Playing on the legend of ghosts returning in the form of cats to seek vengeance for their deaths, Kuroneko [Black Cat from the Grove] tells the tale of a mother and daughter, raped and killed by marauding samurai, and their supernatural revenge.Read More »
The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest. They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.
Note from the director:
This film is intended to be viewed only in complete darkness, with either headphones or a quality sound system.
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Synopsis
Claudina is a traditional woman from the countryside. After the pass away of her husband, she gets into a lonely routine. Having a difficult economic situation, Claudina has to move with her dearest grandson Cristóbal, and her daughter Alejandra, knowing that both women have a distanced relationship. Living together, Claudina meets the neighbor Elsa, an independent and married woman who sings on a hidden bar called “Porvenir” (The Future.) Claudina starts a relationship with Elsa, getting in love. Since then, she develops a journey of self-knowledge to be free, under the judgment of her daughter and friends on a religious and conservatory little town, obsessed with UFO sighting.Read More »
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Julie (Anaïs Demoustier) is eager to make a start in the job market. But she finds herself taking a succession of soul-destroying jobs (the film is especially brittle in its look at the ostensibly hip and ‘human’ PR world) and tangling with a series of wildly unsuitable men. Taking part in a role-playing charade for a job interview, she meets a freewheeling young actor (Pio Marmaï), who shows her another way to live life, outside the nine-to-five rut. The couple hit it off and head for an idyllic existence away from the system, only for reality to catch them unawares.Read More »
A man suspects his wife of being unfaithful, but he’s not prepared for what her confession will do to him.Read More »
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“The motto for this film is affections from life in images. It alternates between ‘snapshots’ of shootings and the present-day memory of people with whom I’ve worked in films by Teresa Villaverde, João Mário Grilo, José Álvaro de Morais, Fernando Lopes or Miguel Gomes.”
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Despite Kuang Hsu’s (Ti Lung) enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectively is overshadowed by the ever-present power of the Dowager Empress (Lisa Lu). When his attempts to reform the Imperial system are thwarted by the Dowager Empress, he attempts to curb her power. His efforts are not successful, and this failure leads directly to his own death and the end of Imperial rule in China. The Dowager Empress, though, ends her days comfortably and in peace.Read More »
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At a cost of $18m, The Romanovs -The Imperial Family is the biggest budget Russian production in the past ten years. Its first rate production values and breathtakingly beautiful sets and costumes, as well the international reputation of director Gleb Panfilov, should earn it theatrical distribution as well as a wide airing on television.Read More »
In “The Scholar and The Soldier”, Major Fang is obsessed with Yu Zhen by chance, knowing that she is the daughter of scholar Xu, he decided to enter their house in disguise with his page, and however, Yu Zhen’s cousin comes back for the pre-arranged marriage at the same time. Li Han-hsiang both scripted and helmed “Tales of Larceny” about the scams cons worked and the games people played during the corrupt Chinese Warlord era, featuring a cast filled with the best of Shaw’s exceptional character actors.Read More »