Brazilian Movie O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta (English Subtitles) The “Romeo and Juliet’s Wedding” addresses the Shakespearean theme of the impossible love between two young people, children of rival families. Instead of Verona, its characters live in São Paulo and the rivalry here arises in football. She is a Palmeiras fan and her father,
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Devil in a Blue Dress | 1995
Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Carl Franklin and photographed by Tak Fujimoto. The film is based on Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name and features Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle.
The Nun and the Devil
Original Title: Le monache di Sant’Arcangelo Starring: Anne Heywood, Luc Merenda, Ornella Muti Director: Domenico Paolella After the death of the mother superior in the convent of Sant’Arcangelo di Baiano, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to do anything to become the new abbess.
La Moglie Più Bella (The Most Beautiful Wife)
In Sicily, as a Mafia boss leaves for prison, he advises Vito, a young man who’s his potential successor, to marry a virtuous and poor woman. Vito’s eye settles on Francesca, only 15, but lovely and self-possessed. Among her virtues are high self worth and forthright speech, so although she falls in love with Vito,
Forbidden Passion (La segretaria)
Sex kitten Ornella Muti stars in this lost title from the seventies. A high positioned engineer, Francesco, despite the fact that he’s married with children, has an affair with his secretary, Manuela. When she tries to break up, Francesco blackmails her, threatening to fire her and to stop helping her family. In the meantime, Manuela
Kansas City Confidential (1952) | Film Noir
Crime Drama | Film-Noir | Full Movie THE CRIME THAT SHOCKED THE NATION! An ex-con trying to go straight is framed for a million dollar armored car robbery and must go to Mexico in order to unmask the real culprits. Director: Phil Karlson Writers: George Bruce, Harry Essex Stars: John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster
Forbidden Secrets
Hotaro Oreki (Kento Yamazaki) is a freshman in high school. He decides to join the Classic Literature Club following his older sister’s recommendation. There, Hotaro Oreki meets Eru Chitanda (Alice Hirose). They come across a Hyouka anthology which was published 33 years ago. Hotaro Oreki and Eru Chitanda begin to reveal the truth related to
The Life of Zen Master Dogen
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
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