Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial Read More »
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The Lonely Hearts Club Band in September AKA Kugatsu no joudan kurabu bando (1982) Shunichi Nagasaki, Masato Furuoya, Sachiko Itô, Masao Matsuda
After the death of his friend Tetsuji, Ryo (Takashi Naito) and his biker gang drift apart. Read More »
The Japanese Belly Button AKA Nihonjin no heso (1977) Eizô Sugawa, Mako Midori, Akihiro Miwa, Hajime Hana
Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss. Read More »
Boys on the Outside AKA Ragazzi fuori (1990) Marco Risi, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo, Roberto Mariano
Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison Read More »
Singing the Blues in Red AKA Fatherland (1986) Ken Loach, Gerulf Pannach, Fabienne Babe, Sigfrit Steiner
Persona Non Grata in his homeland, protest singer Klaus Drittemann must leave East Berlin Read More »
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator AKA À gauche en sortant de l’ascenseur (1988) Édouard Molinaro, Pierre Richard, Richard Bohringer, Emmanuelle Béart
Yan is a successful artist. One day he is waiting for his date Florence to turn up at his apartment. Read More »
Gamblers and Racketeers AKA Bakuto tai tekiya (1964) Shigehiro Ozawa, Kôji Tsuruta, Hiroki Matsukata, Sumiko Fuji
It’s brother against brother and father against son in this all-star yakuza epic. Read More »
Swan AKA Cisne (2011) Teresa Villaverde, Beatriz Batarda, Miguel Nunes, Israel Pimenta
Vera is a singer in her thirties; she is back in Lisbon for the final performance of her concert tour. Read More »
The Candidate AKA Der Kandidat (1980) Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge, Wolf Biermann, Karl Carstens, Edmund Stoiber
Documentary about the controversial Bavarian politician Franz Josef Strauss and his unsuccessful attempt to become Chancellor. Read More »
Long Live the Lady! AKA Lunga vita alla signora! (1987) Ermanno Olmi, Marco Esposito, Simona Brandalise, Stafania Busarello
The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Read More »
The Arbor (2010) Clio Barnard, Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Natalie Gavin
Clio Barnard’s film tells the powerful true story of the playwright Andrea Dunbar Read More »
Preparation for the Festival AKA Matsuri no junbi (1975) Kazuo Kuroki, Jun Etô, Haruko Mabuchi, Hajime Hana
A young Japanese man comes to the realization that he must leave Read More »
Evil Spirits of Japan AKA Nippon no akuryo (1970) Kazuo Kuroki, Yôsuke Enomoto, Tatsumi Hijikata, Eiko Horii
Murase is a bodyguard in a yakuza group. Ochiai is a police officer who once was a student activist. Read More »
Gunmen and the Holy Ghost AKA Spirito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie (1972) Roberto Mauri, Vassili Karis, Remo Capitani, Maria Francesca
The authorities of Springfield ask Spirito Santo/Holy Ghost, which in turn will require the help of Diego Read More »
Zorba the Greek AKA Alexis Sorbas (1964) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Traveling to inspect an abandoned mine his father owns in Crete, English author Basil (Alan Bates) Read More »