In ancient Rome a love story blossoms between Fabiola, daughter of a senator, and Rhual, a gallic gladiator. When Fabiola’s father is killed, the Romans blame the Christians and the persecution begins. Rhual confesses to be a christian and is accused of the murder and sentenced to fight to death in the arena.
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Tag Archives: France
Ananas (1984) Amos Gitai, Documentary
One day, when I opened my refrigerator, I looked closely at a can of pineapple. It had been “made in the Philippines,” “packaged in Honolulu,” “distributed in San Francisco” and the label “printed in Japan”. Read More »
Point de fuite / Vanishing Point (1984) Raoul Ruiz, Steve Baës, Rebecca Pauly, Paulo Branco, Drama
A character escapes from the police and after all the money played to draw covers crime novels.
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Amanti / A Place for Lovers (1968) Vittorio De Sica, Faye Dunaway, Marcello Mastroianni, Enrico Simonetti, Drama, Romance
Julia, a divorced American fashion designer, is dying of a tragic, incurable disease. Read More »
Deux hommes dans Manhattan / Two Men in Manhattan (1959) Jean-Pierre Melville, Pierre Grasset, Christiane Eudes, Ginger Hall, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A French UN delegate has disappeared into thin air, sending reporter Moreau (Jean-Pierre Melville) and hard drinking photographer Delmas (Pierre Grasset) on an assignment to find him. Their only lead is a picture of three women.
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Cathy’s Curse (1977) Eddy Matalon, Alan Scarfe, Beverly Murray, Randi Allen, Horror
A young girl is possessed by the spirit of her dead aunt, who died in a car accident. Soon members of her family begin to mysteriously die off. Read More »
Bluebeard (1972) Edward Dmytryk, Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baron von Sepper is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. Read More »
Bez znieczulenia / Without Anesthesia (1978) Andrzej Wajda, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Ewa Dalkowska, Andrzej Seweryn, Drama
A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. Read More »
Identificazione di una donna / Identification of a Woman (1982) Michelangelo Antonioni, Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson, Drama, Romance
The movie director Niccolò has just been left by his wife. Subsequently he embarks on an obsessive relationship with a young woman who eventually leaves him Read More »
The Claim (2000) Michael Winterbottom, Wes Bentley, Peter Mullan, Milla Jovovich, Drama, Romance, Western
A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Read More »