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554,724 | 1,406,078 | 373,861 | 8 | It takes a village | This is a great opportunity for getting a first eye view about a civilization and a culture so completely different from ours , that it's worth the price of admission . Living in the remote Gobi desert , we encounter a small family that live from the sheep they raise and their camels , that are used as a form of transp... |
554,955 | 1,406,078 | 86,928 | 8 | Tosca lives ! | We had seen this documentary when it was first released . It was a treat to watch it again recently . It is a joy to see all these old opera singers and musicians living in retirement at the house that Giuseppe Verdi , perhaps the world's best opera composer of all times , created for them to spend their last years . D... |
555,546 | 1,406,078 | 44,981 | 8 | The master story teller | O'Henry's short stories are a joy to read . This master of the genre left behind a number of small gems that never seem to go out of style , as they are timeless . The author had an incredible eye to spot situations in which human beings are shown at a moment of crisis only to have fate intervene with ironic twists . "... |
555,353 | 1,406,078 | 381,681 | 8 | Before midnight | This is a film that has an European look . Director Richard Linkletter has decided to continue the story in a way we can accept it . In Jesse and Celine , he has found an attractive couple who play well together and what's more important , they get our attention from the beginning . Jesse and Celine belong together , a... |
554,813 | 1,406,078 | 44,937 | 8 | Cousin , cousin | This film , based on the Daphne du Maurier's novel is practically unknown , as it appears to have been forgotten ; it never turns on reruns , but it's worth a look nevertheless . " My Cousin Rachel " was directed by Henry Koster , based on the adaptation by Nunnally Johnson , who did a good job in creating the right at... |
554,571 | 1,406,078 | 381,690 | 8 | Fun in the sun with the natives | Haiti , one of the poorest countries in the world , attracted a special kind of sexual tourism . It didn't involve men looking for kinky sex , it was mainly older women who liked to spend some time with the young men they met at the beaches of the different resorts they patronized . The sex was an adventure as well as ... |
554,775 | 1,406,078 | 366,137 | 8 | Hug me | Abrazo Partido is one of the better Argentine films that have reached us . Not having a market in the USA , if they are not shown in a film festival , they are not seen at all . The director , Daniel Burman working on the screen play with Marcelo Birmajer , show he is a talent to be reckoned with . The movie presents... |
555,439 | 1,406,078 | 452,594 | 8 | Breaking up is hard to do ! | What do former lovers feel after they have ended a relationship and are suddenly thrown together by chance in a situation they can't just avoid ? The answer seems to be what Brooke and Gary experience after a long absence when they run into each other and practically have nothing to say to one another . Both lives are ... |
555,872 | 1,406,078 | 29,682 | 8 | The Kerbys in purgatory | Topper , the delightful and original film directed by Norman Z McLeod , should be seen more often . It is one of the best things Hollywood ever produced at the height of the madcap comedy craze of the thirties . In fact , just to watch Roland Young , Constance Bennett and Cary Grant in the same film is a dream come t... |
556,028 | 1,406,078 | 166,287 | 8 | Duality in a macho society | The film has been shown in some festivals , but we don't think it had a commercial run in this country . We caught with it recently on DVD format . The movie , directed by Francisco Lombardi , is based on the novel by television personality and writer , Jaime Bayly , with an adaptation by Giovanna Pollarolo . The film ... |
556,339 | 1,406,078 | 274,117 | 8 | My lips are sealed ! | Only in French films , as well as in European ones , an actor such as Vincent Cassel would have a leading role . For that matter , so does Emmanuelle Davos . They are no stars by American standards . Yet , in the roles they play in this movie , they're quite effective . This thriller keeps you going . It is well paced ... |
555,764 | 1,406,078 | 55,310 | 8 | The age of innocence . | The atmosphere of this film took me back to another time and place , to a very naive and innocent Spain . This film is Garcia Berlanga's incursion into his own brand of neorealism . The music keeps evoking the scores of the great Italian masterpieces of that period . Placido , the hero , in a way , is everyman caught i... |
