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Sweet little comical romance starring Heinz Rühmann and (smoking hot) Hertha Feiler, this time as newlyweds. Rühmann’s lack of ambition motivates his wife to make a step with fatal consequences. Within one night, they loose their entire financial basis and at the end of the film they even get divorced!Read More »
Martin Frost writes a story featuring a mysterious woman, Claire Martin, who appears in his life; their fates intertwine with the tale he writes, blurring reality and fiction in an intriguing mystery exploring the artistic process.Read More »
“He” (Guillaume Canet) has hit rock bottom. This Parisian musician short on inspiration leaves his wife and kids high and dry to go recharge his batteries in an isolated and mysterious house which creaks with age and perhaps the weight of the past, and which sits on the edge of a cliff. Borrowing heavily from the codes of fantastic film, the movie’s mise en scène encourages us to believe that “Lui”/He isn’t there by chance and that He isn’t entirely at peace with himself, either. By way of this retreat, he’s running away from his professional responsibilities just as much as his personal duties, towards his wife as well as his mistress. There’s undoubtedly something which he needs to exorcise, but what? Incongruous visitors soon make an appearance to offer up the beginnings of an answer to this question.Read More »
A lovely gesture – a bouquet of roses – from husband to wife becomes the catalyst for a clash of long-repressed emotion in the movie adaptation of the Tony – and Pulitzer Prize-winning stage hit The Subject Was Roses. Martin Sheen, as the son home from war, and Jack Albertson, Academy Award winner as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the distant father, both appeared in the Broadway version, where Albertson had already captured a Tony Award for his powerful work. Patricia Neal plays the third side of the family triangle in a moving performance that earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination and marked her triumphant return to the screen after a debilitating series of strokes.Read More »
The development of the American skyscraper, starting in the late 19th century, in Chicago and then New York, centers on the conflict between architects Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan.Read More »
The old house acquired by Bjorg (Lilja Thorisdottir) and her husband Petur (Johann Sigurdarson) slowly takes on menacing proportions once Bjorg is left alone for a few days while Petur is away on business. While she is in the house, she experiences terrible visions of faces screaming — are these ghosts, or unclear memories from her own past? The situation continues to deteriorate, until it looks as though Petur will never return in time to help Bjorg out of her terrors — if he could help at all. The high level of cinematic craft in this film is testified by its engrossing drama, all accomplished on a budget of U.S. $270,000.Read More »
Two former design school classmates, 21-year-old office worker Kyoko and illustrator Jiro, run into each other on the street and soon begin living together. With great care for their feelings, the two embark on a genuine love affair, expressed through their taboo and tension-filled cohabitation. Whilst hurting each other, they continue to explore the boundaries of their relationship in this boldly controversial film.Read More »
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Five men have been business partners for decades. After years of working on the streets they pooled their money and purchased a night club that attracted a decent clientele. But their best days came after they remodeled the club into a gambling house. They kept the tiny dancing hall, but worked diligently to earn a reputation as a safe destination for seasoned gamblers. Their profits were small but steady and over time all of them were able to increase their savings.Read More »