Michel, a fifty year old man, graphic designer, decides to change the urban lifestyle and go on an adventure. Read More »
Monthly Archives: April 2024
The Plainsman (1936) Cecil B. DeMille, Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison
With the end of the North American Civil War, the manufacturers of repeating rifles find a profitable means Read More »
The Father AKA En far (1988) Bo Widerberg, Thommy Berggren, Ewa Fröling, Melinda Kinnaman
A TV production of Strindberg’s play Fadren about a tragic family feud. Read More »
Blackeyes (1989) Dennis Potter, Michael Gough, Carol Royle, Nigel Planer
Blackeyes is an attempt to explore “what does go on between men and women in their heads Read More »
The Serpent’s Way AKA Ormens väg på hälleberget (1986) Bo Widerberg, Stina Ekblad, Stellan Skarsgård, Reine Brynolfsson
A salesman and his son sexually abuse the generations of women of a poor family as payment for debt. Read More »
These Encounters of Theirs AKA Quei loro incontri (2006) Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Angela Nugara, Vittorio Vigneri, Grazia Orsi
These Encounters Of Theirs divides 10 non-professional actors into couples Read More »
The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) Arthur Lubin, Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke, Irving Pichel
Phillips Holmes stars as diplomatic courier Tony Carleton, who’s been entrusted Read More »
Twice Branded (1936) Maclean Rogers, Robert Rendel, Lucille Lisle, James Mason
A young business man (James Mason) is being duped by business swindlers but his gaol bird father is determined to save him. Read More »
Keep It Quiet AKA Pas de scandale (1999) Benoît Jacquot, Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon
In this low key satirical farce, a CEO is released from prison and rejoins his family Read More »
Beijing Bicycle AKA Shiqi sui de dan che (2001) Xiaoshuai Wang, Lin Cui, Xun Zhou, Bin Li
Beijing: young men in packs, machismo, class divisions, violence, and indifference. Read More »