555,171 | 1,406,078 | 354,356 | 8 | Gilles and Marion | Francois Ozon , the brilliant French director , seems to want us wait until the end for the clue to solve the puzzle he is presenting for us in his latest film " 5X2 " . Mr . Ozon's film shows us five stages in the relationship between Gilles and Marion , an attractive couple whose marriage disintegrates in front of ou... |
555,867 | 1,406,078 | 144,201 | 8 | Pont Neuf | Patrice Leconte's " The Girl on the Bridge " is a film that on second viewing seems better than when we first saw it . In a way , it appears to be a change of pace for M . Leconte , a man whose films have always been received well by his fans . As written for the screen by Serge Frydman , the movie presents a different... |
554,660 | 1,406,078 | 362,269 | 8 | Before Dr . Ruth and the others , there was Dr . Kinsey . . . | Bill Condon , working with his own material has come out with a movie that serves to illustrate how the work of Dr . Kinsey awoke the American public to a better understanding of their sexuality in ways no one , up to that point , had ever dared to show . As he proved with his other film , " Gods and Monsters " , Mr . ... |
555,458 | 1,406,078 | 51,525 | 8 | Escape from the chain gang | Stanley Kramer was a Hollywood producer who turned into a director . He shows he had a promise when he undertook the direction of this production that involved race relations in the America of the 1950s , where segregation was still in place . To even set the story in the Deep South , as he did here , shows that Kramer... |
556,019 | 1,406,078 | 40,104 | 8 | Housing shortage | George Seaton's " Apartment for Peggy " was a surprise that was shown on cable recently . This 1948 film is a wonderful reminder of how Hollywood used to make comedy by taking amazing talent out of a pool of superb cinema actors . The film is based on a Faith Baldwin novel , which the director adapted for the screen . ... |
555,929 | 1,406,078 | 102,307 | 8 | Long night's journey | Paul Schrader is a director whose films should be seen more often . He is a man that never compromises and tackles adult themes with great panache , as he has amply demonstrated throughout his distinguished career . He was long associated with Martin Scorsese , but when he decided to go on his own , he showed his talen... |
555,043 | 1,406,078 | 478,829 | 8 | St Vitus dance | Many ambitious parents that detect talent in their children , tend to subject them to lives that rob the kids of a childhood . That seems to be the case with Leo and Helen Von Holzen , the parents of the gifted Vitus . The boy shows , at an early stage , his aptitude for the piano . In making Vitus study and prepare fo... |
554,966 | 1,406,078 | 36,260 | 8 | You're not in Kansas anymore ! | Scott Henderson , the engineer that employs Carol Richman , as his assistant , makes a point to call her " Kansas " , whenever he speaks to her . It shows us that Carol , effectively played by Ella Raines , is supposed to be a babe in the woods , as far as the Manhattan of the 40s was concerned . Only a woman , from ou... |
555,724 | 1,406,078 | 29,606 | 8 | Swimming with sharks | Having seen the two later versions of this tale , it was a surprise to find the original one , even if it doesn't compare with the 50s remake with Judy Garland . This one is worth a look because of the great cinematography and the use of color for a film made in the early years of its invention . William Wellman deserv... |
555,566 | 1,406,078 | 36,174 | 8 | Knitting | H . C . Potter's " Mr . Lucky " is a film that should be seen more often . This comedy gave Cary Grant a chance to portrait a different character from the ones his fans were expecting from him . The story of Joe Adams , a draft dodger , who is involved in illegal gambling , makes great sense because at the end , when a... |
554,992 | 1,406,078 | 243,794 | 8 | The pellet | Child abuse is not one of the things that film makers love to tackle . This practice seems to be universal , yet little about is seen . Acero Manas , the director of this movie that deals with this subject , is about one of the few that has come forward to make a case for the young children that are physically abused b... |
554,517 | 1,406,078 | 417,182 | 8 | Cross country driving looking for Andy | The Talent Given Us is a disarming film done cinema-verite style where the Wagner family is shown candidly as they embark in a voyage of discovery when they travel cross country trying to visit their son Andy , a screen writer living in Los Angeles . The Wagners are an outspoken New York City family who tell it all t... |
555,620 | 1,406,078 | 417,189 | 8 | The proposition | Romain , the successful fashion photographer , is a nasty man . When we first meet him , he is making disparaging remarks about what he thinks about the clothes he has been commissioned to photograph . He is also seen with Sasha , his gay lover , during a sexual encounter where Romain inflicts pain to his partner . Dur... |
