
Sonoko, a bored housewife entering middle age, met a young girl, Mitsuko, at a private school of art. Read More »
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Opium War (2008) Siddiq Barmak, Peter Bussian, Joe Suba, Fawad Samani, Comedy, Drama, War

Opium War is a 2008 Afghan black comedy film directed by Golden Globe winner, Siddiq Barmak. Read More »
The Dark Night of the Soul (1989) Carlos Saura, Juan Diego, Fernando Guillén, Manuel de Blas, Drama

A fascinating study of the poet Saint John of the Cross, and his spell in solitary confinement. Read More »
Time of Leopards (1985) Zdravko Velimirovic, Armando Loya, Ana Mazue, Santos Mulungo, Action, Drama, War

As children, a Mozambique native and a Portuguese colonialist were friends. Years have passed and Mozambique is fighting for its independence. Two childhood friends meet on opposing sides. Read More »
Kitamura Toukoku: Waga fuyu no uta / Tokoku Kitamura. My Winter Song (1977) Seiichiro Yamaguchi, Ranbô Minami, Mari Tanaka, Renji Ishibashi, Mariko Fuji, Drama, Romance

Tokoku Kitamura (1868-1894) is a Romantic poet and an advocate of liberalism in the Meiji era. Read More »
Bitter Sugar (1996) Leon Ichaso, René Lavan, Mayte Vilán, Miguel Gutiérrez, Drama, Romance

Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. Read More »
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978) Ermanno Olmi, Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Drama, History

The life inside a farm in Italy at the beginning of the century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. Read More »
King and Country (1964) Joseph Losey, Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Drama, War

During World War One, the British troops are entrenched at Passchendaele, Belgium. Read More »
Backbiters (1924) Albert Dieudonné, Jean Renoir, Catherine Hessling, Albert Dieudonné, Eugénie Nau, Drama

Catherine is a servant girl working for the local mayor and victim of the sharp tongues of the mayor’s wife and her friends. Read More »
The Captive City (1952) Robert Wise, John Forsythe, Joan Camden, Harold J. Kennedy, Crime, Film-Noir, Drama

A private investigator informs small-town newspaper editor Jim Austin (John Forsythe) of corrupt local activity. Read More »
Marathon (1993) Carlos Saura, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Linford Christie, Documentary, Sport

A view of the Olympic Games at Barcelona, using the marathon race as the weaving thread. Read More »
At Noon (1978) Kôichi Gotô, Kenichi Kaneda, Kôji Tamura, Shinobu Yûki, Crime, Drama

Tadao returns from Tokyo to live in his home town. Living with his parents, he gets a job fixing radios and TV sets. Read More »
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) William Clemens, Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Nancy Drew and Ted Nickerson solve a murder and save two elderly ladies from losing their family home. The old mansion is complete with a moving wall and a hidden staircase. Read More »
Muscle Beach Party (1964) William Asher, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Luciana Paluzzi, Comedy, Musical

Suntanned surfer Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and his beach baby, Dee Dee (Annette Funicello), are all set for another summer of dancing Read More »
Mieheke / The Surrogate Husband (1936) Valentin Vaala, Tuulikki Paananen, Tauno Palo, Uuno Laakso, Comedy, Romance
Irmeli wants a certain job as a secretary but finds out that she would have to be married in order to get the vacancy. Read More »
