In 1940s Venice, after twenty years of marriage, a Professor and his younger wife witness the passion wane. Now, all that remains is to confess the rousing thoughts to an elaborate diary hoping to break free from ties and inhibitions.Read More »
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Tinto Brass – La chiave AKA The Key (1983)
1981-1990DramaEroticaItalyTinto Brass -
Eric Pauwels – La Deuxième Nuit AKA The Second Night (2016)
2011-2020ArthouseBelgiumDocumentaryEric Pauwels

On the death of his mother, a filmmaker makes a film to see how much her disappearance has changed his vision of the world. It is an opportunity for him to look back over his relationship with her: a relationship that made him a free individual, as a man and as a filmmaker. The second night is the final part of a trilogy that began with Letter from a filmmaker to his daughter, which was followed by Dreaming films. The making of this ” Cabin Trilogy” is the fruit of fifteen years of work and reflection.Read More »
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Victor Nunez – Ruby in Paradise (1993)
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Julio Medem – Habitación en Roma aka Room in Rome (2010)
2001-2010DramaJulio MedemQueer Cinema(s)SpainQuote:
A hotel room in the center of Rome serves as the setting for two young and recently acquainted women to have a physical adventure that touches their very souls.Read More » -
Pierre Clémenti – Soleil (1988)
1981-1990ExperimentalFrancePierre ClémentiShort FilmPierre Clémenti’s Soleil presents a psychedelic meditation on his life and his detention in an Italian Prison in 1972.
Letterboxd review
★★★½ Watched by Macchiato 16 Apr 2020Quite hypnotic even without subtitles, seems like an ode to acid tripping. One of those works of accidental beauty.Read More »
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Cécile Ducrocq – Une femme du monde AKA Her Way (2021)
2021-2030Cécile DucrocqDramaFrance“A mother who is determined to do whatever it takes to give her son the opportunities she never had… “Read More »
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Jan Prusinovský – Chyby AKA Emma in Love (2021)
2021-2030Czech RepublicDramaJan PrusinovskýRomanceSynopsis:
Emma is a lively 25-year-old shop assistant living in a small town. Tomas is a 30-year-old roofer living in a village nearby the capital. They spend a night together, with no expectations. However, it becomes the start of a relationship, love, living together. Emma decides to unburden herself and is ready to tell Tomas about her tainted background. Tomas doesn’t want to hear it as he wants to live “here and now”. A random episode unveils Emma’s past and starts off a series of incidents which turn their lives upside down.Read More » -
Jean-Pierre Dougnac – Un amour interdit aka A Strange Passion (1984)
1981-1990DramaFranceJean-Pierre DougnacRomanceRomantic melodrama set in 18th century plague-ridden Italy. Elvire (Brigitte Fossey) enters a loveless marriage with the elderly Piacchi (Fernando Rey) and finds herself becoming attracted to their adopted son Nicolo, who reminds her of a man who once sacrificed his life for her.Read More »
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Usmar Ismail – Tiga Dara AKA Three Maidens (1956)
1951-1960ComedyIndonesiaMusicalUsmar IsmailTiga Dara (Indonesian for Three Maidens) is a 1956 Indonesian musical comedy film starring Chitra Dewi, Mieke Wijaya, and Indriati Iskak. Directed by Usmar Ismail for Perfini, the film follows three sisters who live with their father and grandmother. When the eldest sister, Nunung, shows no interest in marrying, her family tries to find a husband for her.Read More »







