In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauß II – Schani to his friends – would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else Read More »
Musical
The Student’s Romance (1935) Otto Kanturek, Grete Natzler, Patric Knowles, W.H. Berry
In old Heidelberg the marriage of a student to a princess is nearly compromised Read More »
Untamed Youth (1957) Howard W. Koch, Mamie Van Doren, Lori Nelson, John Russell
Sisters Jane and Penny are arrested for hitchhiking on their way to Los Angeles when they stop for a quick skinny-dip in a rural town. Read More »
The Hoodlum Saint (1946) Norman Taurog, William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I Read More »
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) John H. Auer, Kenny Baker, Frances Langford, Hugh Herbert
A small radio station is saved of getting bankrupt by a backer, who invests money for a TV equipment Read More »
Bird-Man Tale AKA Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja (2002) Garin Nugroho, Octavianus Rysiat Muabuay, Lulu Tobing, Minus Coneston Karoba
This film dwells on a Papuan teenage boy (Arnold, 15 years), who meets a woman Read More »
Grand Ole Opry (1940) Frank McDonald, Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver
Abner Weaver, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks, through the music of performers from ‘The Grand Ole Opry,” Read More »
The King Is Dancing AKA Le roi danse (2000) Gérard Corbiau, Benoît Magimel, Boris Terral, Tchéky Karyo
Corbiau repeats the Farinelli formula, artistic rivalry and social private drama expressed in dazzling Read More »
The Music Teacher AKA Le maître de musique (1988) Gérard Corbiau, José van Dam, Anne Roussel, Philippe Volter
Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside Read More »
Madness: The Eyes of the Moon AKA Madness – Gli occhi della luna (1971) Cesare Rau, Thomas Hunter, Benjamin Lev, Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Three men flee at night from an asylum. One is taken back, another accidentally falls under a car and dies Read More »
An Affair to Remember (1957) Leo McCarey, Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning
Nickie Ferrante’s return to New York to marry a rich heiress is well publicized as are his many antics and affairs. Read More »
Alice AKA Alicja (1982) Jacek Bromski, Jerzy Gruza, Sophie Barjac, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Susannah York
Alice was sitting in the park one day. She sees a jogger called Rabbit. Read More »
Shall We Dance? AKA Shall we dansu? (1996) Masayuki Suo, Kôji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka
Shohei Sugiyama has attained all that he has wanted in life. But he is still depressed and unhappy. Read More »
Isadora (1968) Karel Reisz, Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards
A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people’s ideas of ballet. Read More »
Bundle of Joy (1956) Norman Taurog, Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Adolphe Menjou
Kitschy musical remake of “Bachelor Mother”. Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store Read More »