Country squire Henry Maurier is patient with his wife Emily, a neurotic invalid, but her brother surprises Henry with his young mistress Doris. Read More »
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Safety Last (1923) Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother
In 1922, the country boy Harold says goodbye to his mother and his girlfriend Mildred Read More »
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 »