An embarrassed headwaiter provides the basis for this classical tale set in pre-war Russia. Read More »
Romance
Used People (1992) Beeban Kidron, Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy
At her husband’s funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters Read More »
David Harum (1934) James Cruze, Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Evelyn Venable
Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom he has traded horse flesh. Read More »
To Have and Have Not (1944) Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan
Harry Morgan and his alcoholic sidekick, Eddie, are based on the island of Martinique and crew a boat available for hire. Read More »
The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990) Patrice Leconte, Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Roland Bertin
Twelve-year-old Antoine falls profoundly in love with a voluptuous but suicidal hairdresser, a formative experience he never forgets. Read More »
The Family (1987) Ettore Scola, Vittorio Gassman, Fanny Ardant, Stefania Sandrelli
It is the portrait of a bourgeois Italian family seen through the eyes of Carlo Read More »
Maybe It’s Love (1935) William C. McGann, Gloria Stuart, Ross Alexander, Frank McHugh
Director William C. McGann’s 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they’re wed. Read More »
Lady Killer (1937) Jean Grémillon, Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Pierre Etchepare
Lucien Bourrache, a good looking non-commissioned officer at the Spahis, is used to charm many women. Read More »
About Mrs. Leslie (1954) Daniel Mann, Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar
Mrs. Leslie, rooming house landlady, reminisces in flashbacks about her past as a cafe entertainer Read More »
The Black Rose (1950) Henry Hathaway, Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cécile Aubry
In the time of the crusades, a Saxon youth is forced to run away from England. Read More »
Woman of the Year (1942) George Stevens, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter
Tess and Sam work on the same newspaper and don’t like each other very much. 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 »
Blind (2007) Tamar van den Dop, Joren Seldeslachts, Halina Reijn, Katelijne Verbeke
In late 19th century’s Netherlands, an albino woman and a blind man develop an indiscriminate love for one another. Will love be blind? Read More »
Iris (1968) David Greenberg, Tirzeh Arbel, Itsik Barkat, Ilana Ben-David
A man pretends to be married to his ex-wife for the sake of his mother’s sanity. Read More »
Autoerotic (2011) Joe Swanberg, Adam Wingard, Amy Seimetz, Lane Hughes, Megan Mercier
Four separate stories of the auto-sexual proclivities of Chicagoans is presented. Read More »