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Le trio infernal / The Infernal Trio (1974) Francis Girod, Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, Mascha Gonska

Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. Read More »
Kobe Kokusai Gang / International Gangs of Kobe (1975) Noboru Tanaka, Ken Takakura, Bunta Sugawara, Isao Natsuyagi

In International Gangs of Kobe the opposite occurs; it’s Sugawara’s presence that brings out Takakura’s ruthless side. Read More »
Theater of Life – Hishakaku (1963) Tadashi Sawashima, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Ken Takakura

Hishakaku asks his woman, Otoyo, a former geisha, to move to Tokyo, where they are taken in by Boss Kokin. Read More »
Barcarole (1935) Gerhard Lamprecht, Lída Baarová, Willy Birgel, Gustav Fröhlich

Loosely taken from Tales of Hoffman: in decadent 1911 Venice Read More »
The Mark of Cain (1947) Brian Desmond Hurst, Eric Portman, Sally Gray, Patrick Holt

An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers Read More »
Wolf Lake (1980) Burt Kennedy, Rod Steiger, David Huffman, Robin Mattson

War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. but find the cabin being looked after by a young caretaker named David. Read More »
Betsy’s Wedding (1990) Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Joey Bishop

The very different fashion student Betsy Hopper and investment banker Jake Lovell are getting married. Read More »
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920) Paul Wegener, Carl Boese, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch

In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem – a giant creature made of clay. Read More »
Fireflies / Hotarubi (1958) Heinosuke Gosho, Chikage Awashima, Junzaburô Ban, Ayako Wakao

Tose got incredibly lucky to go from being the peasants’ daughter to the owner of a famous inn. Read More »