In June 1944, twelve Japanese seaman are stranded on an abandoned-and-forgotten Read More »
History
Acts of the Apostles AKA Atti degli apostoli (1969) Roberto Rossellini, Bradai, Edoardo Torricella, Jacques Dumur
The spread of Christianity, according to Luke’s account, 30 years after the departure of Jesus Read More »
The Assassination of Ryoma AKA Ryoma ansatsu (1974) Kazuo Kuroki, Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Rie Nakagawa
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist Read More »
Hitokiri (1969) Hideo Gosha, Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima
Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. Read More »
Wolff Von Amerongen: Did He Commit Bankruptcy Offences? AKA Hat Wolff von Amerongen Konkursdelikte begangen? (2004) Gerhard Benedikt Friedl
Germany’s predominant economic figures and their place in the socioeconomic systems of Europe are examined. Read More »
A Woman Rebels (1936) Mark Sandrich, Katharine Hepburn, Herbert Marshall, Elizabeth Allan
The story revolves around Pamela, as a woman in late-1800’s England who has no intention of marriage and wishes to be her own person. Read More »
David and Bathsheba (1951) Henry King, Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey
Though David has all the wealth, power, wives & children inherent for the King of Israel Read More »
The Madness of King George (1994) Nicholas Hytner, Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves
A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia Read More »
Mary of Scotland (1936) John Ford, Leslie Goodwins, Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, Florence Eldridge
Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to rule as queen, to the chagrin of Elizabeth I of England who finds her a dangerous rival. Read More »
Barber’s Tales AKA Mga kuwentong barbero (2013) Jun Lana, Eugene Domingo, Eddie Garcia, Iza Calzado
Barber’s Tales tells the story of newly widowed Marilou who inherits the town’s only barbershop Read More »