The scene is a pre-French Revolution Bastille, where various political prisoners are being held: a woman who was raped and impregnated by the king Read More »
Love in the Afternoon / L’amour l’après-midi (1972) Éric Rohmer, Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley, Drama, Romance
Though happily married to his adoring wife Hélène, with whom he is expecting a second child Read More »
Barricade (1939) Gregory Ratoff, Alice Faye, Warner Baxter, Charles Winninger, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
In China, a singer and a journalist meet while traveling on a train attacked by bandits. Read More »
Mein Name ist Bach / My Name Is Bach (2003) Dominique de Rivaz, Vadim Glowna, Jürgen Vogel, Karoline Herfurth, Biography, Drama
Brilliant composer and organist Johann Sebastian Bach completes the long journey from his home in Leipzig to Potsdam. Read More »
The Affairs of Cellini (1934) Gregory La Cava, Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Frank Morgan, Comedy, Drama, History
The Affairs of Cellini is based on Edwin Justus Mayer’s popular stage play The Firebrand, which in turn was based on the life and times of Renaissance artist/political reactionary Benvenuto Cellini. Read More »
Herostratus (1967) Don Levy, Michael Gothard, Gabriella Licudi, Peter Stephens, Drama
When Max, a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide-by-jumping into a mass-media spectacle Read More »
The Soldier and the Lady (1937) George Nichols Jr., Anton Walbrook, Elizabeth Allan, Akim Tamiroff, Adventure, History, Romance, War
Based on a story by Jules Verne and featuring battle footage from a French film version of the tale Read More »
Inside the Mafia (1959) Edward L. Cahn, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Strauss, Grant Richards, Crime, Drama
Mafia gunmen sent by their boss to kill a rival gang leader take over a small airfield where their target is scheduled to land. Read More »
The Big Mess (1971) Alexander Kluge, Vinzenz Sterr, Maria Sterr, Sigi Graue, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Outer space in 2034 is run by greedy corporations in a rundown bureaucracy. Read More »
The Ruling Class (1972) Peter Medak, Peter O’Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Comedy, Drama, Musical
A member of the House of Lords dies in a shockingly silly way, leaving his estate to his son. Read More »