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Daily Archives: May 26, 2025
Carmen (1984) Francesco Rosi, Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo

In 1820s Spain the soldier Don José falls in love with the fiery and charismatic factory worker Carmen. Read More »
The White Plague / Bílá nemoc (1937) Hugo Haas

The “White Plague”, a deadly leprosy-like disease that mainly infects people older than 50 years, is ravaging the world. Read More »
O Rio do Ouro / River of Gold (1998) Paulo Rocha

Carolina (Isabel Ruth), an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river Read More »
Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (1989) Paulo Rocha

In Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (Mask of Steel Versus Blue Abyss), Paulo Rocha does Read More »
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) Henry Levin

Three horse-racing lovers turn to robbery to appease their gambling appetites. Read More »
Father and Son / Foo ji ching (1981) Allen Fong, Lei Shih

A young man dreamed of a career in comics and movies. Read More »
Amnesia (1997) Kurt Voss, Nicholas Walker, Dara Tomanovich

Paul Keller is a married pastor who preaches piety on Sunday, while carrying on a torrid affair with the local school teacher Read More »
Rasputin / Agoniya (1981) Elem Klimov, Aleksey Petrenko

Russia, 1916. Be it by craft or madness, Rasputin exercises power over the indecisive Nicholas Read More »