
Gervais and his friend Bernard, two prisoners of war, manage to escape from the camp where they are held. Read More »
Monthly Archives: January 2020
Fai in fretta ad uccidermi… ho freddo! / Kill Me Quick, I’m Cold (1967) Francesco Maselli, Monica Vitti, Jean Sorel, Roberto Bisacco

Giovanna (Monica Vitti, L’Awentura) and Franco (Jean Sorel, Belle de Jour) are lovers pretending Read More »
French Quarter (1978) Dennis Kane, Virginia Mayo, Bruce Davison, Alisha Fontaine

Chronicles the life of a young New Orleans prostitute and her co-workers. Read More »
Nobi / Fires on the Plain (2014) Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Lily Franky, Tatsuya Nakamura

A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality in the Philippines at the tail end of WW2. Read More »
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) Douglas Fairbanks, Victor Fleming, Duke Kahanamoku

An early example of a “vanity” production, this feature-length documentary is comprised of glorified home movies Read More »
Au royaume des cieux / The Sinners (1949) Julien Duvivier, Serge Reggiani, Jean Davy, Monique Mélinand

Story takes place in a dreadful girls’ reformatory. Read More »
The Penalty (1941) Harold S. Bucquet, Edward Arnold, Lionel Barrymore, Marsha Hunt

The son of a murderer is entangled in his father’s crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life. Read More »
Final Assignment (1980) Paul Almond, Geneviève Bujold, Michael York, Burgess Meredith

Nicole is a broadcast journalist in Canada who is working on an assignment in the U.S.S.R. Read More »
Traficantes de pánico / Hostages! (1980) René Cardona Jr., Stuart Whitman, Antonella Interlenghi, Marisa Mell

A band of thugs belonging to an organized crime family assaults several casinos Read More »
Act of the Heart (1970) Paul Almond, Geneviève Bujold, Donald Sutherland, Monique Leyrac

Martha Hayes, a woman fanatically devoted to Jesus Christ, ekes out a meager existence in Montreal, Canada. Read More »