554,574 | 1,406,078 | 324,133 | 8 | What's real and what's fiction | This film owes a great deal of gratitude to the second collaboration between Francois Ozon and his leading lady , Charlotte Rampling . They ought to team up more . As with the previous film , Under the Sand , this is an enigmatic piece of cinema . This film , I believe , has more to do with Sarah Morton's imagination t... |
556,462 | 1,406,078 | 25,164 | 8 | Fred and Ginger | After hearing Fred Astaire put his stamp in a song , it's hard to imagine anyone else attempting to improve in what seems to be the definite rendition of it . That is the case when Mr . Astaire sings Cole Porter's elegant " Night and Day " . In pairing Ginger Rogers with Mr . Astaire , Hollywood hit the jackpot as it p... |
554,798 | 1,406,078 | 44,829 | 8 | Breaking the bank | This is a comedy the talented Alec Guinnes did for the Ealing studio in the early part of his career . Of his Ealing days , he left us a legacy that is hard to surpass : " Kind Hearts and Coronets " , " The Ladykillers " and this one , that comes to mind . Directed by Charles Crichton and written by T . E . Clarke , th... |
555,585 | 1,406,078 | 311,648 | 8 | Gourmet dining | Heaven help anyone invited to eat at Chez April . The girl doesn't even know how to peel a potato ! Beware to those that come to her small Manhattan apartment : Bring your own digestive remedies for after the incredible meal she will serve her guests . . . Peter Hedges is a very good writer whose novels I have read wit... |
556,311 | 1,406,078 | 300,270 | 8 | Awakenings | Lucrecia Martel , the director of " The Holy Girl " gives us an erotically charged account of a young woman's awakening to a world that she seems not to be ready for . Ms . Martel combines a mixture of religion and eroticism in the narrative of the film . As always , the director gathers an interesting cast to tell her... |
556,356 | 1,406,078 | 48,728 | 8 | Cat burglar | With the magnificent setting of the French Riviera , " To Catch a Thief " is beautiful to look at . Alfred Hitchcock , the absolute master of suspense , appears to be having a lot of fun with this playful account of the rich and famous in their playground . The film is greatly enhanced by the magnificent photography of... |
556,449 | 1,406,078 | 373,926 | 8 | Lost in translation | Who knew the United Nations building would be the star of this film ? As directed by Sidney Pollack , the movie is a thriller that capitalizes in the world of diplomacy that takes place in that world body located on the East River in New York . The adaptation by Brian Ward of the Martin Stellman book , takes the viewer... |
555,849 | 1,406,078 | 285,066 | 8 | In the life | This Uruguayan film is surprisingly good . Not being acquainted with either the director , or the film , as I don't think it has been shown locally , I decided to take a look . It certainly was a welcome surprise what director Beatriz Flores Silva has accomplished . The story centers around Elisa , a young single mothe... |
554,686 | 1,406,078 | 117,718 | 8 | Fried red potatoes | For a film that won the audience award at Sundance , this film must have played briefly in this area , as I have no memory of it when it was released . I saw it on cable recently ; it was a surprise , but in retrospect , there are a few things that bothered me later . It appears this is the first film for the director ... |
554,820 | 1,406,078 | 346,765 | 8 | On the road of discovery | This film reunites the director , Eduardo Mignogna , and its star , Norma Aleandro . Having recently shown on cable , and not having a clue about what to expect , we took a chance in watching " Cleopatra " , a confusing title because it has nothing to do with the Egyptian queen . The previous film , by Mr . Mignogna , ... |
555,962 | 1,406,078 | 265,343 | 8 | Singing in the Rain . . . | Mira Nair has outdone herself in this film by giving us such a glorious look at India's upper classes during a pre-arranged wedding . She has such a sense of color and spectacle , yet she doesn't beat around the bush in presenting us the reality of the situation and treating it with dignity and realism . The hypocrisy ... |
555,354 | 1,406,078 | 192,023 | 8 | Ticket to happiness | Jeff Probst tight , unassuming film was a rare find . Saw it on cable , and since this is an indie film , one has to take one's hat to the director for having made the movie . The question that came to my mind is what would anyone do with the possibility of sudden wealth , one that is achieved by ill gotten means . The... |
