In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. Read More »
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His Majesty O’Keefe (1954) Byron Haskin, Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, André Morell
In 1870, Yankee sea captain O’Keefe finds himself stranded after a mutiny on the Micronesian island of Yap Read More »
Jango (1984) Silvio Tendler, Leonel Brizola, Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, João Goulart
The film depicts the life and career of João Belchior Marques Goulart, known as “Jango” Read More »
Misunderstood (1966) Luigi Comencini, Anthony Quayle, Stefano Colagrande, Simone Giannozzi
Andrew’s brave front convinces his father that he is unaffected by his mother’s death. Read More »
Three Mothers (2006) Dina Zvi-Riklis, Miri Mesika, Gila Almagor, Rivka Raz
Rose, Flora and Yasmin were born as a triplet sixty something years ago in Alexandria, Egypt. Read More »
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) Sam Wood, Sidney Franklin, Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn
An old classics teacher looks back over his long career, remembering pupils Read More »
Lady Paname (1950) Henri Jeanson, Louis Jouvet, Suzy Delair, Henri Guisol
Paris, 1925. A young woman, Caprice, has great ambitions of becoming a famous music hall singer Read More »
The Black Torment (1964) Robert Hartford-Davis, Heather Sears, John Turner, Ann Lynn
A lord returns to his manor with his new wife, to hear rumors that he had already secretly returned and had committed several murders. Read More »
Queen of Montreuil (2012) Sólveig Anspach, Florence Loiret Caille, Didda Jónsdóttir, Úlfur Ægisson
It’s early summer and Agathe is back in France, at home in Montreuil. Read More »
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963) Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Tsutomu Yamazaki
During the Second World War, Takeichi Matsuo had participated in hiding a huge cache of gold in the Phillippine mountains. Read More »