A young man, Kazuo, joins a new cult religion even though he sees through the initial recruitment pretense Read More »
Comedy
Lautrec (1998) Roger Planchon, Régis Royer, Elsa Zylberstein, Anémone
Life, passion, love…all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec’s art. Read More »
The Passion AKA La passione (2010) Carlo Mazzacurati, Silvio Orlando, Giuseppe Battiston, Kasia Smutniak
To avoid being sued, a film director reluctantly agrees to set up and direct the Good Friday celebrations in a small Tuscan town. Read More »
Serenade for Two Spies AKA Serenade für zwei Spione (1965) Michael Pfleghar, Alberto Cardone, Wolfgang Neuss, Hellmut Lange, Barbara Lass
An international gang of gun dealers in the USA has stolen the prototype of a laser rifle from a German laboratory. Read More »
ITV Playhouse: Casting the Runes (1979) Lawrence Gordon Clark, Iain Cuthbertson, Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher
Like Night of the Demon (1957), this adaptation is only very loosely based on the original ghost story by M.R. James. Read More »
Death in Brunswick (1990) John Ruane, Sam Neill, Zoe Carides, John Clarke
Carl Fitzgerald is down-on-his-luck until he meets Sophie, a beautiful Greek girl. Read More »
Desire (1936) Frank Borzage, Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, John Halliday
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain Read More »
Hot Water (1924) Fred C. Newmeyer, Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Josephine Crowell
Episodic look at married life and in-law problems. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey Read More »
Harry’s War (1981) Kieth Merrill, Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle
Harry Johnson’s aunt is a rich eccentric with an extensive collection of military memorabilia, who also happens to be in a fight with the IRS. Read More »
Stanley: Every Home Should Have One (1984) Esben Storm, Peter Bensley, Graham Kennedy, Nell Campbell
Stanley, a lovable eccentric, is sent by his father to a Sanatorium to make him ‘normal’. Read More »