The Pope is in town and the night of his visit is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin’s inhabitants. The down-and-out, the rich and the poor Read More »
Comedy
Devotion (1931) Robert Milton, Ann Harding
The poor, downtrodden (beautiful, of course) “dutiful” daughter in a London society family falls for a barrister, disguises herself Read More »
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972) Luigi Comencini
Based on Carlo Collodi’s classic novel, this mini-series is about an animated puppet named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. Read More »
On Approval (1944) Clive Brook, Beatrice Lillie
Victorian London. George, the 10th Duke of Bristol, and his equally upper class friend Richard Halton are both broke. Read More »
On Such a Night (1956) Anthony Asquith
An American tourist on a day trip to Sussex from London inadvertently finds Read More »
Alloimono stous neous (1961) Alekos Sakellarios
Two rich old friends, Andreas and Agisilaos are in love with young Rita. Read More »
Ex-Lady (1933) Robert Florey, Bette Davis
Commercial artist Helen Bauer believes marriage kills romance. Read More »
The Mighty Barnum (1934) Walter Lang
The comic exploits of confidence trickster and showman P.T. Barnum Read More »
Arthur? Arthur! (1969) Samuel Gallu, Terry-Thomas
The inventor of sure-fire failures leads such an abysmal life Read More »
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986)
This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well Read More »