The Good girls of GODIVA HIGH, opens in the girls gymnasium when we are introduced to a lovely set of young ladies. Read More »
Ôsaka no yado / An Inn at Osaka (1954) Heinosuke Gosho, Shûji Sano, Nobuko Otowa, Mitsuko Mito, Drama
An Inn at Osaka, rarely seen outside Japan, follows the story of an insurance company executive from Tokyo, Mr. Mito, who is demoted to the Osaka office. Read More »
Un grand amour de Beethoven / Beethoven’s Great Love (1936) Abel Gance, Harry Baur, Annie Ducaux, Jany Holt, Biography, Drama, Music
1801, in Vienna, two young women, his pupils, are in love with him. Thérèse de Brunswick’s love remains unrequited even though she and Beethoven are engaged for years; Juliette Guicciardi, whom Beethoven loves but who marries a count, regrets that decision, but by then he and Thérèse are engaged. Read More »
Reporters (1981) Raymond Depardon, Ursula Andress, Francis Apestéguy, Raymond Barre, Documentary
The documentary traces the at times unrewarding, cynical and difficult world of photographers of the Gamma Photo Agency, founded by Raymond Depardon, the director of the film. Read More »
An Act of Murder (1948) Michael Gordon, Fredric March, Edmond O’Brien, Florence Eldridge, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Judge Cooke, good husband and father, is known in court as Old Man Maximum. Cooke’s daughter loves defender Dave Douglas, who hates Cooke’s attitude toward defendants. Read More »
Look in Any Window (1961) William Alland, Paul Anka, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol, Drama
Teen idol Paul Anka plays Craig Fowler, the troubled son of dysfunctional parents Jackie and Jay Fowler (Ruth Roman and Alex Nicol). When Jay loses his job as a aircraft mechanic, he goes on a drinking binge to end all, passing out on the floor in front of his bored and disappointed wife. Read More »
Das Mädchen Johanna / Joan The Maid (1935) Gustav Ucicky, Angela Salloker, Gustaf Gründgens, Heinrich George, Biography, Drama, History
The story of Joan of Arc has been filmed so often that it need not be repeated here. This 1935 version obviously can’t quite compete with the masterworks Dreyer, Bresson, or Rivette derived from the same story, but it’s nevertheless a very effective film which focuses much more on the intrigues of the men around Joan than on the girl herself, who gets surprisingly little screentime. Read More »
San Clemente (1982) Raymond Depardon, Sophie Ristelhueber, Documentary
This documentary is about the life of a Venetian psychiatric hospital. The relationships between the doctors, the patients and their families are followed.
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The Tempest (1980) John Gorrie, Michael Hordern, Derek Godfrey, David Waller, Drama
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Read More »
Jihasil-ui Chil-in / Seven People in the Cellar (1969) Seong-gu Lee, Yae-Sook Bark, Heo Chang-Kang, Mu-Ung Choe, Thriller, War
Father An is locked up in a basement by retreating North Korean soldiers while reconstructing his church ruined during the Korean War (1950-1953). Read More »
The Cheat (1931) George Abbott, Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel, Drama
Love, lust, possession, money, social standing, and addiction. Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler; though loved by her husband Jeff, she’s spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Read More »
Os Três da Vida Airada / The Three Happy-Go-Lucky (1952) Perdigão Queiroga, Milú, António Silva, Eugénio Salvador, Comedy
A typesetter is an amateur stage director, and his niece and an employee are stage actors. When they have an opportunity to go professional, differences arise between the two men. Read More »
Memilkkot Pil Muryeop / When the Buckwheat Blooms (1967) Seong-gu Lee, Heo Chang-Kang, Kim Hee-kap, Kim Ji-mee, Drama
Heo, an itinerary market dealer, had a short and passionate love with a girl called Bun when he was young and still cherishes that memory in his heart. Read More »
The Naked Bunyip (1970) John B. Murray, Graeme Blundell, Barry Humphries, Gordon Rumph, Comedy, Documentary
A shy young man is hired by an ad agency to conduct a survey on sex in Australia. Read More »
Köpek / Koepek (2015) Esen Isik, Çagla Akalin, Baris Atay, Salih Bademci, Drama
An ordinary day in the mega-city of Istanbul: Ten-year-old Cemo sells paper tissues in the streets, Hayat is controlled by her husband and transsexual Ebru sells her body. Read More »