British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Read More »
Frisco Jenny (1932) William A. Wellman, Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern, Helen Jerome Eddy
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. Read More »
E venne un uomo (1965) Ermanno Olmi, Rod Steiger, Adolfo Celi, Giorgo Fortunato
Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is told. Read More »
Liar’s Moon (1982) David Fisher, Matt Dillon, Cindy Fisher, Hoyt Axton
Against the wishes of both families, a poor boy and a wealthy banker’s daughter elope Read More »
July Rhapsody / Nam yan sei sap (2002) Ann Hui, Jacky Cheung, Anita Mui, Kar Yan Lam
Yiu-Kwok is a high school teacher, having a perfect family. Good times don’t last long, when a student, Choy-Nam, falls in love with him. Read More »
The Inspector (1962) Philip Dunne, Stephen Boyd, Dolores Hart, Leo McKern
When the end came for World War II, many Jews were spread around the free world and desired to return to Palestine. Read More »
Walking on the Wild Side / Lai xiao zi (2006) Jie Han, Peijiang Bai, Qiang Guo, Jing Hou
Three young men go on the run from their dying mining town in Shanxi when they Read More »
Glória (1999) Manuela Viegas, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Raquel Marques, Francisco Relvas
Ivan goes to live with his father, Vicente, the stationmaster, in a small remote village inland Portugal. Read More »
The Bishop Murder Case (1930) David Burton, Nick Grinde, Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams, Roland Young
The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart Read More »
La femme de Gilles / Gilles’ Wife (2004) Frédéric Fonteyne, Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet
Gilles’ wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him Read More »