Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of the 1930s-50s. Read More »
Biography
The Rothschilds AKA Die Rothschilds (1940) Erich Waschneck, Erich Ponto, Carl Kuhlmann, Albert Lippert
Anti-semitic Nazi propaganda “biography” of the Rothschilds, a German Jewish family Read More »
One Against the Wind (1991) Larry Elikann, Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Anthony Higgins
Mary Lindell works for the French Red Cross in Occupied France during World War II Read More »
The Seagull (1975) John J. Desmond, David Clennon, Blythe Danner, Olympia Dukakis
Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull centers around impassioned would-be writer Konstantin (Frank Langella, Dracula) Read More »
The Beaches of Agnès AKA Les plages d’Agnès (2008) Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier
At nearly 80, Agnès Varda explores her memory – growing up in Belgium, living in Sète, Paris, and Noirmoutier Read More »
The Reluctant Saint (1962) Edward Dmytryk, Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani
Joseph of Cupertino, a simple young man thought by many in his village to be an idiot, is pressured to enter a monastery. Read More »
Hilary and Jackie (1998) Anand Tucker, Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain
British sisters Hilary du Pré and Jacqueline du Pré are both talented musicians Read More »
The Iron Major (1943) Ray Enright, Pat O’Brien, Robert Ryan, Ruth Warrick
Coach Frank Cavanaugh returns to college football after World War I, then gradually goes blind. Read More »
Winnie (1988) John Korty, Rutanya Alda, Barbara Barrie, Meredith Baxter
Winnie is an intellectually disabled little girl who is committed to an institution Read More »
No Longer Human AKA Ningen shikkaku: Dazai Osamu to 3-nin no onnatachi (2019) Mika Ninagawa, Yûdai Chiba, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kengo Kôra
Oguri Shun plays Dazai Osamu who is one of the more popular novelists in Japan. Read More »
Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict (2015) Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Peggy Guggenheim, Marina Abramovic
A portrait of a patron of the arts extraordinaire who transformed a modest fortune Read More »
Somebody Loves Me (1952) Irving Brecher, Betty Hutton, Ralph Meeker, Robert Keith
Blossom Seeley climbs to Broadway success with her partner Benny Fields, then retires to become his wife. Read More »
Bix (1991) Pupi Avati, Bryant Weeks, Emile B. Levisetti, Julia Ewing
Biopic of troubled jazz musician/composer Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) Read More »
The Mighty Barnum (1934) Walter Lang, Wallace Beery, Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce
The comic exploits of confidence trickster and showman P.T. Barnum Read More »
Diary for My Parents AKA Napló apámnak, anyámnak (1990) Márta Mészáros, Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Jan Nowicki, Mari Töröcsik
The story follows a young student who is orphaned as it grows to adulthood Read More »