A dramatic reconstruction of the Life of the great Japanese monk Dogen who flourished in Japan in the 13th century. Dogen introduced Soto Zen Buddhism from China. The film shows that Buddhism was in a very corrupt state in Japan in the 13th century. In order to understand what the Buddha had really taught Dogen
Category: Celluloid Hill Cinema
JU DOU | Zhang Yimou | Gong Li
Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle’s wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Gong Li. Ju Dou (1990)
RAISE THE RED LANTERN |
China in the 1920’s. After her father’s death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in separate houses within the great castle. The competition between the wives is tough, as their master’s attention carries
A Day at the Beach 1970
A Roman Polanski film with Peter Sellers The movie paints a portrait of life in a British seaside town.. Directors: Roman Polanski, Simon Hesera Writers: Roman Polanski, Heere Heeresma, James Brockway Stars: Mark Burns, Beatie Edney, Peter Sellers, Graham Stark, Fiona Lewis
L’Amore in Città (Love in the City)
Life and love in Rome in the early 1950s. Prostitutes, marriage agents, trusting lovers, suicidal women and mothers tell about their life. Directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Francesco Maselli, Dino Risi, Cesare Zavattini (1953)
Psycho/s
A reimagining of Psycho, exploring similarity and difference. This unique film raises questions of authorship in an age of mashups and remixes. It records historical changes in filmmaking apparatus and modes of production. Due to the original source materials the technical quality of the film is low. Presented at Glasgow Radical Film Network Festival 2016,
The 39 Steps (1935) – Alfred Hitchcock
The 39 Steps is a heart-racing spy story by Alfred Hitchcock, following Richard Hannay (Oscar winner Robert Donat), who stumbles into a conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish moors—a chase in which he is both the pursuer and the pursued—as well as into an expected romance with the cool Pamela
Scandal in Sorrento (1955) Sophia Loren
Returning to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife. Directed by Dino Risi. With Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Lea Padovani, Antonio Cifariello.
Marilyn Monroe : The untold Story
Catherine Hicks as Marilyn. Some Problems with footage near the end as come from old vhs tape. About 1 minute missing near end of movie where Marilyn(Hicks) is at the piano in her Brentwood home.
The Black Orchid | Sofia Loren
Classic Drama Film | Anthony Quinn | Sofia Loren After mobsters murder her husband, Rose Bianco works long hours making artificial flowers, to support herself and her son. Some suspect that Rose’s demand for a lavish lifestyle pushed her husband to a life of crime, and they blame her for his death. Widower Frank Valente
Futures vedettes 1955 | Brigitte Bardot
Futures vedettes (School for Love) is a French drama film from 1955 directed by Marc Allégret, starring Brigitte Bardot and Jean Marais. The screenplay was based on a novel by Vicki Baum. Subtitles in English.
There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954)
full movie | Marilyn Monroe Molly and Terry and their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart. Director: Walter Lang Writers: Phoebe Ephron (screenplay), Henry Ephron (screenplay) | Stars: Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Donald O’Connor
Monkey Business (1952) | Marilyn Monroe
full movie | Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth. Director: Howard Hawks Writers: Ben Hecht (screenplay), Charles Lederer (screenplay) Stars: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe
Volver
Volver revolves around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of Madrid. Raimunda (played by Penélope Cruz) is a working-class woman who goes to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter, Paula. The plot thickens when Raimunda’s mother, Irene, returns from the dead to tie up loose ends. Spanish comedy by Pedro
Volver a nacer | Twice Born
A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago. Twice Born (volver a nacer) is a 2012 drama film directed by Sergio Castellitto, which stars Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. It is based on the novel Venuto al mondo by Margaret Mazzantini which won the
Gone with the Rain (movie version)
Drama set in ancient China during a tumultuous rebellion and revolves around the lives of Tang Moxi (played by Zhang Nan) and her first cousin, Bai Fengyao (played by Wang Yuwen). The story explores themes of love, family drama, war, and political changes. Movie adaption of CN drama series Gone with the Rain. Watch the
Short film
A small collection of short movies aka vignettes.