The film describes historical events in the life of the heroine Read More »
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The French Connection (1971) William Friedkin, Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey
William Friedkin’s gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops Read More »
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal / Le due vite di Mattia Pascal (1985) Mario Monicelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Flavio Bucci
Unlike in the previous 3 adaptations of the book, here Mattia narrates in flashback Read More »
Larceny, Inc (1942) Lloyd Bacon, Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford
Three bumbling crooks buy a store so that they can rob the bank next door. Read More »
Brother Orchid (1940) Lloyd Bacon, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern
Gang boss Little John Sarto returns from Europe where he was looking for “class” Read More »
Jackson County Jail (1976) Michael Miller, Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, Lisa Copeland
This is a powerful drama about a young woman who stumbles into a nightmare Read More »
City of Beasts / Yajû toshi (1970) Jun Fukuda, Toshio Kurosawa, Rentarô Mikuni, Noriko Takahashi
University student Arima Yasuhiro becomes acquainted with Ishihama Read More »
All Passion Spent (1986) Martyn Friend, Wendy Hiller, Harry Andrews, Maurice Denham
After a lifetime in the spotlight.Lady Slane, the 85 year old wife of a recently Read More »
Based on a True Story / D’après une histoire vraie (2017) Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Perez
Basking in the tremendous success of her debut autobiographical novel dedicated Read More »
Anguish / Angustia (1987) Bigas Luna, Zelda Rubinstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul
A film-within-a-film thriller about two teen girls among a small group Read More »