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R.G. Springsteen – Hellfire (1949)
Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet meant for him,…
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Jean Cocteau – Orphée (1950)
Quote: Jean Cocteau died on October 11, 1963, the same exact day that his longtime friend, the French chanteuse Edith…
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George Sluizer – Joao en het mes AKA Joao and the Knife (1972)
An older man consumed by jealousy over his much younger wife decides to venture into the jungle in search of…
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John Sayles – Amigo (2010)
AMIGO, the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director John Sayles, stars legendary Filipino actor Joel Torre as Rafael, a…
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Franklin J. Schaffner – Welcome Home (1989)
Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what…
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Yasuzô Masumura – Hyoheki AKA The Precipice (1958)
Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day.…
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Lionel Baier – La cache AKA The Safe House (2025)
The ten-year-old boy lived through the events of May 1968 hidden away at his grandparents’ house, surrounded by his uncles…
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Frank Beyer – Der Bruch AKA The Break AKA The Break’in (1989)
Three men break into a bank and are pursued by three other men. The burglars have been at this sort…
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Umetsugu Inoue – Arashi o yobu gakudan AKA The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)
Musical about the “Blue Star,” a struggling jazz band led by pianist Takarada and trumpet player Takashima and their love…
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