In 17th century Japan, Young Lord Masato returns after years abroad to find everything changed Read More »
Daily Archives: June 8, 2024
Sasuke and His Comedians / Sanada fûunroku (1963) Tai Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Misako Watanabe, Wataru Ômae
Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara Read More »
Down Came a Blackbird (1995) Jonathan Sanger, Raul Julia, Laura Dern, Vanessa Redgrave
Helen McNulty is a journalist struggling to regain control of her life Read More »
White Lies / …Comme elle respire (1998) Pierre Salvadori, Marie Trintignant, Guillaume Depardieu, Jean-François Stévenin
Jeanne is a young weirdo girl who flies to Paris, and is hired by an old lady called Madeleine as an au pair. Read More »
A Nest of Gentry / Dvoryanskoe gnezdo (1969) Andrey Konchalovskiy, Irina Kupchenko, Leonid Kulagin, Beata Tyszkiewicz
Lavretsky returns to his estate after stay in Paris. Frustrated with life Read More »
Day of Resurrection / Fukkatsu no hi (1980) Kinji Fukasaku, Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao Natsuyagi
A military-engineered virus, released during a plane crash, kills the entire human population. Read More »
George and Mildred (1980) Peter Frazer-Jones, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy, Stratford Johns
Mildred decides that she and George will celebrate their anniversary at a posh London hotel – whatever the cost. Read More »
Gervaise (1956) René Clément, Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt
An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction Read More »