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Monthly Archives: March 2020
Thick Skinned AKA Peaux de vaches (1989) Patricia Mazuy, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-François Stévenin, Jacques Spiesser

A decade after a man has been killed in an accident in an isolated part of the French countryside, a family tries to come to terms with what happened. Read More »
Lola (1981) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Barbara Sukowa, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Mario Adorf

Ten years after the war, West Germany’s market economy is booming. Read More »
Love and Crime AKA Meiji · Taishô · Shôwa: Ryôki onna hanzai-shi (1969) Teruo Ishii, Sada Abe, Yukie Kagawa, Yoshi Katô

Discover 4 famous japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe Read More »
I, Claudius (1976) Herbert Wise, Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Siân Phillips

This mini-series follows the history of the Roman Empire, from approximately the death of Marcellus (24/23 B.C.) Read More »
Cynthia (1947) Robert Z. Leonard, Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy, S.Z. Sakall

Taylor plays the title character, a sickly, sheltered young lady who is never permitted the companionship of other teenagers. Read More »
Handcuffs AKA Lisice (1970) Krsto Papic, Fabijan Sovagovic, Adem Cejvan, Jagoda Kaloper

Small village in mountains of Dalmatinska Zagora is under total control of Andrija, local Party official. Read More »
The Lawless (1950) Joseph Losey, Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands

Former big city newsman Larry Wilder is tired of fighting the powers that be Read More »
Sound and Fury AKA De bruit et de fureur (1988) Jean-Claude Brisseau, Bruno Cremer, François Négret, Vincent Gasperitsch

This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family Read More »
Calling the Tune (1936) Reginald Denham, Thorold Dickinson, Adele Dixon, Sally Gray, Sam Livesey

Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. Read More »