Vincente Minnelli – A Matter of Time (1976)
The final film of Vincente Minnelli Quote: Vincente Minnelli’s final film, A Matter of Time (1976), is both a love letter to the prodigious talents of his daughter Liza, and a fond farewell to the...
View ArticleRichard Brooks – The Happy Ending (1969)
From IMDB’s user comments: THE HAPPY ENDING might not seem special today, and may well seem very dated in some ways, but we must remember this is the pre-DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE era. I’m sure the...
View ArticleKurt Maetzig – Der Rat der Götter AKA Council of the Gods (1950)
1933, the bosses of a large German chemical concern pave the way for Hitler’s rise to power: Thus begins the story line of the feature film Der Rat der Götter (The Council of the Gods), which deals...
View ArticleEbrahim Golestan – Khesht va Ayeneh AKA Brick and Mirror (1965) (HD)
Hashem (Zakariya Hashemi) is a cab driver who finds an infant child in the back seat of his cab one night after he gives a ride to a young woman. Hashem and his girlfriend, Taji (Taji Ahmadi), try to...
View ArticleJohan Bergenstråhle – Hallo Baby (1976)
About a girl growing up in a big city in the seventies. She cultivates her artistic ambitions. After a series of relationships, she gets a small part in a play and becomes pregnant. (from IMDB) 849MB...
View ArticleLiliana Cavani – Oltre la porta aka Beyond Obsession aka Beyond The Door (1982)
From Time Out Film GuideThere is something to be said for Liliana Cavani, but it is difficult to remember what it is. The cruelty of her Night Porter was ruined by sentimentality, and Beyond Good and...
View ArticleYasuzô Masumura – Kono ko no nanatsu no oiwai ni AKA For My Daughter’s 7th...
The film is Yasuzo Masumura’s last feature film, based on Mio Saito’s novel which wons him a Seishi Yokomizo Award, shot by Setsuo Kobayashi, principle cinematographers of such Kon Ichikawa &...
View ArticleRobert Kramer – The Edge (1967)
Synopsis by Dan PavlidesA group of disenfranchised radicals each under the age of 30 gathers often for coffee and intellectual discussions. They have worked for civil rights, the Appalachian poor, and...
View ArticleRené Clément – Le mura di Malapaga AKA The Walls of Malapaga AKA Beyond the...
Synopsis:After murdering his mistress and being hunted by the authorities in France, Pierre (Jean Gabin) stows away aboard a ship bound for Genoa, Italy. Though he’s immediately robbed after arriving,...
View ArticleAki Kaurismäki – Le Havre (2011)
Synopsis:A dock worker in Le Havre hears a human sound inside one of the containers in port, that container which left Gabon three weeks ago and which was supposed to arrive in London five days after...
View ArticleMircea Daneliuc – Proba de microfon AKA Microphone Test (1980)
An uncompromising and prolific auteur whose battles with censorship during the Communist era are legendary, Mircea Daneliuc doubles as director and star of Microphone Test, a pivotal film in Romanian...
View ArticleRaoul Walsh – The Man I Love (1947)
Quote:Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor’s wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca....
View ArticleAngela Schanelec – Ich war zuhause, aber AKA I Was at Home, But (2019) (HD)
SynopsisAfter a 13-year-old student disappears without a trace for a week and suddenly reappears, his mother and teachers are confronted with existential questions that change their whole view of...
View ArticleTatsumi Kumashiro – Die Frau mit dem roten Hut (1984)
SynopsisIn 1923 a Japanese comes to Munich and immediately falls in love with a street artist with a red hat, without knowing her past is. She turns to the Japanese, for the first time she thinks she...
View ArticleGregory La Cava – Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Newly inaugurated President Judson Hammond is content to live out the next four years exercising a hands-off approach and leaving the problems of Depression America to local authorities. But after a...
View ArticleChetan Anand – Haqeeqat (1964)
Set against the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the film’s main plot concerns a small platoon of Indian soldiers in the hilly terrain of Ladakh who are considered dead but are rescued by Ladakhi tribesmen...
View ArticleMarie Monge – Joueurs AKA Treat Me Like Fire (2018)
When Ella meets Abel, her life changes. In the wake of this elusive lover, the girl will discover the cosmopolitan Paris and underground gaming circles, where adrenaline and money reign. First a bet,...
View ArticleArthur Penn – The Chase (1966)
Quote:Preceding Bonnie and Clyde by a year, Arthur Penn’s (Mickey One) acclaimed film boasts enviable pedigree – produced by the legendary Sam Spiegel, with a screenplay by Lillian Hellman from the...
View ArticleKi-duk Kim – Seom AKA The Isle [+commentary] (2000)
Quote:An artistic, shocking love story that disturbed audiences and confused almost all critics that couldn’t see beyond the disturbing images. A mute girl maintains a fishing resort where people stay...
View ArticleAki Kaurismäki – Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö aka The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Quote:A woman’s terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution. 1.68GB | 1 h 8 min | 1024×552 | mkv...
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