
This is the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war to escape from imprisonment in Britain during the Second World War. Read More »
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers (1968) Russ Meyer, Anne Chapman, Paul Lockwood, Gordon Wescourt

Paul, the owner of a topless go-go bar on the Sunset Strip, isn’t having a good day. Read More »
Chevalier (2015) Athina Rachel Tsangari, Vangelis Mourikis, Nikos Orphanos, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos

In the middle of the Aegean Sea, six men on a fishing trip on a luxury yacht decide to play a game. Read More »
Back Streets of Paris (1946) Jacques Feyder, Marcel Blistène, Françoise Rosay, Andrée Clément, Simone Signoret

Madame Rose runs a seedy hotel in a suburb of Paris. Strong-minded but without the least moral scruple Read More »
The Fox (1967) Mark Rydell, Keir Dullea, Sandy Dennis, Anne Heywood

Based on D.H. Lawrence’s novella about two young women – sickly, chattering Jill Banford and quiet Read More »
Men in War (1957) Anthony Mann, Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Robert Keith

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson’s platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Read More »
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) Joan Chen, Xiaolu Li, Lopsang, Zheng Qian

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 Read More »
G.B.H. (1991) Robert Young, Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin, Dearbhla Molloy

Michael Murray is an ambitious and charismatic politician, Jim Nelson is a much loved headmaster of a local school for disturbed children. Read More »
Lumiere (1976) Jeanne Moreau, Lucia Bosé, Francine Racette, Caroline Cartier

Sarah, an actress nearing 40, has invited the woman who has been her best friend for 16 years Read More »
Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992) Mario Monicelli, Tommaso Bianco, Renato Cecchetto, Marina Confalone

Like every year, everyone is going back to the ancestral family’s home for the Christmas holidays. Read More »