The KGB is looking for one of their people, a man named Dalchimsky because he has stolen something important but Read More »
Daily Archives: January 12, 2020
Sprawa Gorgonowej / The Gorgon Case (1977) Janusz Majewski, Ewa Dalkowska, Aleksander Bardini, Mariusz Dmochowski
One of the most talked-about trials in 1930s Polish press. Read More »
Wodzirej AKA Top Dog (1978) Feliks Falk, Jerzy Stuhr, Slawa Kwasniewska, Wiktor Sadecki
An ironic look at a climber who decides to do anything Read More »
Je vous trouve très beau / You Are So Beautiful (2005) Isabelle Mergault, Michel Blanc, Medeea Marinescu, Wladimir Yordanoff
When farmer Aymé Pigrenet loses his wife, he is not exactly overwhelmed by sorrow Read More »
Boykott (1930) Robert Land, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Lil Dagover, Rolf von Goth
A film about the pupils of a posh Berlin gymnasium in their final term (Ober-Primaner = pupils of the Upper First) Read More »
Cours privé / Private Tuition (1986) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Elizabeth Bourgine, Michel Aumont, Xavier Deluc
Jeanne Kern is a history teacher in a private mixed class. Read More »
Der Verlorene Sohn / The Prodigal Son (1934) Luis Trenker, Maria Andergast, Bertl Schultes
Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression. Read More »
Quan ji / Duel of Fists (1971) Cheh Chang, David Chiang, Lung Ti, Li Ching
Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers Read More »
Die Ausgesperrten / The Excluded (1982) Franz Novotny, Rudolf Wessely, Emmy Werner, Paulus Manker
Two young characters in this story of rebellious youth are named after two Germans, brother Read More »
The Book of Life (1998) Hal Hartley, Martin Donovan, P.J. Harvey, Dave Simonds
The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. Read More »