Drama

  • Chin-Lin Chiang – Deng yi ge ren ka fei AKA Café. Waiting. Love (2014)

    2011-2020Chin-Lin ChiangComedyDramaTaiwan
    Deng yi ge ren ka fei (2014)
    Deng yi ge ren ka fei (2014)

    Shi-ying ( Sung Yuhua ), a university freshman who works at a cafe . Here, she meets with A Bu-si ( Megan Lai ), a lesbian who is a professional coffee maker who can make any types of coffee drinks according to customers’ order, the shop’s proprietress ( Vivian Chow ) who talks less and loves to be alone and sitting in a constant seat most of the time, and Ze-Yu ( Marcus C ), who was the partner of the shop’s female owner .Read More »

  • Mario Bonnard – Campo de’ fiori AKA Peddler and the Lady (1943)

    Mario Bonnard1941-1950ComedyDramaItalian Cinema under FascismItaly
    Campo de' fiori (1943)
    Campo de’ fiori (1943)

    Synopsis:
    Peppino, a fishmonger on Campo de’ Fiori, a famous Roman marketplace, works alongside Elide, a greengrocer, who has a soft spot for him, despite the fact they argue all day long… But neither Peppino, nor his friend Aurelio, the barber, are interested in getting married. Until he meets the beautiful Elsa…Read More »

  • Ildikó Enyedi – Büvös vadász aka The Magic Hunter (1994)

    Ildikó Enyedi1991-2000ArthouseDramaHungary
    Büvös vadász (1994)
    Büvös vadász (1994)

    From Amazon:
    Magic Hunter begins as a fairy tale told by a mother to her frightened daughter during a World War II air raid and then shifts into the contemporary story of Max, a police marksman (British actor Gary Kemp, dubbed in Hungarian) who loses his nerve when he wounds an innocent hostage. He manages to pass his annual shooting test only when a sinister colleague lends him three magic bullets that won’t fail to miss their target; to get a new supply, Max will have to strike a deal with the devil.Read More »

  • Joel Silberg – Breakin’ (1984)

    Joel Silberg1981-1990ComedyDramaThe Cannon GroupUSA
    Breakin' (1984)
    Breakin’ (1984)

    Plot
    Kelly is a struggling young jazz dancer (Lucinda Dickey). Through her gay friend Adam (Phineas Newborn III), she is introduced to two Street dancers, Ozone (Adolfo Quiñones) and Turbo (Michael Chambers), who have a bitter rivalry with another crew known as Electro Rock, consisting of poppers Popin’ Pete (Timothy Solomon), Poppin’ Taco (Bruno Falcon) and Lollipop (Ana ‘Lollipop’ Sánchez). They also struggle to overcome scorn from Kelly’s dance instructor, Franco, who disapproves of her hybrid dance style and affiliation with street dancers. Kelly soon becomes the sensation of the street crowds. Through it all, the audience is treated to a variety of breakthrough performances, including Turbo’s “Broom Scene” and Taco’s unique popping solos during the dance battles at the Radiotron nightclub. Many hit songs are featured, including “There’s No Stoppin’ Us” by Ollie & Jerry and “Tour de France” by Kraftwerk.Read More »

  • Sébastien Pilote – La disparition des lucioles (2018)

    Sébastien Pilote2011-2020CanadaDrama
    La disparition des lucioles (2018)
    La disparition des lucioles (2018)

    A frustrated teenager frees herself from her mother’s influence and her narrow life in a small industrial town to find out who she really is.Read More »

  • Anselmo Duarte – Vereda da Salvação AKA The Obsessed of Catale (1965)

    1961-1970Anselmo DuarteBrazilDrama
    Vereda da Salvação (1965)
    Vereda da Salvação (1965)

    Joaquim (Raul Cortez) becomes crazy and convinces himself that he is the messiah incarnated. With the desperate support of his miserable village, he will start a holy terror movement.

    This film was in competition for the Golden Bear at the 15th Berlin International Film FestivalRead More »

  • Amanda Nell Eu – Tiger Stripes (2023)

    2021-2030Amanda Nell EuDramaHorrorMalaysia
    Tiger Stripes (2023)
    Tiger Stripes (2023)

    Zaffan (12) struggles with puberty, discovering a terrifying secret about her physical self. Her failed attempts to conceal the inevitable lead her friends to find out who she really is, and they attack her. As Zaffan is further provoked by her own community, she soon learns that embracing her true self is the only answer to her freedom.Read More »

  • Nazrin Choudhury – Red, White and Blue (2023)

    2021-2030DramaNazrin ChoudhuryShort FilmUSA
    Red, White and Blue (2023)
    Red, White and Blue (2023)

    Rachel (Brittany Snow) is a single parent living paycheck to paycheck. When an unexpected pregnancy threatens to unravel her already precarious position, she’s forced to cross state lines in search of an abortion. As Rachel contemplates the series of events that necessitated this journey and the obstacles placed in her path, we learn a heartbreaking truth that means her life will never be the same again.
    —Nazrin ChoudhuryRead More »

  • David Lean – Brief Encounter (1945)

    David Lean1941-1950ClassicsDramaUnited Kingdom
    Brief Encounter (1945)
    Brief Encounter (1945)

    Based on Noël Coward’s play “Still Life,” Brief Encounter is a romantic, bittersweet drama about two married people who meet by chance in a London railway station and carry on an intense love affair. Sentimental yet down-to-earth and set in pre-World War II England, the film follows British housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson), who is on her way home, but catches a cinder in her eye. By chance, she meets Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard), who removes it for her. The two talk for a few minutes and strike immediate sparks, but they end up catching different trains. However, both return to the station once a week to meet and, as the film progresses, they grow closer, sharing stories, hopes, and fears about their lives, marriages, and children. Read More »

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