Drama

  • Miklós Jancsó – Roma rivuole Cesare AKA Rome Wants Another Caesar (1974)

    Drama1971-1980ItalyMiklós Jancsó

    Imdb User Review
    To begin with, as I pointed out in my review for Jancso”s earlier ‘epic’ – the made-for-TV TECHNIQUE AND RITE (1971) – much of what constituted its pros and cons, from the heavy-going speechifying to the striking imagery, applies to this one as well. Nevertheless, it emerges to be somewhat more engaging – or, if you like, tolerable than that earlier effort; incidentally, while some sources give the film’s running-time as 100 minutes, the print I watched on Italian TV lasted for merely 78! Even so, we’re still treated to the random intimidation of several characters (shades also of Jancso”s masterpiece THE ROUND-UP [1965])…not to mention the baffling re-emergence of ones who had only moments before been shown expiring!Read More »

  • Norman Jewison – In the Heat of the Night (1967) (HD)

    1961-1970CrimeDramaNorman JewisonUSA

    An African-American police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town.Read More »

  • Edward Buzzell – Virtue (1932)

    1931-1940ClassicsDramaEdward BuzzellUSA

    A relationship gradually develops between a savvy New York street girl and a good-hearted cab driver–who first meet when she stiffs him for the fare–but other matters keep getting in their way, including financial problems and a murder.Read More »

  • Paul Schrader – American Gigolo (1980)

    Drama1971-1980Paul SchraderUSA

    Quote:
    Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician’s wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he’s being framed.Read More »

  • Oleg Novkovic – Beli, beli svet AKA White White World (2010)

    2001-2010DramaOleg NovkovicSerbia

    Quote:In the Serbian drama “White White World: The Miner’s Opera” (“Beli Beli Svet”), the characters sing, but never dance. Formulated as a modern day Greek tragedy set in the decrepit southeastern mining town Bor, the movie follows a close group of alienated locals through misguided love affairs and other brash misdeeds. But the songs feature no choreography or other stylish methods of breaking the harsh, downtrodden tableaux. It’s a surprisingly effective strategy. With his sophomore effort, director Oleg Novkovic uses musical expression to frame inner monologues that would never work in spoken form. As a result, a story exclusively populated by damaged people engaged in morally ambiguous, often depraved behavior manages to evoke sympathy for all of them.Read More »

  • Mabel Cheung – Chou tin dik tong wah AKA An Autumn’s Tale (1987)

    1981-1990DramaHong KongMabel CheungRomance

    Hong Kong native Jennifer (Cherie Chung) moves to New York City to study for her Master’s Degree and to reunite with her boyfriend Vincent (Danny Chan Bak-Keung). There, she meets her very distant relative Samuel Pang (Yun-Fat Chow), a street smart and wise-talking waiter-by-day and gambler-by-night, who helps Jennifer settle in her apartment building in the outskirts of Brooklyn. When Jennifer discovers that Vincent is being unfaithful, she nearly puts all her plans to a halt. But, Pang talks sense into her and helps her adjust to her new life in the Big Apple and without Vincent, resulting in an unlikely relationship.Read More »

  • Cheng-sheng Lin – Mei li zai chang ge AKA Murmur Of Youth (1997)

    1991-2000Cheng-sheng LinDramaQueer Cinema(s)Taiwan

    Quote:
    Recent Taiwanese cinema has almost had a monopoly on the kind of angst that permeated so many European art films of the 1960’s. The anomie that envelops Lin Cheng-sheng’s ”Murmur of Youth” in a mist of melancholy has everything to do with the collision of traditional and modern values in a boom economy. The film follows two college-age girls, both named Mei-li, from different backgrounds, who end up working side by side as ticket takers in a movie theater in a teeming shopping arcade.Read More »

  • Emmanuel Mouret – Mademoiselle de Joncquières (2018) (HD)

    2011-2020ComedyDramaEmmanuel MouretFrance

    When a romance between a widow and a notorious libertine takes an unexpected turn, Mademoiselle de Joncquières becomes instrumental to one lover’s plans for revenge.Read More »

  • Michelangelo Frammartino – Il Dono AKA The Gift (2003)

    2001-2010ArthouseDramaItalyMichelangelo Frammartino

    Synopsis
    The languid account of a disaster happening in slow motion. The film charts the bleak daily life of a village in Calabria, which once had a population of some fifteen thousand but is now down to a mere handful. An impassive old man and a retarded girl seem to be simply waiting for time to eat away their lives. They are only occasionally and fleetingly roused from their deep apathy by strange objects and sordid encounters. Read More »

Back to top button