In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. Read More »
Tag Archives: 2000s
Lady Jane (2008) Robert Guédiguian, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
Muriel, François and René, three childhood friends from a working class neighbourhood of Marseille Read More »
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (2009) Anna Muylaert, Glória Pires, Paulo Miklos, Alessandra Colassanti
In São Paulo, the lonely forty and something year-old guitar teacher Baby lives a tedious life in a low middle-class apartment Read More »
The Sun / Solntse (2005) Aleksandr Sokurov, Issei Ogata, Robert Dawson, Kaori Momoi
As Japan nears defeat at the end of World War II, Emperor Hirohito starts his day in a bunker Read More »
Word of Honor / To tama (2001) Andreas Pantzis, Georges Corraface, Valeria Golino, Giannis Voglis
It’s 1940 in Cyprus, and a man sets off to cross the island astride his donkey Read More »
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) Kenneth Bowser, Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich
Based upon Peter Biskind’s book of the same name, this BBC-produced documentary traces the rise of a generation of Hollywood filmmakers Read More »
The Hidden Blade (2004) Yôji Yamada, Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. Read More »
Betelnut Beauty / Ai ni ai wo (2001) Cheng-sheng Lin, Chang Chen, Angelica Lee, Chen-Nan Tsai
A cute coed leaves her mother’s home and gets involved with a pastry chef who just finish his military service. Read More »
Mouth to Mouth (2005) Mun mot mun
The teenage girl Vera left her family after an incident at home Read More »
Porno Film (2000) Damjan Kozole, Matjaz Latin, Natalia Danilova, Primoz Petkovsek
As Western influences make their way through Eastern Europe, three losers decide to bring to Slovenia Read More »