
In the Madrid of the 19th century a young man plays roulette. A mysterious character helps him by pointing with his walking stick the next number where the ball is going to fall. Read More »
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La antena / The Aerial (2007) Esteban Sapir, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Valeria Bertuccelli, Julieta Cardinali, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

This near-silent black and white film from Argentina tells the story of a city that has lost its voice, stolen by Mr. TV, and the attempts of a small family to win the voice back. Read More »
El imperio de la fortuna / The Realm of Fortune (1986) Arturo Ripstein, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Parodi, Drama

A very poor and handicaped man, lives in a small town in Mexico with his mother. Read More »
China Gate (1957) Samuel Fuller, Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Action, War, Drama

Near the end of the French phase of the Vietnam War, a group of mercenaries are recruited to travel through enemy territory to the Chinese border, to blow up an arms depot. Read More »
Christopher Strong (1933) Dorothy Arzner, Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Billie Burke, Drama, Romance

At a party for Bright Young Things, a “treasure hunt” for attractive yet virtuous people nets Sir Christopher Strong, M.P., and Lady Cynthia Darrington, dashing aviatrix. Read More »
Ausente / Absent (2011) Marco Berger, Carlos Echevarría, Javier De Pietro, Antonella Costa, Drama, Thriller

Martin, a young Argentine student, is exploring the reactions of his sports coach, Sebastian, while vying for his love and affection. Read More »
Things to Come (1936) William Cameron Menzies, Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson, Drama, Sci-Fi, War

A global war begins in 1940. This war drags out over many decades until most of the people still alive (mostly those born after the war started) do not even know who started it or why. Read More »
Plata quemada / Burnt Money (2000) Marcelo Piñeyro, Eduardo Noriega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Pablo Echarri, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Burnt Money, is set in Argentina in 1965. This true story follows the tumultuous relationship between two men who became lovers and ultimately ruthless bank robbers in a notoriously famous footnote in the annals of Argentinian crime history. Read More »
Matinée (1977) Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Héctor Bonilla, Manuel Ojeda, Rodolfo Chávez Martínez, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Jorge and Aarón, two young boys growing up in a quiet town often miss classes to go together to the cinema matinee. Read More »
Kamikaze (1986) Didier Grousset, Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru, Dominique Lavanant, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Albert is old, lonely, drunken and unemployed, but an expert in computers. Read More »