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In Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian district called Lapa, during the ’40s, a stylish and popular scoundrel exploits a cabaret singer, and earns his living by means of petty swindles. But then he meets Ludmila, the cabaret owner’s daughter, who wants to get rich smuggling goods in times of war.Read More »
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When a father gets out of prison, he comes home to his wife and two teen-age kids to pick up where he left off. That is to say, he intends to raise his kids right and continue burglarizing his way into the easy life. He joins up again with his old partner Faucon, but early on Papa’s wily son cons him into making him a partner too. The years go by, and just when the family seems poised for the big time, an obstacle pops up from a totally unexpected sector…Read More »
The story takes place in the turbulent times of the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. Budapest’s siren is sounding, the city is slowly depopulating. We see a man who may or may not have committed murder. Many board the ship and the man with them. But even here they cannot hide from violence and madness.Read More »
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Young Ralph James and his scheming friend Tommy Tricker collect stamps. But when Tommy snatches a rare stamp, Ralph discovers the secret of “stamp travel” to take him around the world and bring back the 75-year gone traveller Charles Merriweather.Read More »
A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron’s deceased wife.
Ian Johnston, Not Coming to a Theater Near You wrote:
Zigeunerweisen, the first film in Seijun Suzuki’s Taisho trilogy, proved something of a surprise success in Japan, both commercially (this was very definitely unplanned) and critically—it took the Japanese Academy Awards for best picture, director, and supporting actress, and the prestigious Kinema Jumpo awards for best director, film, screenplay, actress, and supporting actress. So, Suzuki teamed up again with producer Genjiro Arato to double the budget for the follow-up Kagero-za.Read More »
Young girl becomes Alice in dreamland during menstruation. Wild dreams and nightmares about sexuality, vampirism, death, obsessions and other bizarre things.Read More »
Rebecca Brite’s review from IMDB :
How has this gem slipped under IMDb users’ radar all these years, especially after winning a César for best documentary short subject? It is slow, succinct and absolutely riveting. With his photojournalist’s eye, and simple but inspired camera work, Depardon plunges us into both the sounds and silences of a day and a night in the city. Further description would be superfluous; what the film doesn’t do is as important as what it does. Kudos to distributor Marin Karmitz for resurrecting it.Read More »
A short documentary about the citizens of Orly and their problems with the noise pollution caused by the airport.Read More »
