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Monthly Archives: July 2023
Coriolanus (2011) Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Brian Cox
The citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus, the hero of Rome Read More »
Hypocrites (1915) Lois Weber, Courtenay Foote, Myrtle Stedman, Herbert Standing
The parallel stories of a modern preacher and a medieval monk, Gabriel the Ascetic Read More »
Good-bye Cruel World (1982) David Irving, Dick Shawn, Cynthia Sikes, Pierre Jalbert
A man decides he is going to make a film before he commits suicide. Read More »
Is This Fate? AKA Von wegen ‘Schicksal’ (1979) Helga Reidemeister
This documentary chronicles the ups and downs of a German family in the 1970s Read More »
War and Love in Kabul AKA Mein Herz sieht die Welt schwarz – Eine Liebe in Kabul (2009) Helga Reidemeister, Hossein, Shaima
Hossein and Shaima have loved each other since childhood. As teenagers they were separated by war. Read More »
Under the Piano (1996) Stefan Scaini, Amanda Plummer, Megan Follows, Teresa Stratas
An autistic child growing up in the 1940’s and 50’s with a mother who is bitter because Read More »
The Queen of the Night AKA La reina de la noche (1994) Arturo Ripstein, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Alberto Estrella, Blanca Guerra
Fictional biography of Mexican folk singer Lucha Reyes. The film tells the story of her bisexual love affairs Read More »
The French Detective AKA Adieu poulet (1975) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux
When political thugs murder an opponent’s volunteer and also kill a cop Read More »
Vengeance Valley (1951) Richard Thorpe, Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. Read More »