A fascinating study of the poet Saint John of the Cross, and his spell in solitary confinement. Read More »
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Time of Leopards (1985) Zdravko Velimirovic, Armando Loya, Ana Mazue, Santos Mulungo, Action, Drama, War
As children, a Mozambique native and a Portuguese colonialist were friends. Years have passed and Mozambique is fighting for its independence. Two childhood friends meet on opposing sides. Read More »
Kitamura Toukoku: Waga fuyu no uta / Tokoku Kitamura. My Winter Song (1977) Seiichiro Yamaguchi, Ranbô Minami, Mari Tanaka, Renji Ishibashi, Mariko Fuji, Drama, Romance
Tokoku Kitamura (1868-1894) is a Romantic poet and an advocate of liberalism in the Meiji era. Read More »
Bitter Sugar (1996) Leon Ichaso, René Lavan, Mayte Vilán, Miguel Gutiérrez, Drama, Romance
Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. Read More »
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Ermanno Olmi, Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Drama, History
The life inside a farm in Italy at the beginning of the century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. Read More »
King and Country (1964) Joseph Losey, Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Drama, War
During World War One, the British troops are entrenched at Passchendaele, Belgium. Read More »
Backbiters (1924) Albert Dieudonné, Jean Renoir, Catherine Hessling, Albert Dieudonné, Eugénie Nau, Drama
Catherine is a servant girl working for the local mayor and victim of the sharp tongues of the mayor’s wife and her friends. Read More »
The Captive City (1952) Robert Wise, John Forsythe, Joan Camden, Harold J. Kennedy, Crime, Film-Noir, Drama
A private investigator informs small-town newspaper editor Jim Austin (John Forsythe) of corrupt local activity. Read More »
Marathon (1993) Carlos Saura, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Linford Christie, Documentary, Sport
A view of the Olympic Games at Barcelona, using the marathon race as the weaving thread. Read More »
Down the Drain (1993) Shinobu Yaguchi, Noboru Iguchi, Shigeru Izumiya, Kotaro, Comedy
The protagonist, Junko, endures a long series of remarkable misfortunes that leave her at loose ends, steering the films toward the topic of modern experiences of displacement and spiritual homelessness. Read More »