
Life’s flotsam and jetsam turn up at late 1930’s Hollywoodland’s door, once more, in this insightful tale of wannabes and desperadoes. Read More »
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Princess Fragrance (1987) Ann Hui, Nuo Ai, Shichang Da, Hachier

Princess Fragrance is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha’s novel The Book and the Sword. Read More »
Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997) Takashi Miike, Takeshi Caesar, Seiji Chihara, Noriko Eguchi

This is a story of rough kids trying to find their way in the world, a world of violence Read More »
The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) Peter Greenaway, Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne-Louise Lambert

Mr. Neville, a cocksure young artist, is contracted by Mrs. Herbert, the wife of a wealthy landowner Read More »
Ordinary Heroes (1999) Ann Hui, Kang-sheng Lee, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Kwan-Ho Tse

Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. Read More »
China Is Near (1967) Marco Bellocchio, Glauco Mauri, Elda Tattoli, Paolo Graziosi

A pair of working class lovers – a secretary and an accountant, scheme to marry into the rich landed gentry. Read More »
Father of the Bride (1950) Vincente Minnelli, Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor

When beautiful Kay Banks (Elizabeth Taylor) announces her engagement to Buckley Dunstan (Don Taylor) Read More »
Private Fears In Public Places (2006) Alain Resnais, Sabine Azéma, Isabelle Carré, Laura Morante

Seven lonely lives in Paris: a middle-aged estate agent who thinks a colleague is sending messages in video tapes she loans him Read More »
Before I Forget (2007) Jacques Nolot, Jean-Pol Dubois, Marc Rioufol

A potrait of a 58-year-old man battling his inner demons on the search for self-discovery. Read More »
Heart of Fire (2008) Luigi Falorni, Letekidan Micael, Solomie Micael, Seble Tilahun

Eritrea during the independence war against Ethiopia. Awet’s mother left her when she was only a little girl Read More »