Though ethnically and culturally identical to the average Japanese, the burakumin have been an underclass in Japanese society Read More »
Drama
I Am Guilty AKA Falscher Bekenner (2005) Christoph Hochhäusler, Constantin von Jascheroff, Manfred Zapatka, Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Armin Steeb is adrift: just finished with school, living with his middle-class parents, clueless about finding work. Read More »
Dino (1957) Thomas Carr, Sal Mineo, Brian Keith, Susan Kohner
A rebellious young man, just released from reform school, returns home only to come into conflict with his father. Read More »
Quiet Is the Night AKA Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978) Tadeusz Chmielewski, Antonina Barczewska, Henryk Bista, Jerzy Bonczak
A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys. Read More »
Making Plans for Lena AKA Non ma fille, tu n’iras pas danser (2009) Christophe Honoré, Chiara Mastroianni, Marina Foïs, Marie-Christine Barrault
Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. Read More »
A Matter of Time (1976) Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer
Nina has just started working as a chambermaid in Rome’s Imperial Hotel, a once grand but now slightly run down establishment. Read More »
Harry’s War (1981) Kieth Merrill, Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle
Harry Johnson’s aunt is a rich eccentric with an extensive collection of military memorabilia, who also happens to be in a fight with the IRS. Read More »
I Am Nero AKA Soy Nero (2016) Rafi Pitts, Rory Cochrane, Khleo Thomas, Joel McKinnon Miller
Nero, a deported Mexican, returns illegally to the U.S in search of his identity. An intimate portrait of a I9 year old Latino Read More »
The Lost Weekend (1945) Billy Wilder, Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry
Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been “on the wagon” for ten days and seems to be over the worst Read More »
Tiger by the Tail (1970) R.G. Springsteen, Christopher George, Tippi Hedren, Dean Jagger
Steve Michaelis, a Vietnam war hero is unjustly framed for the murder of his brother. Read More »