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A Comédia de Deus / God’s Comedy (1995) João César Monteiro, Cláudia Teixeira, Manuela de Freitas
João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute Read More »
Crossroads of Death / Shi no jûjiro (1956) Umetsugu Inoue, Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Hisano Yamaoka
Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having Read More »
Public Hero Number 1 (1935) J. Walter Ruben, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris
G-Man Chester Morris poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Read More »
Le parfum de la dame en noir / The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005) Bruno Podalydès, Denis Podalydès, Sabine Azéma, Zabou Breitman
Newly married, Mathilde and Robert are honeymooning at a resort owned by their friends Edith and Arthur Read More »
Die Flamme / The Flame (1923) Ernst Lubitsch, Pola Negri, Hermann Thimig, Alfred Abel
In 19th century Paris a hedonistic woman marries an aristocrat but has trouble keeping faithful to him. Read More »
Le ciel attendra / Heaven Will Wait (2016) Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Noémie Merlant, Naomi Amarger, Sandrine Bonnaire
Sonia is convinced that only jihad will get her and her family to heaven. Read More »
The Groove Tube (1974) Ken Shapiro, Richard Belzer, Chevy Chase
A collection of skits that make fun of television. Everything from commercials to the nightly news are spoofed. Read More »
La pyramide humaine / The Human Pyramid (1961) Jean Rouch, Nadine Ballot, Denise, Elola
The arrival of Nadine, a new student, at a school in Abidjan is the starting point for a discussion about interracial relationships. Read More »
Golden Demon / Konjiki yasha (1954) Kôji Shima, Jun Negami, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kenji Sugawara
Tokyo, 1890. Through avarice, a series of misunderstandings, and failures of courage Read More »