
The head of an acclaimed Noh (traditional, stylised Japanese drama form) troupe has a son whom he wants to inherit the troupe/ school. Read More »
Drama
The Priest and the Girl (1966) Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Helena Ignez, Paulo José, Mário Lago

In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place Read More »
Summer Snow (1995) Ann Hui, Josephine Siao, Kar-Ying Law, Allen Ting

The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company Read More »
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) Alberto Cavalcanti, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones

In this gritty film noir, cynical ex-RAF flyer Morgan, bored with civilian life, joins a break-in gang led by Narcy. Read More »
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Keiko Aikawa, Kazuko Inano, Keizô Kanie

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. Read More »
Lawful Larceny (1930) Lowell Sherman, Bebe Daniels, Kenneth Thomson

A woman of low morals who runs a gambling operation in her house takes pride in destroying the men she ensnares in her net. Read More »
Le destin exécrable de Guillemette Babin (1948) Guillaume Radot, Héléna Bossis, Michel Barbey, Germaine Kerjean

Being born a witch’s daughter did not bode well for your future in the Middle Ages. Read More »
The Lost One (1951) Peter Lorre, Karl John, Helmuth Rudolph

German scientist murders his fiancée during World War II when he learns that she has been selling the results of his secret research to the enemy. Read More »
The Man in Grey (1943) Leslie Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert

At an estate auction in WWII England, two strangers meet and muse about their families’ history and possible connections. Read More »
Knock on Any Door (1949) Nicholas Ray, Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready

Andrew Morton is an attorney who made it out of the slums. Nick Romano is his client, a young man with a long string of crimes behind him. Read More »