In the heady atmosphere of Rio’s carnival, two people meet and fall in love. Read More »
Drama
Si Versailles m’était conté (1954) Sacha Guitry, Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Louis Barrault
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV Read More »
The Blue Bird (1940) Walter Lang, Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper’s children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past Read More »
Toto Who Lived Twice AKA Totò che visse due volte (1998) Daniele Ciprì, Franco Maresco, Marcello Miranda, Carlo Giordano, Pietro Arciadiacono
The film has three stories. First is about local village idiot Paletta, who can not afford the services of a whore Read More »
Low Tide (2012) Roberto Minervini, Daniel Blanchard, Melissa McKinney, Vernon Wilbanks
A 12 year old boy and his single mother live parallel lives. The boy spends his days alone while his mother works and goes out with her friends. Read More »
The Farm in the Small Marsh AKA Salas u Malom Ritu (1976) Branko Bauer, Slavko Stimac, Miodrag Radovanovic, Pavle Vuisic
War arrives to a small secluded village in Vojvodina. The Germans take a group of hostages through the village Read More »
At Ellen’s Age AKA Im Alter von Ellen (2010) Pia Marais, Jeanne Balibar, Stefan Stern, Georg Friedrich
A woman puts herself through some remarkable changes in this drama from director Pia Marais. Read More »
Slaughter in the Snow (1973) Kazuo Ikehiro, Hajime Araki, Kai Atô, Takamori Gen
In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Read More »
The Common Man AKA Dupont Lajoie (1975) Yves Boisset, Jean Carmet, Pierre Tornade, Jean Bouise
As every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou’s campsite. Read More »
The Subject Was Roses (1968) Ulu Grosbard, Patricia Neal
When Timmy Cleary (Sheen), comes home from soldiering, he’s greeted by the open but strained arms Read More »