In the 1980s, encouraged by the government, a large number of families leave Chinese cities to settle in the poorer regions of the country, in order to develop local industry. Read More »
Stormy Waters (1941) Jean Grémillon, Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud, Michèle Morgan
Andre Laurent, the captain of a tugboat, married Yvonne ten years ago. She has a heart disease but does not want to tell him. Read More »
The well-diggers daughter (1940) Marcel Pagnol, Raimu, Fernandel, Josette Day
Rural well-digger Pascal has a pretty 18-year-old daughter Patricia who grew up in Paris; he dreams of her marrying his middle-aged partner Felipe. Read More »
Escapement (1958) Montgomery Tully, David Paltenghi, Rod Cameron, Mary Murphy, Meredith Edwards
Jeff Keenan, insurance investigator, checks out the car-crash death of film star Clark Denver in the south of France. Read More »
Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly (2008) Edwin, Joko Anwar, Clarine Baharrizki, Ladya Cheryl
In “The Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly” you will find stories about disoriented identity, not knowing who you are, anxiety, uncertainty, the experience of being lost, told with a sense of humor. Read More »
Alley Cat (2000) Kon Ichikawa, Kôji Yakusho, Yûko Asano, Tsurutarô Kataoka
Samurai Koheita Mochizuki, who goes by the nickname Dora-Heita, meaning “alley cat” or “playboy” Read More »
PT 109 (1963) Leslie H. Martinson, Cliff Robertson, Robert Culp, Ty Hardin
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy’s wartime experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. Read More »
Flame of the Islands (1956) Edward Ludwig, Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, Zachary Scott
The story of a café singer who buys a gambling casino, and the men who fall in love with her. Read More »
Submarine Command (1951) John Farrow, William Holden, Nancy Olson, William Bendix
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Read More »
The Petrified Forest (1936) Archie Mayo, Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis
Gabby lives and works at her dads small diner out in the desert. She can’t stand it and wants to go and live with her mother in France. Read More »