• Roman Kachanov – Varezhka (1967)

    1961-1970AnimationCultRoman KachanovUSSR

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    The Little girl dreams of a dog. But dry prudish mum is categorically against animals. In the yard all children walk with dogs. And the girl walks her mitten on lead. Unexpectedly her mitten turns into a knitted puppy.
    III VCF, Leningrad 1968, – the First premium in the section of cartoon films.
    VII IF animation films, Annecy (France) 1967 – the First premium for the best children’s film.
    V ICF, Moscow 1967, – the Silver medal in competition of children’s films.
    X IF films for children and youth, Gijon (Spain) 1968 – Grand prix ” The Golden plate”; a prize of Gijon for high quality of animation.Read More »

  • Harpreet Dehal – Oceania (2008)

    2001-2010ArthouseDramaHarpreet DehalUSA

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    What does a 17 year old know about film making? Watch and see.

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    Two teenagers deal with their shattered family-life in a small California coastal town. Through a series of fragmented memories, one encounters sexuality and abuse, murder and suicide, truth and lies. Their lives so suddenly connect without anyone ever realizing the shared desire in their search for fulfillment. Written by Harpreet DehalRead More »

  • Dinos Dimopoulos – Kontserto gia polyvola (1967)

    Drama1961-1970Dinos DimopoulosGreece

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    Athens, right before the beginning of WW2. Niki, an employee of the General Army HQ, is
    accused of giving classified documents to an Italian agent. She is blackmailed with threats about her brother’s life who is studying in Italy. She makes no effort to defend herself and doesn’t care if she gets convicted to death sentence, but she accepts the cooperation of General Dareios, to keep giving army documents to the Italians only these documents are falsified to deceive the enemy. A Greek captain, named Theodorou, gets involved in the case. He is in love with Niki. He gets arrested and accused for stealing the documents and is sent to martial court, where he is sentenced to death penalty….Read More »

  • Júlio Bressane – O Mandarim aka The Mandarin (1995)

    1991-2000ArthouseBrazilJúlio BressaneMusical

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    The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing – whispering and softly saying the words – in a time when singers with potent voices ruled, was in a way a forerunner of Bossa Nova style.Read More »

  • Robert Mulligan – The Other (1972)

    1971-1980HorrorRobert MulliganThrillerUSA

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    Description: Chilling and eerie, this supernatural tale of good versus evil coils around twin brothers living with their grandmother in a sleepy rural area during the summer of 1935.Read More »

  • Dino Risi – Fantasma d’amore (1981)

    1981-1990Dino RisiDramaItaly

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    After witnessing the brutal murder of an elderly lady, a man has an encounter with a bizarre woman who claims to an old lover of his… A lover who apparently committed suicide years ago.Read More »

  • Jaromil Jires – Krik AKA The Cry (1963)

    Drama1961-1970Czech RepublicJaromil Jires

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    Czechoslovak cinema was reinforced in 1963 by the emergence of Jaromil Jireš. He made his directing debut with a simple narrative based on a book by Ludvík Aškenazy (who also wrote the screenplay). Similarly to contemporaries at Prague’s FAMU film academy, this talented young filmmaker was influenced by the documentary approach to making feature films. The protagonists in Křik (The Cry), husband and wife Slávek and Ivana, experience a rather important day in their lives during which they are separated from each other. Ivana lies in the delivery room giving birth to their first child, while Slávek is repairing televisions at work. The spouses dwell on themselves and the life they have up until now experienced with each other. Jireš and cameraman Jaroslav Kučera use a hidden camera perspective, something that was quite unusual at the time. The director also uses non-actors to add authenticity to the narrative. Slávek is, however, played by the experienced Josef Abrhám.Read More »

  • Marcel Varnel – King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)

    1941-1950ComedyMarcel VarnelUnited KingdomWar

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    King Arthur Was a Gentleman is a 1942 British musical comedy film, directed by Marcel Varnel, starring Arthur Askey as Arthur King. Set during World War II, the plot involves the diminutive Arthur joining the army to prove himself to his girlfriend Susan (Evelyn Dall), who is in the same unit as him. Here, his idealistic notions about King Arthur prompt his messmates to trick him into believing that a sword they have dug up is the fabled Excaliber. Armed with this talisman Arthur strides forth to deal with the Wehrmacht.Read More »

  • Lamberto V. Avellana – Badjao AKA Badjao, the Sea Gypsies (1957)

    1951-1960ClassicsDramaLamberto V. AvellanaPhilippines

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    An classic film by film studio LVN, largely because of shining performances by Rosa Rosal and Tony Santos. It won the award for best direction (Lamberto V. Avellana, National Artist for Theater and Film in 1976), best story (Rolf Bayer), best editing (Gregorio Carballo), and best cinematography (Mike Accion) at the 1957 Southeast Asia Film Festival held in Tokyo.
    A story about the Badjaos and the Tausogs, rival tribes for centuries. The Badjaos, a group of sea gypsies, ply the sea for food and for pearls.Read More »

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