Following his manifesto for a new Swedish cinema, director Widerberg started his career with this realist tale Read More »
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As White as in Snow / Så vit som en snö (2001) Jan Troell, Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath
Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer’s daughter Read More »
Viennese Nights (1930) Alan Crosland, Vivienne Segal, Alexander Gray, Jean Hersholt
In 1890, Gus Sascher joins the Austrian Army and romances the impoverished girl Elsa Hofner. Read More »
Party Girl (1930) Victor Halperin, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jeanette Loff, Judith Barrie
Jay Rountree, son of a wealthy manufacturer and young, rising businessman Read More »
Into Thin Air (1985) Roger Young, Ellen Burstyn, Robert Prosky, Sam Robards
Ellen Burstyn stars as the Canadian mother of a college student who vanishes mysteriously Read More »
The Three Musketeers: Part I – The Queen’s Diamonds / Les trois mousquetaires: Première époque – Les ferrets de la reine (1961) Bernard Borderie, Gérard Barray, Georges Descrières, Bernard Woringer
D’Artagnan is back from England with a message for the queen. Buckingham has declared Read More »
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers / Les trois mousquetaires: La vengeance de Milady (1961) Bernard Borderie, Gérard Barray, Mylène Demongeot, Perrette Pradier
To avenge her defeat and with the help of the Cardinal’s army leader Rochefort Read More »
The Country Girl (1982) Gary Halvorson, Michael Montel, Faye Dunaway, Dick Van Dyke, Ken Howard
Director Bernie Dodd hires alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin and strikes Read More »
Dinner Rush (2000) Bob Giraldi, Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman
Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor Read More »
Pictures of the Old World / Obrazy starého sveta (1972) Dusan Hanák
Pictures of the Old World is an unquestioned masterpiece of European documentary cinema Read More »