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Monthly Archives: August 2024
Rue des Prairies (1959) Denys de La Patellière

Life in a one-parent family with a focus on the parent, Henri Neveu (Jean Gabin) Read More »
Five from the Jazzband / Fünf von der Jazzband (1932) Erich Engel, Jenny Jugo, Rolf von Goth, Fritz Klippel

A dizzy young lady with no musical talent suddenly finds herself the star attraction of a jazz band. Read More »
The Moneychanger / Así habló el cambista (2019) Federico Veiroj, Daniel Hendler, Dolores Fonzi, Luis Machín

Spanning the fifties to the seventies, the film follows Humberto as he gets increasingly Read More »
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) John Schlesinger, Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head

Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share Read More »
Jerk (2021) Gisèle Vienne, Jonathan Capdevielle, Catherine Robbe-Grillet, Serge Ramon

From Dennis Cooper’s short novel, based upon true events. Texas, mid-1970’s. Read More »
Jailbait (2004) Brett C. Leonard, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Michael Pitt, Laila Robins

Randy commits a crime that would normally get him probation and a hefty fine Read More »
The Green-Eyed Blonde (1957) Bernard Girard, Susan Oliver, Melinda Casey, Beverly Long

Moving story of a group in a home for wayward girls who find an illegal opportunity to be a family. Read More »
Autumn Has Already Started / Aki tachinu (1960) Mikio Naruse, Nobuko Otowa, Jun Fujimaki, Kamatari Fujiwara

Single mum (father of child dead) from the country with 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo Read More »
Good-for-nothing (1960) Yoshishige Yoshida, Hizuru Takachiho, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yûsuke Kawazu

A bored young student falls for the young secretary of his rich friend’s father. Read More »