Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time Read More »
Drama
Twilight for the Gods (1958) Joseph Pevney, Rock Hudson, Cyd Charisse, Arthur Kennedy
Adapted by Ernest Gann from his own novel, Twilight for the Gods bears traces of Gann’s earlier The High and the Mighty. Read More »
Death of a Scoundrel (1956) Charles Martin, George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor
When Clementi Suborin is found murdered, his secretary recounts to the police the story of his rise from Czech refugee to ultra-rich New Yorker. Read More »
The Alienist AKA Azyllo Muito Louco (1970) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Nildo Parente, Isabel Ribeiro, Arduíno Colassanti
Based on 19th century story “O Alienista” by great Brazilian writer Machado de Assis, the film is a free adaptation Read More »
The Scarecrow (1972) Boris Sagal, Nina Foch, Norman Lloyd, Blythe Danner
Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up with the Devil Read More »
The Willow Tree AKA Beed-e majnoon (2005) Majid Majidi, Parviz Parastui, Roya Taymourian, Afarin Obeisi
Blind since childhood, Youssef has a devoted wife, loving daughter, and successful university career, but his affliction fills him with secret torment. Read More »
The Left-Handed Woman AKA Die linkshändige Frau (1978) Peter Handke, Edith Clever, Markus Mühleisen, Bruno Ganz
Mourning for a lost relationship can be every bit as devastating as mourning for someone who has died. Read More »
Magic Fire (1955) William Dieterle, Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson, Rita Gam
The life and career of German composer Richard Wagner. Read More »
Kentucky (1938) David Butler, Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan
During the Civil War, two of the oldest families in Kentucky,the Dillons and the Goodwins, begin a long and bitter feud that has lasted into 1938. Read More »
Sweet Hostage (1975) Lee Philips, Linda Blair, Martin Sheen, Jeanne Cooper
An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hide-away Read More »