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Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1948.
Language
Français
Description
When Michel tells his parents he is in love, his mother Yvonne is distraught, believing she will lose her son, and his father Georges is distressed because it is Georges' mistress, Madeleine, whom his son loves. Yvonne and Georges financially and emotionally depend on Michel's maiden aunt, Léo, who was once engaged to Georges but gave him up to her sister. Léo resolves to help them separate Michel and Madeleine and choreographs an elaborate meeting...
42) The Prisoner
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1968.
Language
Français
Description
Josée is the wife of an artist whose work is exhibited in a modern art gallery. The owner of the gallery, Stan satisfies himself by photographing women in humiliating poses. Josée is fascinated by the man and soon falls completely in love with him. *"...an aesthetic and thematic tour-de-force." - Martyn Conterio, **CineVue***
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
Français
Description
The first and only narrative feature by American documentarian James Blue (Oscar®-nominated for A Few Notes On Our Food Problem), The OLIVE TREES OF JUSTICE holds the dual distinctions of being the only French film to have been shot in Algeria during the Algerian War, and to have been the winner of the Prize of the Society of Film and Television Writers at the inaugural Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival in 1962. Filmed in Algiers and the...
44) Bulldog Drummond
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
1929.
Language
English
Description
A bored WWI veteran helps out a young woman, whose uncle is being held hostage by embezzlers. Nominated for 2 **Academy Awards**.
45) The Raging Moon
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
English
Description
Bruce Pritchard (Malcolm McDowell) is a young, active man - until he finds himself struck down by a crippling disease and confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He is taken to a home for the disabled, but his bitterness and his dislike of rules and regulations only serve to make him angry and withdrawn. But he finds meaning in life once more when he falls in love with Jill (Nanette Newman), a polio victim. Happy, halcyon days follow for...
46) Foxtrot
Publisher
Icon
Pub. Date
1976.
Language
English
Description
At the beginning of WWII, Liviu, a Romanian count, and his wife Julia come to live on an uninhabited tropical island, where they hope to escape the war and their past. This 1970's classic was directed by acclaimed Mexican filmmaker, Arturo Ripstein, and stars Oscar-nominated actors, Charlotte Rampling, Peter O'Toole, and Max von Sydow.
47) King of Hearts
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1966.
Language
English
Description
During World War I, Scottish soldier Private Plumpick is sent on a mission to a village in the French countryside to disarm a bomb set by the retreating German army. Plumpick encounters a strange town occupied by the former residents of the local psychiatric hospital who escaped after the villagers deserted. Assuming roles like Bishop, Duke, barber, and circus ringmaster, they warmly accept the visitor as their King of Hearts. With his reconnaissance...
48) Dead of Night
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1945.
Language
English
Description
An architect visits a country house only to get trapped in a recurring nightmare involving tales of the occult told by fellow guests at the manor. A portmanteau work from four of Ealing Studio's best directors, DEAD OF NIGHT preyed masterfully on the post-war fears and paranoia of the 1940's. Winner of the Most Interesting Screenplay Award at the **Locarno International Film Festival.** *"Nearly 60 years on, Ealing's compendium of spooky tales remains...
49) Perfect Friday
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1970.
Language
English
Description
Lord Nicholas Dorset (David Warner) and his beautiful wife Britt (Ursula Andress), are a glamorous couple who live completely beyond their means. Their bank manager is Mr. Graham, who envies his customers' wealth. Over the years he has devised a foolproof plan to rob his own bank, and Britt and Nick's desperate financial situation makes them ideal accomplices. "*Mr. Hall has made an intelligent and quietly funny film about three eccentrics, who are...
50) Destiny
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1921.
Language
English
Description
A young woman confronts the personification of Death, in an effort to save the life of her fiance. Death weaves three romantic tragedies and offers to unite the girl with her lover, if she can prevent the death of the lovers in at least one of the episodes. Thus begin three exotic scenarios of ill-fated love, in which the woman must somehow reverse the course of destiny: Persia, Quattrocento Venice, and a fancifully rendered ancient China.
51) 8 1/2
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
1963.
Language
Italiano
Description
Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s *8 ½* (*Otto e mezzo*) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. An early working title for *8 ½* was "The Beautiful Confusion," and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act. Winner of two **Academy...
52) The Third Lover
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
Français
Description
An often-overlooked film from the early career of prolific French director Claude Chabrol (*The Swindle*), THE THIRD LOVER follows Albin Mercier, a failed journalist, is writing an article in Germany. When he meets a couple who seem very close, he becomes jealous and sets out to destroy their relationship. He discovers that the young woman has a lover and blackmails her emotionally. The restored version of the film was an Official Selection at the...
53) Blackmail
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1929.
Language
English
Description
During an attempted rape, Alice White kills her assailant in self defense. Her fiancé, Frank, a London detective, is assigned to the case, and he soon begins to suspect that Alice is involved. After a witness comes forward and threatens blackmail, Alice must decide whether to tell Frank the truth about what happened that night. *"BLACKMAIL marked Hitchcock's first use of sound, and it remains famous for innovations in that area. But it's now more...
54) Going Places
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1974.
Language
Français
Description
Two thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor.
55) The Nun
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1965.
Language
Français
Description
Around 1750, a young girl is sent to a convent against her will. When she asks to renounce her vows, she finds herself caught in a fatal trap. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. "*In its sculptural compositions and meticulous choreography of bodies through space, it has a recognizably Rivettian formal beauty.*" - Justin Chang, **The Los Angeles Times**
56) Monsieur Verdoux
Publisher
Mk2 Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Français
Description
Inspired by notorious French serial killer Landru, Henri Verdoux lures wealthy women by promising them sweet happy-everafters. After the wedding bells chime, however, he murders them for their fortunes. In this particularly dark comedy, Chaplin questions our perception of evil: isn’t this refined criminal a mere amateur compared to weapons suppliers and dictators? We stand ready to condemn a murderer, but when war victims are counted in millions,...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1947.
Language
English
Description
Googie Withers stars as Rose Sandigate, a Bethnal Green housewife whose Sunday is turned upside down by the re-appearance of an old flame who is now an escaped convict seeking protection from the police. IT ALWAYS RAINS ON SUNDAY shares rare glimpse into life in London's East End post WWII. *"The drama is managed without condescension and with enormous skill." - Peter Bradshaw, **Guardian*** *"Hamer's artful and iconoclastic film mixes a day in the...
58) The Break-In
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Post-war Berlin, 1946: Three small-time, oddball crooks plan the heist of their lives. They want to break into the vault of the German Traffic Credit Union to steal the weekly Reichsbahn payroll. In preparation, they rent the top floor of the building and use it to spy on the bank. Despite several unforeseen incidents, the robbers are able to make off with the loot, but a motley police team gets on their heels. This crime comedy, with a stellar cast...
59) Le Gai Savoir
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1969.
Language
Français
Description
While alone in an abandoned television studio, two militants, Emile Rousseau and Patricia Lumumba, have a discourse on language. Referring to spoken word as "the enemy"--the weapon used by the establishment to confuse liberation movements--the two deconstruct the meanings of sounds and images in an attempt to "return to zero" and truly experience the joy of learning. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, LE GAI SAVOIR was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear...
60) The Manxman
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1929.
Language
English
Description
Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord's daughter at the local inn, however Kate's father doesn't think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but the sea becomes rough when they start to fall for each other. "*Filled with enchanting scenes and the story itself is quite well...
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