554,849 | 1,406,078 | 25,586 | 8 | Contempt | Of the three remakes on W . Somerset Maughan's novel , this one is the best one , and not particularly because what John Cromwell brought to the film . The film is worth a look because of the break through performance by Bette Davis , who as Mildred Rogers , showed the film industry she was a star . Finally , her strug... |
554,535 | 1,406,078 | 40,446 | 8 | Love in war time | Movies like this one are discoveries . Mervyn LeRoy was a director that always knew where to go for a good story and get amazing performances out of his actors . In this film he demonstrates how to create a movie that holds the viewer's attention . It is based on a story by Sidney Kingsley and was adapted by Jan Lustig... |
556,354 | 1,406,078 | 461,802 | 8 | Laugh riot | Mario Cantone , the amazing comedian , is a talented man who brought his own brand of comedy to Broadway in 2004 . This presentation was an amazing triumph for the actor , who has not had the recognition he deserves . His one man show was originally directed by one of the best directors working in the theater today : J... |
554,714 | 1,406,078 | 265,651 | 8 | A hired assassin | We find Tom Ripley living in luxury in one of the most spectacular Palladian villas in the middle of the beautiful Northern Italian setting . He is a man of excellent taste , as proved by the transformation he made on the villa . Since Ripley appears to be retired now , it's a surprise when someone from his past , Reev... |
555,920 | 1,406,078 | 346,952 | 8 | The director talks ! | Kevin Smith is a talented writer and director . His films resonate with young people because he is a man who doesn't care to speak about whatever comes into his mind . This documentary , taped during some of his appearances at different universities , clearly shows how Mr . Smith and his audiences bond because he speak... |
555,268 | 1,406,078 | 443,543 | 8 | The conjurer | Early in life , Eisenheim understands how his destiny is going to be tied to magic . Unfortunately for the young man , after falling in love for a rich young girl , Sophie , his powers prove to be a failure when he can't prevent the young woman from being taken away from him . Sophie will always keep the locket with a ... |
555,595 | 1,406,078 | 1,210,345 | 8 | A look at the world of David McCullough | David McCullough , the author of historical books , is shown in this wonderful documentary in a an informal conversation with us , the viewers . Mr . McCullough comes across as one's friend , or neighbor , or someone one could spend sometime with , talking about different things , not only history , which is his forte ... |
555,677 | 1,406,078 | 408,304 | 8 | A candid portrait of Rosie | Rosie Perez is a woman who has distinguished herself for her work in films and in the theater . She was also a dynamo choreographer that made that old TV series " In Living Color " come alive with her inspired dances that were amazing . Now , she returns as co-director with Liz Garbus of this enormously appealing docum... |
556,110 | 1,406,078 | 35,979 | 8 | Birthdays | Ernst Lubitsch was a man destined to take the play in which this film is based to the screen . The results are amazing . This 1943 movie continues to charm audiences after all these years . Credit must go to the great Lubitsch who shows his light touch on this delightful comedy . Since the film is based on the play " B... |
555,820 | 1,406,078 | 343,172 | 8 | Alice doesn't live here anymore ! | What Alice Found was a pleasant discovery . As written and directed by A . Dean Bell , this is combination of a road movie with a cautionary tale , as well as a voyage of discovery . If you haven't seen the film , maybe you should stop reading here . Alice is a case study of a young woman that wants to break away fro... |
555,395 | 1,406,078 | 102,025 | 8 | Hello Papa ! | Director Fernando Perez's body of work is entirely different from most of his contemporaries working in the Cuban cinema , as his stories present ideas and situations that other directors wouldn't dare to take . One wonders how does he manage to get this films shown in his own country , or even abroad . This film is fu... |
554,815 | 1,406,078 | 385,267 | 8 | Ninety day wonder | How many times have we witnessed the meteoric ascent of a younger person in our working place to a higher position , a status , we've figured they're not qualified to assume ? This is the basis of this disarming Paul Weitz's comedy , based on his own screen play . The changes that are brought into a company when someon... |
556,301 | 1,406,078 | 374,036 | 8 | A mother and two daughters | Joseph Cedar's wonderful " Campfire " affirms what one had already known : the quality of Israeli films . As he demonstrates with this heart wrenching tale that involves a recently widowed woman , at a crucial moment of her life , " Campfire " shows a director that is in touch with the situation he is presenting us . T... |
