The cruelty of children is offered in all its unadorned ugliness in “Grazuole”. Read More »
A Man Called Hero / Jung wa ying hong (1999) Andrew Lau, Ekin Cheng, Qi Shu, Kristy Yeung
Episodic saga from the first half of the 20th century follows Hero Hua from an ill-omened Read More »
A Portuguese Farewell / Um Adeus Português (1986) João Botelho, Isabel de Castro, Ruy Furtado, Maria Cabral, Fernando Heitor
PORTUGUESE AFRICA, 1973. Slowly, we have plenty of time: the words of the Second Lieutenant to the small band of soldiers he commands. Read More »
Slums of Berlin / Die Verrufenen (1925) Gerhard Lamprecht, Bernhard Goetzke, Paul Bildt, Aud Egede-Nissen
A young engineer lies to protect his fiancée, and is later convicted of perjury Read More »
The Inugami Family / Inugami-ke no ichizoku (1976) Kon Ichikawa, Koji Ishizaka, Yôko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi
After the death of the Father , His family are gathered to share Inheritances Read More »
Taipei Story / Qing mei zhu ma (1985) Edward Yang, Chin Tsai, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, I-Chen Ko
Lung, a former member of the national Little League team and now operator of an old-style fabric business Read More »
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917) George Irving, John Barrymore, Christine Mayo, H. Cooper Cliffe
Gentleman burglar Raffles tries to get his hand on a priceless pearl. Read More »
Going Ape! (1981) Jeremy Joe Kronsberg, Tony Danza, Jessica Walter, Stacey Nelkin
When his father – who owned a circus – dies, Foster inherits 5 million dollars – and 3 orangutans. Read More »
Brother / Brüder (1929) Werner Hochbaum, Gyula Balogh, Erna Schumacher, Ilse Berger
“Brüder”, a film directed by Herr Werner Hochbaum ( who was a remarkable film director in the talkie 30’s ) Read More »
Anything Goes (1936) Lewis Milestone, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. Read More »