Joey, an unemployed ex-child actor, uses sex to get his landlady, Lydia, to reduce his rent Read More »
Lady of the Stable AKA Umagoya no reijô (1991) Hisayasu Satô, Yukinojô, Mineo Sugiura, Rie Asai
Yuu is living with her Ryusei horse on the edge of the sea. Read More »
Epicentro (2020) Hubert Sauper, Oona Chaplin
Waves crashing over a breakwater at the edge of the sea—this dramatic opening image conveys the vital spirit Read More »
Mad Emperor: Ludwig II AKA Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs (1955) Helmut Käutner, O.W. Fischer, Marianne Koch, Paul Bildt
King Ludwig II of Bavaria is frustrated, having to accept parliament’s will to join Bismarck, rather he his cultured Habsburg friends, in wars. Read More »
Impromptu (1991) James Lapine, Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin
1830s Paris. Novelist George Sand, who is known to be writing her memoirs, is causing a sensation in the literary scene Read More »
Temple of the Golden Pavilion AKA Kinkakuji (1976) Yoichi Takabayashi, Saburô Shinoda, Toshio Shiba, Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. Read More »
Albert (1985) Frantisek Vlácil, Jaroslav Filip, Jan Kacer, Peter Debnar
Story of an extraordinary musician, violinist, who was famous, but his alcoholism led him to poverty. Read More »
La León (2007) Santiago Otheguy, Jorge Román, Daniel Valenzuela, José Muñoz
This visually stunning directorial debut is set in a place lost in time in northern Argentina. Read More »
The Proud Challenge AKA Hokori takaki chosen (1962) Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Tsuruta, Tetsurô Tanba, Hitomi Nakahara
As the film begins, Kuroki, a journalist for a trade paper, is investigating clandestine arms sales to Southeast Asia. Read More »
On the Line (1984) José Luis Borau, David Carradine, Scott Wilson, Victoria Abril
A Border Patrol Agent is determined to catch his old nemesis Read More »