555,905 | 1,406,078 | 114,117 | 8 | Magnificent adaptation | Jane Austen's novels lend themselves to cinematic adaptations . This production , directed by Roger Michell , and with a screen treatment by Nick Dear , comes close to be what Ms . Austen wanted us to see , if she had any saying in the matter . The film is blessed with great talented English actors who feel quite at ho... |
554,682 | 1,406,078 | 278,102 | 8 | Children of a lesser G-d | This is a very disturbing documentary . One can only congratulate director Sandi Dubowski for the courage in dealing with the subject matter . Of course , the study here was done among Orthodox Jews who are at the margin of their religion . This film is universal because it could apply to conservative beliefs as well .... |
554,768 | 1,406,078 | 125,128 | 8 | Flowers and herbs in the garden | We saw the film in its original release . Not having seen it since then , we decided to take another view the other night , as it was a haunting piece of film-making . Thom Fitzgerald directs his own material about a family's disintegration amid an internal crisis . The film shows a family in three different epochs of ... |
555,411 | 1,406,078 | 79,010 | 8 | Exile | Carlo Levi , an Italian who fought against the arrival of Fascism in his native Torino , was arrested for his activities and sent to exile in the Lucania region of the country , now known as Basilicata . The hill town of Gagliano was to be his home for the time he had to serve . This was the Italy of the 1930s where th... |
555,798 | 1,406,078 | 443,446 | 8 | Family secrets | Sabina is a woman who seems to have it all : a job she loves , a nice boyfriend , and a great apartment . Yet , Sabina is carrying a heavy burden in her heart . It all comes to a head when she has to make a decision about the death of her parents , as we witness at the start of the film . All the bottled emotions are s... |
556,237 | 1,406,078 | 300,453 | 8 | Belly dancing can be dangerous if you wear Polyester . . | All I heard about this film was that it was from Tunisia . Nothing prepared me for a delightful trip into the cabarets and clubs where this ancient art is practiced . Director Raja Amari has created the right atmosphere for this little film that is far better than some multi-million dollar duds . Probably the whole bud... |
555,644 | 1,406,078 | 55,738 | 8 | The Willarts | John Frankenheimer was not a director of domestic dramas . Working on the James Leo Herlihy novel , adapted by William Inge , Mr . Frankenheimer shows his versatility in " All Fall Down " . The director working with some of the best actors of the era , created a film that , although forgotten , had a lot going for it .... |
555,623 | 1,406,078 | 231,968 | 8 | Overcoming prejudice | This nine minutes short film packs more in it than some full length features . Don Weis directed this little gem in which prejudice is dealt with in a subtle manner . A poignant story by Lucille Schlossberg was the basis for the screen play written by Allen Rivkin . It's a simple story . A soldier , whose buddy has die... |
556,154 | 1,406,078 | 183,503 | 8 | My brilliant career | Pamela Drury , a journalist in her thirties , is in a rut . She suddenly remembers her love for Robert Dickson , a man who went to marry another woman and appears to be happily married now . Pamela wonders how her life would have turned out had she married Robert . Ben , a kind soul , who wants to pursue his interest i... |
555,500 | 1,406,078 | 60,086 | 8 | Rogue on the loose | Alfie Elkins , that irresistible roguish Cockney character , takes us into his confidence right at the start of this film , as he invites us , his audience , to follow him in this fantasy filled with sex that reflected a Mod society of London in the sixties . Alfie , by talking directly to the camera , seems to be perf... |
555,823 | 1,406,078 | 48,973 | 8 | Cotton picking | Elia Kazan took a big chance in directing " Baby Doll " . His association with Tennessee Williams must have been the deciding factor in his coming on board . This was a film that caused quite a stir because of the direct intervention of Cardinal Spellman of New York in denouncing it for its suggestive billboard in the ... |
554,884 | 1,406,078 | 426,155 | 8 | The uninvited guests | Israeli cinema continues to surprise us . Not knowing anything about what this film was about , we went on the strength of the trailers we had watched . Giddi Dar , the director of " Ushpizin " , is a secular man who has created a wonderful movie of hope and faith , based on the screen play by its star , Shuli Rand . T... |
555,365 | 1,406,078 | 362,225 | 8 | The secret | Tell no One , a terrific mystery thriller , adapted for the screen by its director , Guillaume Canet , offers an two hours of non-stop action and one of the best films that came from France recently . This thriller ranks with Claude Chabrol's " La Ceremonie " , as one of the best treatments mystery novels have receiv... |
