Documentary about the controversial Bavarian politician Franz Josef Strauss and his unsuccessful attempt to become Chancellor. Read More »
Daily Archives: April 24, 2023
Long Live the Lady! / Lunga vita alla signora! (1987) Ermanno Olmi, Marco Esposito, Simona Brandalise, Stafania Busarello
The Lady (or Signora) of the title is a mysterious matron who lives in a crumbling mansion. Read More »
The Arbor (2010) Clio Barnard, Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Natalie Gavin
Clio Barnard’s film tells the powerful true story of the playwright Andrea Dunbar Read More »
Preparation for the Festival / Matsuri no junbi (1975) Kazuo Kuroki, Jun Etô, Haruko Mabuchi, Hajime Hana
A young Japanese man comes to the realization that he must leave Read More »
Gunmen and the Holy Ghost / Spirito Santo e le 5 magnifiche canaglie (1972) Roberto Mauri, Vassili Karis, Remo Capitani, Maria Francesca
The authorities of Springfield ask Spirito Santo/Holy Ghost, which in turn will require the help of Diego Read More »
Zorba the Greek / Alexis Sorbas (1964) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Traveling to inspect an abandoned mine his father owns in Crete, English author Basil (Alan Bates) Read More »
Over the Years / Über die Jahre (2015) Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Over the span of ten years, between 2004 and 2014, Nikolaus Geyrhalter portrays the workers Read More »
What Max Said / Las palabras de Max (1978) Emilio Martínez Lázaro, Ignacio Fernández de Castro, Myriam De Maeztu, Gracia Querejeta
Disquieting portrait of loneliness and isolation, concentrating on a middle-aged man (Fernandez de Castro) Read More »
Return of the Holy Ghost / Bada alla tua pelle Spirito Santo! (1972) Roberto Mauri, Vassili Karis, Remo Capitani, Maria Francesca
A crook masquerading as an Army Colonel in charge of gold shipments, replaces gold ingots with fakes. Read More »