An autistic child growing up in the 1940’s and 50’s with a mother who is bitter because Read More »
The Queen of the Night / La reina de la noche (1994) Arturo Ripstein, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Alberto Estrella, Blanca Guerra
Fictional biography of Mexican folk singer Lucha Reyes. The film tells the story of her bisexual love affairs Read More »
The French Detective / Adieu poulet (1975) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Lino Ventura, Patrick Dewaere, Victor Lanoux
When political thugs murder an opponent’s volunteer and also kill a cop Read More »
Vengeance Valley (1951) Richard Thorpe, Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. Read More »
Never Say Die (1988) Geoff Murphy, Temuera Morrison, Lisa Eilbacher, George Wendt
A young couple are mysteriously pursued by people with increasingly elaborate attempts to kill them Read More »
The Mirror Has Two Faces / Le miroir a deux faces (1958) André Cayatte, Michèle Morgan, Bourvil, Ivan Desny
A teacher runs an ad in the newspaper to find a wife. Afraid of beautiful ladies, he weds an ugly woman. Read More »
Ursus (1961) Carlo Campogalliani, Ed Fury, Cristina Gaioni, Moira Orfei
Ursus returns from war to find his fiancée, Attea, has been kidnapped by a mysterious Read More »
Tarzan’s Fight for Life (1958) H. Bruce Humberstone, Gordon Scott, Eve Brent, Rickie Sorensen
Dr. Sturdy is trying to establish a modern hospital in the jungle. Read More »
Wife AKA Tsuma (1953) Mikio Naruse, Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Rentarô Mikuni
Tokyo. Mihoko and Toichi Nakagawa’s ten year marriage is crumbling out of inertia. Read More »
The Lions Are Loose / Les lions sont lâchés (1961) Henri Verneuil, Jean-Claude Brialy, Claudia Cardinale, Danielle Darrieux
Bored with her life, Albertine (Claudia Cardinale) drops her husband and takes the first train to Paris, to start fresh. Read More »