After losing his son in WW2, a poor cobbler has become a drunkard Read More »
Comedy
Happy Now (2001) Philippa Cousins, Philip Howe, Emmy Rossum, Robert Pugh
All grown up and gunning for political power in a small North Wales community Read More »
The Exchange Student AKA Les grandes vacances (1967) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Ferdy Mayne, Martine Kelly
Charles Bosquier, a role apparently written for French comedy superstar Louis de Funès, is the dictatorial headmaster of a French strict boarding school. Read More »
Where Are You Going All Naked? / Dove vai tutta nuda? (1969) Pasquale Festa Campanile, Tomas Milian, Maria Grazia Buccella, Gastone Moschin
The strange, amusing story about an employee, his wife and his boss. Read More »
Francis Goes to the Races (1951) Arthur Lubin, Donald O’Connor, Piper Laurie, Cecil Kellaway
The owner of a talking mule, now a horse-breeder, gets involved with gangsters. Read More »
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel AKA Beaumarchais l’insolent (1996) Édouard Molinaro, Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Manuel Blanc, Michel Aumont
The life story of the titular Beaumarchais (Fabrice Luchini), playwright and adventurer Read More »
The Executioner AKA El verdugo (1963) Luis García Berlanga, Nino Manfredi, Emma Penella, José Isbert
The history starts with the main character (an old executioner in the Spain of early 60’s) approaching retirement age. Read More »
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949) Charles Lamont, Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long
The Kettles and their fifteen children are about to be evicted from their rundown rustic home when Pa wins Read More »
The Blonde from Peking AKA La blonde de Pékin (1967) Nicolas Gessner, Claudio Brook, Mireille Darc, Françoise Brion
An amnesic young woman is found fainting on a bench. Read More »
Ladies’ Doctor AKA Il ginecologo della mutua (1977) Joe D’Amato, Renzo Montagnani, Paola Senatore, Massimo Serato
Dr. The White is a famous gynecologist who, for some bad speculations Read More »