In eighteenth century England, “first cousins” Tom Jones and Master Blifil grew up together in privilege in the western countryside, but could not be more different in nature. Read More »
Wkreceni (2014) Piotr Weresniak, Piotr Adamczyk, Bartosz Opania, Pawel Domagala, Comedy
Three car factory workers from Silesia, who have just lost their jobs, go to Warsaw to have a fun weekend. On their way there, however, they are mistaken for foreign businessmen.
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Apaföld / Father’s Acre (2009) Viktor Oszkar Nagy, Tamás Ravasz, János Derzsi, Andrea Nagy, Drama
How a father returns to his son after a long period in prison. Anxious to be reconciled with his child – who reproaches him for his absence (the mother having died in the interim) – the father tries to teach him some values and buys a piece of land in order to plant a vine. Read More »
Jiu shi liu liu de ta / Lovable You (1980) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Kenny Bee, Anthony Chan, Ping-Yu Chang, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wenqi Pan (FENG Feifei) is the daughter of a rich businessman. Her father arranges a marriage with Qian Ma (Anthony CHAN, aka CHAN Yau), son of another rich businessman. Read More »
Choking Man (2006) Steve Barron, Octavio Gómez Berríos, Eugenia Yuan, Mandy Patinkin, Drama
Choking Man is an intense blend of psychological drama and magical realism that encapsulates the contemporary immigrant experience in America. Read More »
Der Choral von Leuthen / The Anthem of Leuthen (1933) Carl Froelich, Walter Supper, Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink, Biography, Drama, History
The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) of Prussia of his military campaigns to make Prussia a major power in Europe.
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Douã lozuri / Two Lottery Tickets (2016) Paul Negoescu, Mircea Banu, Dorian Boguta, Dragos Bucur, Comedy
Somewhere in the midst of the Romanian outback lives Dinel, a man with a moustache and curly hair who seems to be down on his luck: his customers at the garage are an unhappy bunch and his wages barely cover an after work beer – which is also the reason his wife recently left him. Read More »
Breezy (1973) Clint Eastwood, William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel, Drama, Romance
Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the home of a middle-aged divorced man, Frank Harmon. Frank reluctantly takes Breezy in only to fall unexpectedly in love with her.
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Human Desire (1954) Fritz Lang, Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Jeff Warren, a Korean War vet just returning to his railroad engineer’s job, boards at the home of co-worker Alec Simmons and is charmed by Alec’s beautiful daughter. Read More »
Jimmy the Gent (1934) Michael Curtiz, James Cagney, Bette Davis, Allen Jenkins, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Unscrupulous investigator of lost heirs Jimmy Corrigan loses his love Joan Martin to apparently upright competitor James Wallingham. He counters by adding a veneer of respectability to his own operation. Meanwhile he exposes Wallingham for a fraud.
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