555,649 | 1,406,078 | 75,223 | 8 | Runaway train | Silver Streak was one of the best comedies of the 70s . Under Arthur Hiller's direction , the Colin Higgins ' screen play made a huge splash when it came out . Not having seen the film since it was released , we took a look as it was shown on cable . This film is great fun to watch . Alfred Hitchcock's movies clearly... |
554,533 | 1,406,078 | 75,222 | 8 | The producers | Mel Brooks ' comedies are made for the pure pleasure of having a good time and to enjoy what the master has decided give us in the way of sheer comic relief . His movies are a riot of visual and witty gags ; they are completely insane . Granted , his humor is not for everybody , but those of us that appreciate this gre... |
555,101 | 1,406,078 | 443,518 | 8 | Love is in the air | Lawrence , an aide to the Chancellor of the Exchequer , appears to be a confirmed bachelor . This is a man that lives for his job that evidently keeps him away from the realities of life . Lawrence gets more than what he bargains for when he enters the cafe , at the beginning of the film , and asks Gina , who is mindin... |
555,426 | 1,406,078 | 117,500 | 8 | Alcatraz | The Rock is a film that borrowed from other movies . That said , director Michael Bay does a wonderful job in this action packed picture that has the viewer at the edge of his seat . Of course , a lot is asked from us in accepting things we know can only happen in the movies , but if we indulge the makers of " The Ro... |
554,858 | 1,406,078 | 55,805 | 8 | Strong women according to Boccacio | The idea behind " Boccacio ' 70 " was to update some of the stories in Boccacio's Decameron into short segments directed by some of the top Italian directors , showcasing four actresses at the center of each story . The end result was not as interesting as the concept behind the idea . Thus , the resulting stories are ... |
554,764 | 1,406,078 | 165,986 | 8 | The jazz player | Polly Draper must be congratulated for writing the screen play in which this film is based . Tourette Syndrome is something most people have no idea what it's all about , yet when one sees someone who suffers from it , one has no clue what the disease does to the sufferer . Gary Winick has directed a film that dares to... |
556,592 | 1,406,078 | 51,406 | 8 | Bewitched | Bell Book and Candle was shown recently on cable . Not having seen it for a while , we decided to take another look at this comedy . Based on the James Van Druten's Broadway hit , which was a vehicle for Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer in the early fifties , the film was adapted for the screen by Daniel Taradash . The ... |
555,900 | 1,406,078 | 479,230 | 8 | Spaniards in Switzerland | Spain in the 1950s and 1960s was still a poor country . Like Italians , Portuguese , in other less industrialized European nations , Spaniards that couldn't make a decent living in their own country emigrated to Germany , Switzerland , and France , where there were more possibilities for them . The idea was for the hea... |
555,368 | 1,406,078 | 856,008 | 8 | Swimming with sharks | Sharks , predators of the oceans , are in danger of extinction . It's a horrifying fact that Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart wants the world to know . These creatures have been around for thousands of years . They are hunted by unscrupulous people that want their fins which are considered a delicacy and command big pric... |
555,720 | 1,406,078 | 55,824 | 8 | The River | This film was ahead of its time in many ways . It's based on the John MacDonald's novel and directed by Lee J Thompson , with a terrific musical score by the amazing Bernard Hermann . The copy recently presented by TCM is perfect in that it is very detailed as it has been preserved with extreme care . This film belongs... |
554,812 | 1,406,078 | 407,936 | 8 | A slice of life | The main reason for watching this picture is to savor the brilliant performance of S . Ephata Merkerson . Ms . Merkerson dominates this film with her tremendous presence as Nanny , the woman who believes in doing good , no matter to whom , with no strings attached . This actress clearly shows a range that is amazing . ... |
556,594 | 1,406,078 | 120,865 | 8 | A trip to Ireland in search of a father | Paul Quinn , the director of " This is my father " , shows a tremendous talent for bringing this fine layered story to the screen . Working on his own screen play , he was obviously the right person to be at the helm of this fine film . It appears that he got a lot of help , not only of his own brothers , but from a lo... |
