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Tomris Giritlioglu – Güz sancisi AKA Pains of Autumn (2009)
As the year 1955 is moving towards autumn, Turkey’s increasingly tense political atmosphere starts to cast its dark shadow on the glittering beauty of Beyoglu. Behcet is the only son of a father in...
View ArticleAtif Yilmaz – Hayallerim, askim ve sen (1987)
From IMDB: Coskun (Oguz Tunc;), who grew up in an orphanage, has been in love with the very famous film star Derya Altinay (Turkan Soray) all of his life. His only purpose in life is to meet her one...
View ArticleIlmar Raag – Klass AKA The Class (2007)
Plot summary: Introvert Joosep is the butt of crude jokes from his classmates who are irritated by his taciturn nature. The only support he has comes from Kaspar, whom he sits next to in class. Quote:...
View ArticleYves Allégret – Germinal (1963)
Synopsis Adaptation of Zola’s novel about 18th-century French coal miners going on strike to fight for better conditions. http://nitroflare.com/view/34342B907931553/Germinal.1963.DVDRip.XviD.part1.rar...
View ArticlePanahbarkhoda Rezaee – Cheraghi dar meh AKA A Light in the Fog (2008)
Quote: A widow and her father live alone and make a living by mending oil lamps and making charcoal. 963MB | 1h 14mn | 758×394 | mkv...
View ArticleKazuo Kuroki – Tomorrow – ashita (1988)
Quote: On August 9, 1945, the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. This film, based on a story by Mitsuharu Inoue, describes the daily life of people in Nagasaki the day before that fateful...
View ArticleJuan Taratuto – Papeles en el viento AKA Papers in the Wind (2015)
When Alejandro “Mono” dies, his brother and two closest friends, a tight-knit group since childhood, are left to figure out how to take care of his young daughter, Guadalupe. They want to give her all...
View ArticleNhat Minh Dang – Thuong nho dong que aka Nostalgia for the Countryside (1995)
Powerful and poetic, Nostalgia for the Countryside explores the tensions and traumas of everyday life in a rural Vietnamese village. The arrival from abroad of Quyen, who fled the village as a small...
View ArticleLance Daly – Kisses (2008)
On the fringes of Dublin two children, Kylie and Dylan, live in a suburban housing estate devoid of life, colour and the prospect of escape. Kylie lives with five other siblings and her overworked...
View ArticleKun-jae Jang – Han yeo-reum-ui pan-ta-ji-a AKA A Midsummer’s Fantasia (2014)
Split into two parts, shot in black and white, the opening chapter First Love, Yoshiko follows a Korean director (Lim Hyung-kook) who is scouting for locations for his next film in the Japanese rural...
View ArticleMia Hansen-Løve – Le père de mes enfants AKA Father of My Children [+Extras]...
Gregoire Canvel has everything a man could want: a wife he loves, three delightful children and his dream job – he is a film producer. Discovering talented filmmakers and developing films that fit his...
View ArticleLinh Viet – Ganh xiec rong AKA The Travelling Circus (1988)
One of the most acclaimed Vietnamese films of the 1980s, The Traveling Circus won numerous international awards, including Grand Prix at Fribourg Third world Film Festival, Audience Award at Uppsala...
View ArticleStanley Haynes – Carnival (1946)
Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson Of the many films (English and American) bearing the title Carnival, only one was based on the Compton MacKenzie novel of the same name. This 1946 melodrama stars Sally...
View ArticleDeborah Haywood – Pin Cushion (2017)
Quote: Super close Mother LYN and daughter IONA (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in a new town. Determined to make a success of things after a tricky start, Iona becomes ‘best...
View ArticleLiliana Cavani – Al di là del bene e del male aka Beyond Good and Evil (1977)
About the movie Beyond Good and Evil (Italian: Al di là del bene e del male, UK title: Beyond Evil) is a 1977 drama film directed by Liliana Cavani. It stars Dominique Sanda, Erland Josephson and...
View ArticleKôji Wakamatsu – 11·25 jiketsu no hi: Mishima Yukio to wakamono-tachi AKA AKA...
On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this...
View ArticleHenry Koster – Harvey (1950)
synopsis This whimsical fantasy about a local drunk’s 6′ 3 1/2″ imaginary rabbit pal was a smash hit (and a Pulitzer Prize winner) on Broadway and was then adapted into this likeable farce that’s also...
View ArticleVíctor Erice – El Espíritu de la colmena aka The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
Plot Synopsis [AMG] Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Spanish cinema, this allegorical tale is set in a remote village in the 1940s. The life in the village is calm and uneventful — an allegory of...
View ArticleMetin Erksan – Sevmek zamani aka Time To Love [Enhanced Quality] (1965)
An obscure gem, a hidden treasure to international cinema lovers; “Sevmek Zamani” is one of the best movies in Turkish cinema history. This cult film still remains as a cinematic enigma for the new...
View ArticleMyriam Mézières & Alain Tanner – Fleurs de sang AKA Flowers of Blood (2002)
Again, it is a portrait of a woman and it gives us another glimpse of an exceptional figure. Mézières comes across as an outstanding actress, offering her body and her sufferings with a rare and...
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