This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. Read More »
History
The Color of Pomegranates / Sayat Nova (1969) Sergei Parajanov, Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan, Vilen Galstyan
One of cinema’s greatest masterpieces, Sergei Parajanov’s “The Color of Pomegranates,” Read More »
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis / Il giardino dei Finzi Contini (1970) Vittorio De Sica, Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio, Helmut Berger
Mussolini’s Italy, late 1930s: the Finzi-Contini are one of the leading wealthy Jewish families. Read More »
Last Hero in China / Wong Fei Hung V: Tit gai dau ng gung (1993) Jing Wong, Woo-Ping Yuen, Jet Li, Sharla Cheung, Dicky Cheung
Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese “Robin Hood” who stumbles upon Read More »
The Countess (2009) Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt
A 17th century Hungarian countess embarks on a murderous undertaking Read More »
Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation / Die Zweite Heimat – Chronik Einer Jugend (1992) Robert Busch, Edgar Reitz, Henry Arnold, Salome Kammer, Frank Röth
The movie consist of 13 separate episodes each handling a period between 1960 and 1970. Read More »
When Martin Was Fourteen / Als Martin vierzehn war (1964) Walter Beck, Ulrich Balko, Erik Veldre, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Martin and his friend Kathrin find their youth abruptly ended in March 1920 Read More »
Man of Conquest (1939) George Nichols Jr., Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Joan Fontaine
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas. Read More »
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) Delmer Daves, Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie
The story picks up at the point where “The Robe (1953)” ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Read More »
Mad Love / Juana la Loca (2001) Vicente Aranda, Pilar López de Ayala, Daniele Liotti, Rosana Pastor
Juana is married off by her pious parents, the Catholic kings Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille Read More »