Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial Read More »
History
The Green Chamber of Linnais / Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945) Valentin Vaala, Rauli Tuomi, Regina Linnanheimo, Kaija Rahola
The film represents the style of pure escapism with its mansion settings filled with romances Read More »
Hudson’s Bay (1941) Irving Pichel, Paul Muni, Gene Tierney, Laird Cregar
Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines Read More »
Harakiri / Seppuku (1962) Masaki Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita
Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai (Tatsuya Nakadai) Read More »
The Dominici Affair / L’affaire Dominici (1973) Claude Bernard-Aubert, Jeanne Allard, Max Amyl, Michel Bertay
This film explores the ins and outs of the Dominici Affair that made the headlines back in 1952. Read More »
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)
From the moment Thomas Edison shocked the public with May Irwin’s unabashed kiss Read More »
Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) Basil Dearden, Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson
A young woman marries Prince Sophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage Read More »
From Caligari to Hitler: German Cinema in the Age of the Masses / Von Caligari zu Hitler: Das deutsche Kino im Zeitalter der Massen (2014) Rüdiger Suchsland, Siegfried Kracauer, Fritz Lang, Thomas Elsaesser
Focuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its ‘collective spirit’ in cinema. Read More »
To Hell and Back (1955) Jesse Hibbs, Audie Murphy, Marshall Thompson, Charles Drake
True-life account of the military career of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII. Read More »
Gods and Generals (2003) Ron Maxwell, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Jeff Daniels
The rise and fall of confederate general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Read More »