In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place Read More »
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Summer Snow (1995) Ann Hui, Josephine Siao, Kar-Ying Law, Allen Ting
The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company Read More »
Garrincha: Joy of the People (1963) Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Heron Domingues, Garrincha
Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer’s history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Read More »
Satan’s Sword (1960) Kenji Misumi, Raizô Ichikawa, Kôjirô Hongô, Tamao Nakamura
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazatos unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Read More »
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) Alberto Cavalcanti, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones
In this gritty film noir, cynical ex-RAF flyer Morgan, bored with civilian life, joins a break-in gang led by Narcy. Read More »
Tattooed Life (1965) Seijun Suzuki, Hideki Takahashi, Masako Izumi, Akira Yamauchi
‘Tattooed Life’ begins with a parasol wielding Yakuza assassin attacking a rickshaw. Read More »
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Keiko Aikawa, Kazuko Inano, Keizô Kanie
Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. Read More »
The Lost One (1951) Peter Lorre, Karl John, Helmuth Rudolph
German scientist murders his fiancée during World War II when he learns that she has been selling the results of his secret research to the enemy. Read More »
The Man in Grey (1943) Leslie Arliss, Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert
At an estate auction in WWII England, two strangers meet and muse about their families’ history and possible connections. Read More »
Isle of the Dead (1945) Mark Robson, Boris Karloff, Ellen Drew, Marc Cramer
On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. Read More »
Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1973) Gianfranco Baldanello, Robert Woods, William Berger, George Wang
When a cowboy is released from prison he fulfils a promise to visit a town run by a gang of ruthless gunmen. Read More »
One Wonderful Sunday (1947) Akira Kurosawa, Isao Numasaki, Chieko Nakakita, Atsushi Watanabe
Yuzo and his fiancée Masako spend their Sunday afternoon together, trying to have a good time on just thirty-five yen. Read More »
While the Women Are Sleeping (2016) Wayne Wang, Takeshi Kitano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Sayuri Oyamada
Seduction, betrayal, murder, insomnia and apparitions are the elements at play in Wayne Wang’s tense and masterful version Read More »
Torn Curtain (1966) Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova
Professor Michael Armstrong is heading to Stockholm to attend a physics conference accompanied by his assistant-fiancée Sarah Sherman. Read More »
The Face Behind the Mask (1941) Robert Florey, Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, Don Beddoe
Janos Szaby is a kind, innocent immigrant to America. Just after he arrives though, he is caught in a fire and his face is horribly burned and disfigured. Read More »