
The story of Joan of Arc has been filmed so often that it need not be repeated here. This 1935 version obviously can’t quite compete with the masterworks Dreyer, Bresson, or Rivette derived from the same story, but it’s nevertheless a very effective film which focuses much more on the intrigues of the men around Joan than on the girl herself, who gets surprisingly little screentime. Read More »
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San Clemente (1982) Raymond Depardon, Sophie Ristelhueber, Documentary

This documentary is about the life of a Venetian psychiatric hospital. The relationships between the doctors, the patients and their families are followed.
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The Tempest (1980) John Gorrie, Michael Hordern, Derek Godfrey, David Waller, Drama

Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Read More »
Jihasil-ui Chil-in / Seven People in the Cellar (1969) Seong-gu Lee, Yae-Sook Bark, Heo Chang-Kang, Mu-Ung Choe, Thriller, War

Father An is locked up in a basement by retreating North Korean soldiers while reconstructing his church ruined during the Korean War (1950-1953). Read More »
The Cheat (1931) George Abbott, Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel, Drama

Love, lust, possession, money, social standing, and addiction. Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler; though loved by her husband Jeff, she’s spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Read More »
Os Três da Vida Airada / The Three Happy-Go-Lucky (1952) Perdigão Queiroga, Milú, António Silva, Eugénio Salvador, Comedy

A typesetter is an amateur stage director, and his niece and an employee are stage actors. When they have an opportunity to go professional, differences arise between the two men. Read More »
Memilkkot Pil Muryeop / When the Buckwheat Blooms (1967) Seong-gu Lee, Heo Chang-Kang, Kim Hee-kap, Kim Ji-mee, Drama

Heo, an itinerary market dealer, had a short and passionate love with a girl called Bun when he was young and still cherishes that memory in his heart. Read More »
Köpek / Koepek (2015) Esen Isik, Çagla Akalin, Baris Atay, Salih Bademci, Drama

An ordinary day in the mega-city of Istanbul: Ten-year-old Cemo sells paper tissues in the streets, Hayat is controlled by her husband and transsexual Ebru sells her body. Read More »
Out in the Dark (2012) Michael Mayer, Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jamil Khoury, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Nimer and Roy are two gay men on opposing sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict who fall for each other. Much as they’d like to be left alone, both political conflict and orthodox beliefs will not leave their budding relationship untouched, with most of the egregious circumstances befalling Nimer, whom security forces pressure into helping them by stripping his access to education and threatening to leave him without family. Through his eye-witnessed death of a friend, Nimer knows he can’t oblige. Can love find a way through this no-win situation?
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Lumikuningatar / The Snow Queen (1986) Päivi Hartzell, Satu Silvo, Outi Vainionkulma, Sebastian Kaatrasalo, Family, Fantasy

Based on the famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, this adaptation is fairly faithful to the original. Read More »