556,474 | 1,406,078 | 395,972 | 8 | Class action suit | Josey Aimes , the beautiful young woman at the center of this story , has been betrayed by almost everyone in her short life . As we meet her , she is abandoning a situation that has turned bad in the home she shares with an abusive man . She packs whatever she can and her two kids , heading north to the home of her pa... |
555,508 | 1,406,078 | 244,476 | 8 | El Gallo | Miguel Del Morales is a happy musician that is seen traveling from Havana to the eastern end of the island , as he pays a visit to the place where some of the best music of Cuba originates . In the process , he takes us along to meet his friends and people that have a lot in common with him as they all speak the same l... |
556,600 | 1,406,078 | 51,983 | 8 | A man of God | Nazarin directed by Luis Bunuel presents an extraordinary view of religion in Mexico . As written by the director and Julio Alejandro , his notable collaborator , this was a film that put Mexican cinema in the international map after receiving the Grand Prix in Cannes that year . It's a disturbing film because Mr . B... |
556,283 | 1,406,078 | 55,858 | 8 | Bernardo Bertolucci's directorial debut | Bernardo Bertolucci's " La Commare secca " , his directorial film debut , is wonderfully preserved in the Criterion DVD we had the occasion of watching recently . It shows a young man with great promise in a film that some contributors to IMDb like to compare with Kurasawa's " Rashomon " , which is unfortunate . Bertol... |
554,648 | 1,406,078 | 257,850 | 8 | A murder in Wyoming | A young gay man brutally killed by two young men trying to make a point about their hatred of homosexuals is the basis of Moises Kaufman's brilliant play seen here a few years ago . On the stage the play is somewhat detached because of the limitations in the text , but as a film , adapted for the screen by Mr . Kaufman... |
554,868 | 1,406,078 | 407,969 | 8 | Fellini , the magician | Carmen Piccini's delightful documentary " The Magic of Fellini " was shown recently on the Sundance channel . It was a complete surprise because of its subject , Federico Fellini , who was one of the best directors of Italy of the last century , one would think needed no explanation about what made him one of the most ... |
555,333 | 1,406,078 | 40,694 | 8 | Be a clown ! | They certainly don't make movies like this one anymore ! " The Pirate " shows how MGM dominated the musical genre with stars of the magnitude of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland under Vincente Minnelli's direction , and music by Cole Porter . The story is just a pretext to present the stars doing what they did best . The fi... |
554,844 | 1,406,078 | 120,834 | 8 | Winter landscape | Having loved David Guterson's novel , " Snow Falling on Cedars " , we resisted in seeing the film based on it when it was released . Some times a book that is still alive in one's imagination doesn't compare well with what movie people can do to it ; it can go either way . Fortunately , as in the case with this work , ... |
555,765 | 1,406,078 | 270,259 | 8 | Girls just ' wanna ' have fun ! | What a pleasure to watch Stockard Channing in this film ! The range of emotions she undergoes playing Julie , an over-the-hill , frustrated and angry woman , who perhaps has been overlooked by her employers , like so many other women with a lot of qualifications , too many times . She is totally vulnerable . She's afra... |
555,746 | 1,406,078 | 21,409 | 8 | The street singers of Paris | Rene Clair , a distinguished French director , was part of a group of artists that captured the atmosphere of the times they worked into film . " Sous le toits de Paris " , was a silent movie to which sound was added . Mr . Clair didn't quite appreciate this new technique of the cinema . Like in most of his films , mus... |
555,028 | 1,406,078 | 82,085 | 8 | The scream ! | Brian DePalma was at the height of his film career when he undertook the direction of " Blow Out " . Some comments to this forum have compared it to other distinguished films like Francis Ford Coppola's " The Conversation " and Michaelangelo Antonioni's " Blow Up " , a comparison that seems to make sense , in a way , b... |
555,462 | 1,406,078 | 48,261 | 8 | Mike Hammer , detective | Robert Aldrich was a no-nonsense film director . When he undertook the direction of this film , little did he know it was going to become the extraordinary movie it turned out to be . The fame seems to have come by its discovery in France , as it usually is the case . Based on Mickey Spillane's novel and adapted by Al ... |
