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Sweetie (1989) Jane Campion, Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos

Based solely on a tea leaf reading, superstitious and introspective Kay believes she Read More »
Peeping Tom (1960) Michael Powell, Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer

Mark Lewis, works as a focus puller in a British film studio. On his off hours, he supplies Read More »
American Graffiti (1973) George Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat

On the last day of summer vacation in 1962, friends Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), Steve (Ronny Howard) Read More »
Incendies (2010) Denis Villeneuve, Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette

A mother’s last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to the Middle East Read More »
Rio Bravo (1959) Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk Read More »
Blue Panther / Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha (1965) Claude Chabrol, Marie Laforêt, Francisco Rabal, Serge Reggiani

Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin’s place to spend a winter holiday Read More »
Assassin (1973)

A government assassin is sent to kill a government official who might be leaking its secrets. Read More »
Fear / Angst (1983) Gerald Kargl, Erwin Leder, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Silvia Rabenreither

A man is released from prison after serving ten years for murdering an elderly woman. Read More »
Cone of Silence (1960) Charles Frend, Michael Craig, Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee

A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. Read More »
Slap Shot (1977) George Roy Hill, Paul Newman, Michael Ontkean, Strother Martin

Located in the US Rust Belt, Charlestown is home of the hapless Chiefs Read More »
The Americanization of Emily (1964) Arthur Hiller, James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas

During the build-up to D-Day in 1944, the British found their island hosting many thousands Read More »
Adios Sabata / Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di… (1970) Gianfranco Parolini, Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla

In Mexico, during the rule of the self-proclaimed Emperor of Mexico Maximillian (1864-1867) Read More »
What’s Up Doc? (1972) Peter Bogdanovich, Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, Madeline Kahn

Two researchers have come to San Francisco to compete for a research grant in Music. Read More »
Whirlpool (1949) Otto Preminger, Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, José Ferrer

The wife of a psycho-analyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Read More »