“I don’t know exactly why I traveled east this winter,” filmmaker Ruth Beckermann says of her documentary journey through Eastern Europe. Read More »
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Life Begins Tomorrow (1933) Werner Hochbaum, Erich Haußmann, Hilde von Stolz, Harry Frank
After serving 5 years in prison, Robert finds himself disappointed since his wife isn’t waiting outside the gates. Read More »
Mona’s World (2001) Jonas Elmer, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Mads Mikkelsen
A Danish comedy about Mona, who suddenly has a lot to deal with after being taken hostage at a bank robbery, then chased by the love sick bank robber. Read More »
Three Cornered Hat (1935) Mario Camerini, Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo, Leda Gloria
In the seventeenth century, the Spanish governor of Naples is set in a beautiful mill and Read More »
Fire-Eater (1998) Pirjo Honkasalo, Elina Hurme, Tiina Weckström, Elena Leeve
The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. Read More »
The Woman of My Dreams (1944) Georg Jacoby, Marika Rökk, Wolfgang Lukschy, Walter Müller
In this musical heavily influenced by Busby Berkeley, a revue star falls in love with an engineer who takes a dim view of light entertainment. Read More »
The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) Jean Epstein, Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy
Allan has a hard time finding the Usher’s house, which is known to be cursed… Read More »
Without Pity (1948) Alberto Lattuada, Carla Del Poggio, John Kitzmiller, Giulietta Masina
Narrates the love between Angela, a beautiful Italian girl, and Jerry, an African American boy. Read More »
Hopefuls (2015) Ives Rosenfeld, Ariclenes Barroso, Sergio Malheiros, Julia Bernat
Junior, as he’s known since he’s essentially still a child, seems to be having a tough time getting on in life. Read More »
A Girl in Black (1956) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Ellie Lambeti, Dimitris Horn, Eleni Zafeiriou
Marina’s sister drowned herself, her brother is both headstrong and weak, and her widowed mother has a reputation for sleeping around. Read More »
Naked Girl Killed in the Park (1972) Alfonso Brescia, Robert Hoffmann, Irina Demick, Pilar Velázquez
An investigator is assigned to investigate a man’s family after he is found dead only hours after taking out a million dollar insurance policy. Read More »
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) Craig McCall, Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. Read More »
We’re All Still Here (1997) Anne-Marie Miéville, Aurore Clément, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Godard
Two housewives discuss philosophical themes (actually an updated dialogue of Plato and Socrates) while doing the house work Read More »
Jan Saudek – Trapped By His Passions No Hope For Rescue (2007) Adolf Zika, Jan Saudek, Sára Saudková
Jan Saudek, Czechoslovakia’s most famous living photographer, is the subject of this often-shocking kaleidoscopic biopic by friend and colleague Adolf Zika. Read More »
The Inland Sea (1991) Lucille Carra
In Lucille Carra’s all too short, invigorating new film, “The Inland Sea,” as in the Donald Richie travel memoir on which it is based Read More »