Drama

First filmed theatrically in 1962, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final novel, TENDER IS THE NIGHT, was given a lavish (seven million dollars) treatment in this British-Australian-American miniseries version. Set in Europe’s waning days of the Roaring Twenties, the plot focused upon the tempestuous marriage between jaded psychiatrist Dick Diver (Peter Strauss) and the beautiful, schizophrenic socialite Nicole Warren (Mary Steenburgen). An international cast did an excellent job impersonating the “Lost Generation” for which Fitzgerald was the principal spokesman (the author was himself all but burned out by the time the original novel was published, and his desperation oozes through every page).Read More »

A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.Read More »

The short career and tragic life of “Last Tango in Paris” star Maria Schneider.Read More »

“All we need to do, is to find a new planet, and keep the party going.”

The film takes places in the near future, following the trajectory of the 1990’s. Rampant consumerism, neoliberalism, globalization and American cultural imperialism have all reached their peak. Robbie and Stella come from different, but equally dysfunctional backgrounds. By happenstance, they find themselves together on the road, running away from their responsibilities, while being hunted down by the drugged-up mad dog, Ulfur. This film is fast-paced, filled with stunning visuals and great music, and is as free-roaming as the characters themselves.Read More »

Mehmet, who decides to take revenge on Ekrem and Reyhan as soon as he is released from prison, is forced to face facts he does not know.Read More »

A high-school senior ditches his girlfriend for a gay romance with his best friend.Read More »

Monica is a social worker from Mexico City, who’s child is suffering from a degenerative illness in his eyes. Having exhausted all other options, a corneal transplant is her only hope. Overwhelmed by the ineffectiveness of the health system and the scarcity of resources, she decides on an extreme solution, within the world of street children.Read More »

The young woman Maria lives her privileged life in the shadow of her husband Carl. When she learns that she is pregnant, she tries to look at themselves in relation to their surroundings. She is in doubt about the value of his wife being and decide to put it to the test. Carl fail. It brings her into contact with Lou and Jens. Lou is Danish and has a casual job in Bergen. Jens is professional criminal who has never succeeded in his profession. Maria attracted by these two outsiders and begins a relationship with them. But instead it’s that they provoke each other, they eventually lose control of the game, and it all ends in an outrage that operates Lou and Mary to flee. They seek their island and find it. But all does not go as smoothly as they intend.Read More »

Zulu South Africa anthropology Dramatic feature with strong ethnographic element, (silent film) first look at Zulu life in South Africa

directed by: Attilio Gatti
1928 60 minutes

This is a heavily fictionalized account of Zulu life in 1927. Made by an Italian team that included the famous anthropologist Lidio Cipriani, it weaves genuine enthnographical elements into a fantasy of love, witchcraft, and betrayal.Read More »