The story takes inspiration from a real case (Bruneri/Canella, Italy 1926). A man is hospitalized in a neurological clinic. Read More »
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Shûu / Sudden Rain (1956) Mikio Naruse, Setsuko Hara, Shûji Sano, Kyôko Kagawa, Comedy, Drama
Setsuko Hara plays Fumiko, whose unsuccessful marriage has made her become more and more cynical. When her niece, Ayako visits and complains about her own marriage, she is unsurprised. Read More »
Femmes femmes (1974) Paul Vecchiali, Hélène Surgère, Sonia Saviange, Huguette Forge, Comedy, Drama
The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives Read More »
Edge of Eternity (1959) Don Siegel, Cornel Wilde, Victoria Shaw, Mickey Shaughnessy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O’Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. Read More »
36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) Aparna Sen, Jennifer Kendal, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Drama, Romance
After the marriage of her niece, Rosemary, Anglo-Indian school-teacher Violet Stoneham lives a lonely life in her single room flat located at 36 Chowringhee Lane in Calcutta, with only a tom cat for company. Read More »
On aura tout vu / The Bottom Line (1976) Georges Lautner, Pierre Richard, Miou-Miou, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Comedy
An advertising photographer (Francois) has agreed to sell the poetic script of one of his friends to a porn-maker without his knowledge. Read More »
Izumi / Fountainhead (1956) Masaki Kobayashi, Ineko Arima, Keiji Sada, Yôko Katsuragi, Drama
A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply. Read More »
The Nesting / Massacre Mansion (1981) Armand Weston, Robin Groves, Christopher Loomis, Michael David Lally, Horror, Mystery
A writer suffering from agoraphobia rents an isolated house so she can concentrate on her writing. Read More »
Yotamono to komachimusume / Lumberjack and Lady (1935) Hiromasa Nomura, Shozaburo Abe, Akio Isono, Sôjin Kamiyama, Comedy
A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a practical joke and romance are the set up for some great comedy and drama from a team of distinctive appearance who are exploiting their silent cinema styles to the full. Read More »
Aizen katsura / The Love-Troth Tree (1938) Hiromasa Nomura, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ken Uehara, Hideo Fujino, Drama, Romance
A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura (Uehara), falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi (Tanaka). But she’s got a secret: she’s a widow with a son. Read More »