A wealthy visitor to a small town befriends a midget and gets involved with two women as his behaviour becoming ever stranger. Read More »
Tag Archives: Netherlands
Two Shots Fired (2014) Martín Rejtman, Manuela Martelli, Susana Pampin, Laura Paredes, Camila Fabri, Comedy, Drama
17-year-old Mariano finds a gun in his house and, in a thoughtless impulse, shoots himself twice. But he survives. Read More »
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks – Part 3: Rails (2003) Bing Wang, Documentary
A system of freight railways carries raw materials and finished goods in and out of Shenyang. Read More »
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks – Part 2: Remnants (2003) Bing Wang, Documentary
Part II, called “Remnants,” and is set in a shantytown whose living conditions mirror the dilapidation of the state-run factories seen in Part I. Read More »
Fantasma (2006) Lisandro Alonso, Argentino Vargas, Misael Saavedra, Carlos Landini, Drama
The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001) Paul Cox, Derek Jacobi, Delia Silvan, Chris Haywood, Biography, Music, Drama, Documentary
Dramatization of Russian ballet star Vaclav Nijinsky’s diaries which detail his madness as well as his homosexual relationship with Ballet Russe impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his marriage to his Hungarian wife. Read More »
Svet-Ake / The Light Thief (2010) Aktan Arym Kubat, Taalaikan Abazova, Askat Sulaimanov, Drama
The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. Read More »
Manderlay (2005) Lars von Trier, Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Danny Glover, Drama
After gangster Mulligan’s cars colony, fleeing northern justice, finds a hiding place in Alabama, spoiled Read More »
Bizim büyük çaresizligimiz / Our Grand Despair (2011) Seyfi Teoman, Ilker Aksum, Fatih Al, Gunes Sayin, Drama
The peaceful cohabitation of bachelors Ender and Cetin is disrupted when they allow a friend’s sister to move in with them. Read More »
De dans van de reiger (1966) Fons Rademakers, Gunnel Lindblom, Jean Desailly, Van Doude, Drama
The rich and conservative Edward can not forgive his younger wife who had been unfaithful. She’s trying to get his attention by flirting with a Dutch tourist. Read More »
Het dak van de Walvis / On Top of the Whale (1982) Raoul Ruiz, Jean Badin, Fernando Bordeu, Herbert Curiel, Fantasy
A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia Read More »
Les plus belles escroqueries du monde / The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Nicole Karen, Comedy, Crime
Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo – Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam – The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris – France (L’homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel). Read More »
Papa’s Song (2000) Sander Francken, Victor Bottenbley, Virgill Ford, Tyronne Meerzorg, Drama, Thriller
Despite having enough loose ends to weave a carpet, this psychological thriller from Dutch director Sander Francken boasts an intriguing premise. Read More »
Une si jolie petite plage / Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949) Yves Allégret, Madeleine Robinson, Gérard Philipe, Jean Servais, Drama
During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. Read More »
Crazy (2000) Heddy Honigmann, Documentary, War
The haunting experiences of Dutch U.N. peacekeepers are woven together by the powerful influence music has had on their endurance, survival, and memories of war. Read More »