
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek’s life. Read More »
Monthly Archives: May 2019
The Patriotic Woman (1979) Alexander Kluge, Hannelore Hoger, Dieter Mainka, Alfred Edel

A history teacher and a patriot goes out into the winter landscape carrying a shovel. Read More »
Thunder in the City (1937) Marion Gering, Edward G. Robinson, Nigel Bruce, Constance Collier

Dan comes to England to learn more sedate business practices. Read More »
Scam (1993) John Flynn, Christopher Walken, Lorraine Bracco, Miguel Ferrer

A female con-artist who sweet-talks wealthy men targeted by her violent boyfriend Read More »
Savage Pampas (1966) Hugo Fregonese, Robert Taylor, Mario Lozano, Felicia Roc

In the late 1800’s, an army captain tries to tame the open plains of Argentina which are dominated by Indians and bandits. Read More »
Cowboy Canteen (1944) Lew Landers, Charles Starrett, Jane Frazee, Barbara Jo Allen

During world-war-two, Arizona cattle-ranch owner Steve Bradley (Charles Starrett) Read More »
Mr. Klein (1976) Joseph Losey, Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Bergé

Paris, 1942. Robert Klein cannot find any fault with the state of affairs in German-occupied France. Read More »
Passion of Love (1981) Ettore Scola, Bernard Giraudeau, Valeria D’Obici, Laura Antonelli

In the 1860’s, Giorgio (Giraudeau), a young Italian soldier is sent to a remote post, far away from his lover, Clara (Antonelli). Read More »
A Clod of Clay (1989) Nicolae Margineanu, Emilia Dobrin, Tudorel Filimon, Ilie Gâlea

Having the provincial life of Moldova as a backdrop, director Nicolae Margineanu masterfully re-creates the atmosphere Read More »
Twister (1989) Michael Almereyda, Harry Dean Stanton, Suzy Amis, Crispin Glover

An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. Read More »