Drama

  • Davit Pirtskhalava – Didi shesveneba AKA A Long Break (2022)

    2021-2030Davit PirtskhalavaDramaGeorgia

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    After 13 years, Tsitsi (31) initiates a reunion of his former classmates with a seemingly harmless cause: they have not seen each other since graduation and the reason for the gathering is to remember school and have a drink. However, Tsitsi has a secret motivation: he wants to punish his former classmate, Guga (31), who used to make life difficult for the entire class at school. Several male classmates gather at school, drink, talk, and as their time together progresses, Tsitsi gets drunk and tries to accomplish his goal.Read More »

  • Jonathan Miller – King Lear (1982)

    1981-1990DramaJonathan MillerTVUnited Kingdom

    Making its debut with Romeo and Juliet on 3 December 1978, and concluding nearly seven years later with Titus Andronicus on 27 April 1985, the BBC Television Shakespeare project was the single most ambitious attempt at bringing the Bard of Avon to the small screen, both at the time and to date.Read More »

  • Im Kwon-taek – Chang aka Downfall (1997)

    Drama1991-2000Im Kwon-taekSouth Korea

    The story revolves around an orphan girl who became a prostitute to survive and finds love with one of her clients. A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she’s going to sell beverages at a village store. She soon learns about the dark world of Korea’s red-light districts, where a prostitute is exploited by johns, their pimps and society. She befriends one of her johns, a country bumpkin, who keeps in touch with her over the years. The film is a look at Korea’s prostitution from the 1970s to the 1990s told through her story.Read More »

  • Gillo Pontecorvo – Ogro (1979) (HD)

    Gillo Pontecorvo1971-1980DramaPolitics

    As 1973 winds down, Franco is still governing Spain with an iron hand. Opposition parties are forbidden; labor movements are repressed; and Basque nationalists are mercilessly hunted down. The caudillo is aging, though, and the continuity of the régime is in question. One man has the trust of Franco, enough authority and experience to assume the leadership, and an impeccable track record as to dealing with enemies of the State: admiral Carrero Blanco. For the embattled clandestine Basque organization ETA, Carrero Blanco must be brought down. Daring plans are made, requiring a meticulous execution. (IMDb)Read More »

  • Jacques Rivette – Ne touchez pas la hache AKA Don’t Touch The Axe (2007)

    2001-2010DramaFranceJacques RivetteRomance

    Handsome young general Armand de Montriveau has searched across the seas for the woman he fell madly in love with five years ago. He finally finds Antoinette, the Duchess of Langeais, living chastely in a Majorcan convent… It was love at first sight for Montriveau upon meeting Antoinette, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls of 1820s Restoration Paris, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Flattered by his attentions, the alluring Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction, but she repeatedly refuses Montriveau. Despite his sincere romantic declarations, Montriveau’s passion remains unfulfilled. When the humiliated Montriveau eventually seeks his revenge, Antoinette’s love awakens. But it may well be too late for the star-crossed lovers.Read More »

  • Jun’ya Satô – Chounouryoku-sha – Michi eno tabibito (1994)

    1991-2000DramaJapanJun'ya SatôSci-Fi

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    Hikaru, an ordinary man, discovers a way to unleash the supernatural powers hidden inside his soul, allowing him to cure others with his newfound “ki” healing power.Read More »

  • Björn Hlynur Haraldsson – Blóðberg AKA The Homecoming (2015)

    2011-2020Björn Hlynur HaraldssonDramaIceland

    Gunnar, a sociologist in his fifties who has written countless self-help books lives in a
    beautiful house with Dísa, his wife of thirty years. Despite his expertise, their relationship is on the rocks and their attitude towards one another is becoming increasingly resentful and
    bitter. Their 25-year-old son and only child, David, comes back from a holiday with a new
    girlfriend, Sunna. Sunna is pretty, smart, polite and on the face of it, the perfect daughter in law. However, on meeting Sunna, Gunnar is forced to face a dark secret.Read More »

  • Dominik Graf – Deine besten Jahre AKA Your Best Years (1999)

    1991-2000Dominik GrafDramaGermanyTV

    Deine besten Jahre AKA Your Best Years
    Vera Kemp is a financially secured company heiress. As an art historian she is a public figure. She’s a wife and mother who has found happiness in private life. At her 36th birthday a younger woman claims to be her husband’s mistress. Vera Kemp decides to fight for the first time in her life.Read More »

  • Edward Ludwig – Wake of the Red Witch (1948)

    1941-1950AdventureDramaEdward LudwigUSA

    Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.Read More »

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