In the period following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, Roger Laroque became the owner of a small factory. Read More »
Drama
Pork Chop Hill (1959) Lewis Milestone, Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn
Grim story of one of the major battles of the Korean War. While negotiators are at work in Panmunjom trying Read More »
Macbeth (1982) Béla Tarr, György Cserhalmi, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Ferenc Bencze
In this powerful short film, the renowned William Shakespeare play is stripped down to the bare essentials, consisting of two lengthy shots. Read More »
Élisa (1995) Jean Becker, Vanessa Paradis, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Sekkou Sall
Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. Read More »
The Message AKA Al-Risâlah (1977) Moustapha Akkad, Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara
This must-see epic depicts the birth of Islam. In the 7th century Mohammed is visited by Angel Gabriel Read More »
The Vicious Circle AKA Chakra (1981) Rabindra Dharmaraj, Savita Bajaj, Arun Bakshi, Suresh Bhagwat
Amma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband Read More »
Eleni (1985) Peter Yates, Kate Nelligan
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. Read More »
Sweet Dreams (1985) Karel Reisz, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth
Patsy Cline was the first female solo artist to be elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Read More »
Dead of Summer AKA Ondata di calore (1970) Nelo Risi, Jean Seberg, Luigi Pistilli, Lilia Nguyen
Joyce is the bored wife of an Italian architect in Morocco. They live there in a luxurious apartment but today she’s all alone, since he’s away on business. Read More »
The Dove’s Lost Necklace AKA Le collier perdu de la colombe (1991) Nacer Khemir, Navin Chowdhry, Walid Arakji, Ninar Esber
The story revolves around Hassan, who is studying Arabic calligraphy from a grand master. Read More »