Milan tells the story of his older brother Sascha, the pride of the Tomic family in Vienna. The war in their nearby homeland hits the family hard, destroying their dreams of a happy life. Sascha disappears in the chaos of the civil war and then returns to the family after a year, rootless and transformed by what he experienced as a soldier. Sascha quickly tries to forget by evoking memories of peace and tranquillity in Vienna. He has married Suza and intends to start a new life with her in Austria. However, the war catches up with the Tomic family, infecting them with hate. Sascha tries to fight it, while his embittered father adds fuel to the fire. The situation ends in a rupture between father and son. Milan, the family’s youngest, is helpless and lost between the two men, who were his childhood heroes. After Sascha’s tragic and unavoidable death, the insanity finally ends and Milan becomes an adult.Read More »

Espionage and intrigue as nuclear scientists attempt to keep and retain top
secret information relating to the atomic bomb.Read More »

A grifter divides his time between being an unwelcome guest in the home of a former fellow student now a computer programmer and attempting to make lots of money by running fraudulent businesses.Read More »

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Brutes and Savages is a typical entry in the bizarre subgenre of mondo films. In it, narrator and explorer Arthur Davis visits Africa and South America in search of weird ceremonies and cultures. The film is basically trying to educate the viewer with a “partial” look at the locals’ everyday activities and beliefs and it tries to make everything look authentic and real. It clearly isn’t. Numerous camera angles and ridiculously staged events kill the illusion early on.Read More »

Katja Fleming (Lilli Palmer) lives a life like in a golden cage. Her husband is tycoon Robert Fleming (O.E. Hasse) who is accustomed to complimenting his wishes, and treats his wife no better than a presentable accessory. Katja is no longer willing to live in hollow luxury. The former stage actress also wants to have a life of her own, finally realizing and living out her dreams, which she had once given up for the sake of her husband. The fictitious world around her, created by Robert, depresses her more and more and threatens to suffocate her. Robert can not understand Katja’s dissatisfaction and rules like a patriarch. One day, in the guise of writer John Lawrence (Peter van Eyck), Katja’s rescue appears.Read More »

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The School for the Deaf at the Alabama Institute is organized around a theory of total communication i.e. the use of signs and finger spelling in conjunction with speech, hearing aids, lip reading, gestures and the written word. The film shows sequences dealing with various aspects of this comprehensive training such as teaching students and parents to sign; speech therapy; psychological counseling; regular academic courses; vocational training; disciplinary problems; parents visits; sports and recreational activity; training in living and working independently; and developing skills in home and money management.Read More »

Documentary master Frederick Wiseman’s 38th film in a career that has spanned more than that number of years, turns his attention to one of the world’s greatest ballet companies, the Paris Opera Ballet. John Davey’s camera roams the vast Palais Garnier, an opulent 19th century pile of a building: from its crystal chandelier-laden corridors to its labyrinthine underground chambers, from its light-filled rehearsal studios to its luxurious theater replete with 2,200 scarlet velvet seats and Marc Chagall ceiling. LA DANSE devotes most of its time to watching impossibly beautiful young men and women — among them Nicolas Le Riche, Marie-Agnès Gillot, and Agnès Letestu — rehearsing the choreography of Mats Ek, Wayne McGregor, Rudolf Nureyev and Pina Bausch. For balletomanes and the curious alike, LA DANSE serves up a scrumptious meal of delectable moments, one more glorious than the next, made even more precious by their ephemeral nature.Read More »

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Based on the Chinese classic “Jin Ping Mei”. Original Japanese cut directed by Koji Wakamatsu and produced by Shochiku. Set in Song-dynasty China, Wu Song rises to fame and becomes a guard captain. He is captivated by his brother’s wife, Pan Jinlian, whose beauty also ensnares the wealthy libertine Ximen Qing. To possess her, Ximen Qing has Wu Song’s brother murdered. When the corrupt authorities refuse justice, Wu Song is imprisoned, escapes with the help of the Liangshan bandits, and joins their ranks. Ximen Qing descends further into decadence, but Wu Song eventually returns, leading an attack on the town.Read More »

A young Kurdish political activist named “Rıfat” is wounded by the police and is taken home by his friends. His father nurses him with the hope he won’t die. Second short film of Emin Alper who is famous for his feature debut “Tepenin Ardı”.Read More »