
The romantic musical comedy Kaikki rakastavat is a key work in Finnish film history since it was the first feature film of Valentin Vaala as the house director of Suomi-Filmi and the film which launched the most beloved screen couple of Finland, Tauno Palo and Ansa Ikonen. Read More »
Tag Archives: english subtitles
Sleuth (1972) Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, Mystery, Thriller

Milo Tindle and Andrew Wyke have something in common, Andrew’s wife. In an attempt to find a way out of this without costing Andrew a fortune in alimony Read More »
Aunt Zita (1968) Robert Enrico, Joanna Shimkus, Katina Paxinou, Bernard Fresson, Drama

While taking care of her dying aunt Zita, Annie decides to make an evening of it and experience the nightlife of Paris. Read More »
Paper Marriage (1988) Alfred Cheung, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Maggie Cheung, Joyce Godenzi, Action, Comedy

An illegal immigrant in Hong Kong, unable to get a Green Card, is subjected to humiliation, and does odd things to survive – like taking part in a mud wrestling match. Read More »
Mandara (1971) Akio Jissôji, Shin Kishida, Kôji Shimizu, Hiroko Sakurai, Drama

Two student couples stumble upon a cult dedicated to promoting the primordial human state through rape and agriculture. Read More »
Shogun Assassin (1980) Robert Houston, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Action, Adventure

Long ago there was a great samurai warrior who served his Shogun honorably. The Shogun however grew paranoid as he became more and more senile. Read More »
Goldsnake – Anonima Killers (1966) Ferdinando Baldi, Stelio Candelli, Annabella Incontrera, Juan Cortés, Action, Crime

When the US government finds out that a Chinese scientist, Chang, has discovered a means of creating astonishingly small atomic weapons, they are concerned. Read More »
Carnival Story (1954) Kurt Neumann, Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger, Drama

In search of better business, a big American carnival opens in Munich, Germany. Joe the barker befriends attractive pickpocket Willie, finds her a job, and beds her. Read More »
Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Drama

A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle Read More »
Island in the Sun (1957) Robert Rossen, James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama, Romance

Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule, it focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. Read More »
One, Two, Three (1961) Billy Wilder, James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Comedy

Berlin is the epitome of political and economic polarization. A microcosm of that polarization is the life of American C.R. MacNamara, known as Mac to his friends. Read More »
Roma l’altra faccia della violenza / Rome: The Other Side of Violence (1976) Marino Girolami, Marcel Bozzuffi, Anthony Steffen, Ennio Girolami, Action, Crime

The story concerns a special undercover squad attached to the Rome police force and commanded by Inspector Betti. Read More »
The Hustler (1961) Robert Rossen, Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, Drama, Sport

“Fast” Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. Read More »
Koshoku ichidai otoko / A Lustful Man (1961) Yasuzô Masumura, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Tamao Nakamura, Comedy, Drama

Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. Read More »
The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo (1961) Claude Autant-Lara, Louis Jourdan, Yvonne Furneaux, Pierre Mondy, Action, Adventure, Drama

Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d’If. Read More »