Jessica, the eldest daughter of a coal miner-turned-farmer, has a fling with her half-brother Carl Read More »
The Dilapidated Dwelling (2000) Patrick Keiller
A woman is recalled to Britain from the Arctic, where she has spent twenty years working with people who build their houses from snow Read More »
Good Times (1967) William Friedkin, Sonny Bono, Cher
Done in a similar style to the musical duo’s TV show “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” Read More »
Noroît / Northwest Wind (1976) Jacques Rivette
After her brother was killed by a notorious all-female pirate gang, Morag dedicates her life to bringing the murderers to justice. Read More »
Once More / Encore (1988) Paul Vecchiali, Jean-Louis Rolland
A man decides to leave his wife and finds his happiness elsewhere. Along the way he meets a man with whom he falls in love. Read More »
La désenchantée / The Disenchanted (1990) Benoît Jacquot
Seventeen-year-old Beth is just finishing school, and lives in Paris with her bedridden mother and younger brother. Read More »
This Land Is Mine (1943) Jean Renoir, Charles Laughton
Albert Lory is a teacher at a school in German-occupied France. He is a coward, but he is drawn into the actions of the resistance. Read More »
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)
When rock star Roddy Usher’s wife is murdered, he’s sent to the county lunatic asylum, where the therapy is far more insane than the inmates. Read More »
Forces occultes (1943) Jean Mamy, Maurice Rémy, Gisèle Parry
The film recounts the life of a young member of parliament who joins the Freemasons in order to relaunch his career. Read More »
Rambling Rose (1991) Martha Coolidge, Laura Dern
Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Read More »