The horseless Marfa Lapkina, together with the local agronomist and other poor peasants, organizes a dairy farm in the village. Read More »
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The Moscow Elegy (1987) Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra, Aleksandr Sokurov, Art-house, Documentary
A film in homage to Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. It concentrates on his absence from the Soviet Union and what he left behind. There are episodes of his funeral and places he lived in Moscow.
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Les magiciens / Death Rite (1976) Claude Chabrol, Franco Nero, Stefania Sandrelli, Jean Rochefort, Drama, Thriller
While traveling to a resort in Tunisia, the magician and clairvoyant Professor Vestar befriends the idle millionaire Edouard Vangard and he offers a ride in his car. Read More »
Mon oncle (1958) Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Comedy
Monsieur Hulot’s brother-in-law is the manager of a factory where plastics are manufactured. Read More »
Behold a Pale Horse (1964) Fred Zinnemann, Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, Drama, War
Manuel Artiguez, a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war, has lived in French exile for 20 years. When his mother is dying he considers visiting her secretly in his Spanish home town. Read More »
Il federale / The Fascist (1961) Luciano Salce, Ugo Tognazzi, Georges Wilson, Gianrico Tedeschi, Comedy
1944. Primo Arcovazzi a fanatic member of Brigate Nere (fascist organization) is in charge to bring an opponent to the regime, Prof. George Wilson, from Abruzzo to Roma. Read More »
Once More / Encore (1988) Paul Vecchiali, Jean-Louis Rolland, Florence Giorgetti, Pascale Rocard, Drama
A man decides to leave his wife and finds his happiness elsewhere. Along the way he meets a man with whom he falls in love. Read More »
Fail Safe (1964) Sidney Lumet, Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Fritz Weaver, Drama, Thriller
American planes are sent to deliver a nuclear attack on Moscow, but it’s a mistake due to an electrical malfunction. Can all-out war be averted?
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The Greatest (1977) Tom Gries, Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, John Marley, Biography, Drama, Sport
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatised version of his life story up to the late 1970s. Read More »
Midareru / Yearning (1964) Mikio Naruse, Hideko Takamine, Yûzô Kayama, Mitsuko Kusabue, Drama
19yo girl loses husband in war. Bombing destroys his family’s shop and the widow stays to rebuild it as the rest of the family flee and runs it for 18 years out of love for her dead husband and his mother… Read More »
Quicksand (1950) Irving Pichel, Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance
Motor mechanic Dan Brady lacks funds for a heavy date with new waitress Vera, the type whose life’s ambition is a fur coat Read More »
Quei loro incontri / These Encounters of Theirs (2006) Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Angela Nugara, Vittorio Vigneri, Grazia Orsi, Drama
These Encounters Of Theirs divides 10 non-professional actors into couples, then has them take turns in declaiming the Dialogues With Leuco, Cesare Pavese’s abstract, philosophical work.
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The Girl with the Red Scarf (1977) Atif Yilmaz, Türkan Soray, Kadir Inanir, Ahmet Mekin, Drama, Romance
Story of a dilemma between a woman’s love and her logic. Asya, a young girl with a strict mother, meets Ilyas who is a womanizer city man, and they quickly fall in love. Read More »
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) Vincente Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren. Read More »
My Favorite Year (1982) Richard Benjamin, Peter O’Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Comedy
Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Read More »