In 1922, the country boy Harold says goodbye to his mother and his girlfriend Mildred Read More »
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Toni (1935) Jean Renoir, Charles Blavette, Celia Montalván, Jenny Hélia
In the 1920s, the Provence is a magnet for immigrants seeking work in the quarries or in agriculture. Read More »
The Wrong Box (1966) Bryan Forbes, John Mills, Michael Caine, Ralph Richardson
A tontine is established for a dozen children, a tontine being a kind of bet/insurance Read More »
The Last of the Mohicans (1992) Michael Mann, Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means
British and French troops do battle in colonial America, with aid from various native American war parties. Read More »
Körkarlen / The Phantom Carriage (1921) Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg
It’s New Year’s Eve. Three drunkards evoke a legend. The legend tells that the last person to die in a year, if he is a great sinner Read More »
Les diaboliques (1955) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi. Read More »
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez
Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. Read More »
The Big Parade (1925) King Vidor, George W. Hill, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Hobart Bosworth
The idle son of a rich businessman joins the Army when the U.S.A. enters The Great War. Read More »
The Upright Sinner / Der brave Sünder (1931) Fritz Kortner, Max Pallenberg, Heinz Rühmann, Dolly Haas
A small town bank official, entrusted with taking money to Vienna, spends some of it. Read More »
The Pyjama Girl Case (1978) Flavio Mogherini, Ray Milland, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Michele Placido
In Australia, a retired police inspector is called to duty to solve the murder case of a young woman whose partially-burned body has been found on the beach. Read More »