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The Erl King (1931) Marie-Louise Iribe, Joë Hamman, Mary Costes, Rosa Bertens
A young man races to save his son’s life, but death – incarnated in the child’s imagination as the titular Erl King – calls unceasingly. Read More »
The Crossing of the Rhine (1960) André Cayatte, Charles Aznavour, Nicole Courcel, Georges Rivière
Following the defeat of France by Germany during WWII, two French soldiers are taken to a German farm as forced laborers. Read More »
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985) Fernando E. Solanas, Marie Laforêt, Philippe Léotard, Miguel Ángel Solá
In the sorrow of exile, a group of Argentinians in Paris seek solace and connection to their culture by staging a set of tangos. Read More »
Rio Rita (1929) Luther Reed, Bebe Daniels, John Boles, Bert Wheeler
Capt. James Stewart pursues the bandit “The Kinkajou” over the Mexican border and falls in love with Rita. He suspects, that her brother is the bandit. Read More »
A City of Sadness (1989) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung Young Chen
A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers. Read More »
River of Gold (1998) Paulo Rocha, Isabel Ruth, Lima Duarte, Joana Bárcia
Carolina (Isabel Ruth), an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river Read More »
Brazil (1944) Joseph Santley, Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce, Edward Everett Horton
A songwriter struggles to produce another successful hit for the National Brazilian song contest. Read More »
My Brother’s Wedding (1983) Charles Burnett, Everett Silas, Jessie Holmes, Gaye Shannon-Burnett
A man who has struggled personally has conflicts with his upwardly mobile lawyer brother Read More »
The Sicilian (1987) Michael Cimino, Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland
Giuliano robs from the rich conservative landowners to give to the poor, serf-like peasants, who in turn hail him as their savior. Read More »
Under the Pavement Lies the Strand (1975) Helma Sanders-Brahms, Grischa Huber, Heinrich Giskes, Ursula von Berg
Berlin, 1974. Grischa and Heinrich are actors, accidentally locked in the rehearsal hall one night. Read More »
The All-Around Reduced Personality: Outtakes (1978) Helke Sander, Joachim Baumann, Frank Burckner, Eva Gagel
Edda works as a freelance press photographer, usually on commission earning little for uninteresting jobs Read More »
A Song for Martin (2001) Bille August, Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl, Reine Brynolfsson
Famous composer Martin meets concertmaster Barbara at one of his performances, and the two fall in love. Read More »
Three Seats for the 26th (1988) Jacques Demy, Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Patrick Fierry
A pseudo-documentary on the life of Yves Montand, who plays himself, in this tribute to his long career. Read More »
Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997) Bille August, Julia Ormond, Ona Fletcher, Agga Olsen
Based on Peter Hoeg’s bestseller, this film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after he fell off a roof. Read More »