An intimate, picaresque inquiry into French life as lived by the country’s poor and its provident, as well as by the film’s own director, Agnes Varda. Read More »
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Stamboul Quest (1934) Sam Wood, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Lionel Atwill, Romance, Thriller, Drama
In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish theater. Read More »
Seven Days in May (1964) John Frankenheimer, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Drama, Romance, Thriller
An unpopular U.S. President manages to get a nuclear disarmament treaty through the Senate, but finds that the nation is turning against him. Read More »
Parting Glances (1986) Bill Sherwood, John Bolger, Richard Ganoung, Steve Buscemi, Drama, Music, Romance
As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert’s departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa Read More »
The Angelic Conversation (1985) Derek Jarman, Phillip Williamson, Judi Dench, Dave Baby, Drama
An unseen woman recites Shakespeare’s sonnets – fourteen in all – as a man wordlessly seeks his heart’s desire. Read More »
Run, Angel, Run! (1969) Jack Starrett, William Smith, Valerie Starrett, Dan Kemp, Action, Drama
Angel, a member of a tough motorcycle gang roaming the Southwest, gets on offer from a major news magazine. Read More »
Mannen på taket / Man on the Roof (1976) Bo Widerberg, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, Action, Crime, Drama
Police lieutenant Nyman is murdered in his hospital bed and Martin Beck and his colleagues have another murder to solve. Read More »
Mouth to Mouth (1978) John Duigan, Kim Krejus, Sonia Peat, Ian Gilmour, Drama
An edgy urban drama, Mouth to Mouth follows the lives of four young people, desperate to carve out a better existence in a harsh and unforgiving world. Read More »
L’amour fou / Mad Love (1969) Jacques Rivette, Bulle Ogier, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Josée Destoop, Drama, Romance
During the rehearsals for the production of the tragedy Andromaque, the leading actress and her director, a couple behind the scenes Read More »
Going Hollywood (1933) Raoul Walsh, Marion Davies, Bing Crosby, Fifi D’Orsay, Musical, Romance
Sylvia is the French teacher at Briarcroft’s School for Girls, but she wants to find romance. Read More »
Panama Flo (1932) Ralph Murphy, Helen Twelvetrees, Robert Armstrong, Charles Bickford, Drama, Romance
A New York chorus girl is coerced into keeping house for an oil man in South America to pay off a debt. Read More »
Fargo Express (1933) Alan James, Ken Maynard, Helen Mack, Roy Stewart, Adventure, Western
Our hero, Ken (played by Ken Maynard), takes in a misguided Mort Clark (played by Paul Fix) who’s heart is in the right place but his judgement is a little off. Read More »
Bye Bye Braverman (1968) Sidney Lumet, George Segal, Jack Warden, Jessica Walter, Comedy, Drama
Friends gather for the funeral of a friend. Sub-plots unfold as the group attempts to link-up to attend the funeral of their friend, Braverman. Read More »
C’era una volta / More Than A Miracle (1967) Francesco Rosi, Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif, Georges Wilson, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A wonderful fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. Read More »
Bordertown (1935) Archie Mayo, Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay, Crime, Drama
Johnny Ramirez rises from bouncer to partner in Charlie Roark’s border town casino. Charlie’s wife Marie loves Johnny, but Johnny loves society woman Dale. Read More »