France, 1855. Zélie Fontaine, a twenty-odd-year-old widow and the post mistress of the small provincial town of Argenson Read More »
The Music of Chance (1993) Philip Haas, James Spader, Mandy Patinkin, M. Emmet Walsh
Whilst traveling across America living off the money from a large inheritance, ex-fireman Nashe has a chance meeting with Pozzi, a professional gambler and card shark. Read More »
La notte dell’alta marea (1977) Luigi Scattini, Anthony Steel, Annie Belle, Hugo Pratt
Richard Butler is the director of a Montreal advertising agency. When he meets Dyanne, a young beautiful model, he falls in love. Read More »
La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1974) Luigi Scattini, Ugo Pagliai, Beba Loncar, Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Albert is an engineer, Helen is a photographer for magazines chic. The two have been married for a few years, but their marriage through a period of crisis. Read More »
Smart Money (1931) Alfred E. Green, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Evalyn Knapp
Nick Venizelos, an immigrant Greek barber, has an uncommon affinity for poker and other sorts of wagering and a group of his friends bankroll him in a big game Read More »
Escape from Yesterday (1935) Julien Duvivier, Annabella, Jean Gabin, Robert Le Vigan
Pierre Gilieth has committed a murder in Paris. He flees to Barcelona, where he runs out of money. Read More »
The Mark of Zorro (1940) Rouben Mamoulian, Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone
Tired of Governor Quintero’s (J. Edward Bromberg) exploitation of poor Californians, Don Diego (Tyrone Power) decides to fight back and assumes the identity of Zorro. Read More »
Star! (1968) Robert Wise, Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig
Film based on life of actress Gertrude Lawrence, on- and offstage, takes the opportunity to feature extravagant musical production numbers with ‘Julie Andrews’, acting, singing and dancing. Read More »
Arizona Dream (1993) Emir Kusturica, Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway
An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Read More »
Pin Up Girl (1944) H. Bruce Humberstone, Betty Grable, John Harvey, Martha Raye
Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become “engaged” to almost every serviceman she’s signed her pin-up photo for. Read More »