »