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A Christmas Tale AKA Un conte de Noël (2008) Arnaud Desplechin, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric

In Arnaud Desplechin’s beguiling A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon Read More »
Return from Hell AKA Intoarcerea din iad (1983) Nicolae Margineanu, Constantin Brînzea, Maria Ploae, Remus Margineanu

A peasant returns to his village as a rich man. Here he finds that he still has feelings for his ex-girlfriend Read More »
The Blazing Valiant AKA Moeru yusha (1981) Tooru Dobashi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hiroshi Katsuno, Kazue Itô

Jo has just come back to Japan for the funeral of his parents, who were killed in Africa Read More »
The Yacht of the Seven Sins AKA Die Yacht der sieben Sünden (1928) Jacob Fleck, Luise Fleck, Brigitte Helm, John Stuart, Rina Marsa

After the talent agent who was booking entertainment for a strange ship is killed Read More »
The Cherry Orchard / Sakura no sono (1990) Shun Nakahara, Hiroko Nakajima, Miho Tsumiki, Yasuyo Shirashima

The film offers a glimpse at a group of school girls who are very flexible in terms of gender roles Read More »
Taiga (1992) Ulrike Ottinger

Taiga is an eight-hour documentary directed and photographed by Ulrike Ottinger. Read More »
Barbarous Street AKA Rue barbare (1984) Gilles Béhat, Bernard Giraudeau, Christine Boisson, Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Daniel Chetman is tired of the violent neighborhood, and takes on the local gangster Mathias Hagen and his tugs. Read More »
The Demon AKA Kichiku (1978) Yoshitarô Nomura, Shima Iwashita, Ken Ogata, Hiroki Iwase

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children Read More »
McKellen: Playing the Part (2017) Joe Stephenson, Ian McKellen, Frances Barber, Adam Brown

Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen. Read More »
No Time for Breakfast AKA Docteur Françoise Gailland (1976) Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, François Périer

Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time Read More »
Death of a Scoundrel (1956) Charles Martin, George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor

When Clementi Suborin is found murdered, his secretary recounts to the police the story of his rise from Czech refugee to ultra-rich New Yorker. Read More »
The Alienist AKA Azyllo Muito Louco (1970) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Nildo Parente, Isabel Ribeiro, Arduíno Colassanti

Based on 19th century story “O Alienista” by great Brazilian writer Machado de Assis, the film is a free adaptation Read More »
The Willow Tree AKA Beed-e majnoon (2005) Majid Majidi, Parviz Parastui, Roya Taymourian, Afarin Obeisi

Blind since childhood, Youssef has a devoted wife, loving daughter, and successful university career, but his affliction fills him with secret torment. Read More »
The Left-Handed Woman AKA Die linkshändige Frau (1978) Peter Handke, Edith Clever, Markus Mühleisen, Bruno Ganz

Mourning for a lost relationship can be every bit as devastating as mourning for someone who has died. Read More »