556,343 | 1,406,078 | 285,441 | 8 | Brrrrrrrrrrrrr | This is a very different kind of film about the Inuit , who we very seldom hear from , but they are a race of proud and nomadic people . The film is much too long . Sometimes it is very hard to watch . Perhaps with a firmer hand , it could have been trimmed to make a more compelling and spellbinding movie . The directo... |
556,527 | 1,406,078 | 48,378 | 8 | Yes Virginia . . . . | This abridged TV episode was done by 20th Century Fox as part of a way to keep up with the emerging popularity of the new medium . The shortness of the piece explains the format of under one hour for the program . As far as the remake is concerned , its director , Robert Stevenson , does a good job in recreating the at... |
554,556 | 1,406,078 | 304,415 | 8 | Good-bye Ms . Chips | Mike Newell's film has that period look about it , the 50s , in this case . We are presented with a slice of life at a prestigious all-women , American university , that catered to the future wives and mothers of the upper classes . The same institution that would allow married women to continue their education after t... |
555,826 | 1,406,078 | 945,314 | 8 | Secrets | The life style of yuppies is examined with an incisive eye by Director Daniel Cormack working on the intelligent screen play by Stephen Betts . This is a short film that could have been made into a full feature on the basis of the strong writing , acting and the direction given to it by Mr . Cormack , who really surpri... |
556,543 | 1,406,078 | 44,502 | 8 | Cannery Row | Clash by Night was one of the last films Fritz Lang directed in Hollywood . Clifford Odets ' play must have attracted him because it doesn't appear to be a film that he would fancy . IMDb classifies this movie as film noir , but aside from the night scenes , this is a straight melodrama . Mae Doyle is a study in cont... |
555,340 | 1,406,078 | 293,191 | 8 | The limited war zone | The conflict in Kossovo serves as backdrop for this Spanish film . Directed by Daniel Calparsoro , whose " Asfalto " we recently saw , is an intense film that takes the viewer behind the horrible war in that part of Europe . How similar is the movie in comparison to the real events , we can't say , for sure . We are pr... |
554,810 | 1,406,078 | 354,899 | 8 | The science of dreams | The title of this film should have been translated as " The Science of Dreams " , the same as its French title . It makes more sense , in that dreams are always full of possibilities . Most of what we are presented in the picture deals in how Stephane's mind functions and the dreams he so vividly enacts for us . Michel... |
555,283 | 1,406,078 | 281,094 | 8 | Princess Fernanda | Fernanda , a Brazilian transsexual , embarks on a trip to Italy , where some of her friends are working as prostitutes . She figures that working there will help her get the money for the operation that will make her a woman , something she has always wanted , but never had the means to pay for the costly procedure . B... |
555,480 | 1,406,078 | 40,613 | 8 | A house in Connecticut | Manhattan apartment dwellers have to put up with all kinds of inconveniences . The worst one is the lack of closet space ! Some people who eat out all the time use their ranges and dishwashers as storage places because the closets are already full ! Melvin Frank and Norman Panama , a great comedy writing team from that... |
556,040 | 1,406,078 | 389,871 | 8 | Con man | Corruption was rampant in Peru at the beginning of this century after the collapse of the Fujimori regime . The economy was in shambles as everyone felt the squeeze and had to resort to do whatever in order to make ends meet . We meet first Rafo and Laura , a young couple that owe three months ' rent . Their landlady i... |
554,910 | 1,406,078 | 265,930 | 8 | Kissy-kissy | The Last Kiss , written and directed by Gabriele Muccino is one of the best films that have come out from Italy in the last years . It has the right ingredients to appeal to an international audience . The morale of the film is , perhaps , that boys will be boys in Italy as well as anywhere in the world . Otherwise , i... |
555,686 | 1,406,078 | 451,966 | 8 | Fiddler on the mountain | The lives of peasants living in a remote Mexico village are examined in this marvelous film by director Francisco Vargas . The situation parallels , in a way , the conflict in that country that has been in the news for a few years . As the film opens one can see a prisoner being tortured by a soldier . The scene change... |
556,032 | 1,406,078 | 365,737 | 8 | See no evil | The interesting novel by Robert Baer seems to tell it all about " Syriana " . It is a tale that is driven by the ambition of a few unscrupulous people who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal . In a way , Mr . Baer's novel as well as the film seems to be reaffirming Niccolo Machiavelli's " The ends justify the me... |
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