Drama

  • John Glenister & Robin Phillips – Miss Julie (1972)

    1971-1980ClassicsDramaJohn GlenisterRobin PhillipsUnited Kingdom

    IMDB:
    A televised Royal Shakespeare Company production of August Strindberg’s classic play. Miss Julie (Helen Mirren), a 19th century aristocrat’s daughter, is attracted to one of the servants in her father’s house.Read More »

  • Jean Renoir – Toni (1935)

    1931-1940ClassicsDramaFranceJean Renoir

    Masters of Cinema wrote:
    Financed by Marcel Pagnol’s production company, Jean Renoir’s Toni is a landmark in French filmmaking. Based on a police dossier concerning a provincial crime of passion, it was lensed by Claude Renoir on location (unusually for the time) in the small town of Les Martigues where the actual events occurred. The use of directly-recorded sound, authentic patois, lack of make-up, a large ensemble cast of local citizens in supporting roles, and Renoir’s steadfast desire to avoid melodrama lead to Toni often being labeled “the first ‘neorealist’ film”. Renoir himself disagreed. Although Toni is acknowledged as a masterly forerunner of neo-realist preoccupations and techniques he wrote: “I do not think that is quite correct. The Italian films are magnificent dramatic productions, whereas in Toni I was at pains to avoid the dramatic.”Read More »

  • Elmer Clifton & Ida Lupino – Not Wanted (1949) (HD)

    1941-1950DramaElmer CliftonIda LupinoUSA

    After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out-of-wedlock baby, her guilt compels her to kidnap another child.Read More »

  • Kris Niklison – Vergel (2017)

    2011-2020ArgentinaDramaKris NiklisonQueer Cinema(s)

    Quote:
    An unashamedly erotic look at female queer sexuality viewed through the prism of emotional trauma, Vergel is guaranteed to stir. A sudden mourning brings a woman to the edge of madness. Funeral procedures, heat and a neighbor that comes to water the plants, come together in an emotional journey where it is impossible to distinguish the real from the unreal.Read More »

  • John Gilling – The Quiet Woman (1951)

    1951-1960CrimeDramaJohn GillingUnited Kingdom

    Quote:
    Having previously been married to a criminal, Jane Foster (Jane Hylton) takes over a coastal pub named ‘The Quiet Woman’ to start a new life with the help of her loyal and protective employee Elsie (Dora Bryan). She is indignant to discover that the previous owner had allowed an amiable local artist and part-time smuggler Duncan McLeod (Derek Bond) to use the pub for storing contraband goods but despite this, a romantic attachment develops between them. Helen (Dianne Foster), an old flame of McLeods, tricks her way into staying at the pub to pose for him but becomes jealous of Jane and taunts her about knowing her past and threatens to expose her. Pressure then mounts on McLeod when an old Naval colleague Inspector Bromley (John Horsley) arrives at the pub to stay for several weeks. He now is working as a customs officer. And then Jane’s escaped convict husband turns up and demands her help.Read More »

  • Howard Hawks – Sergeant York (1941)

    1941-1950DramaHoward HawksUSAWarWorld War One

    Synopsis:
    Somewhat fictionalized account of the life and war service of Alvin York, who went from humble beginnings to being one of the most celebrated American servicemen to fight in World War I. As depicted in the film, Alvin turned to religion when he was struck by lightning during one of his drunken outings. Alvin took his newfound religion seriously claiming to be a conscientious objector when receiving his draft notice. When that was refused, he joined the infantry where he served with valor, capturing a large number of Germans and saving the lives of many of his men who were under heavy fire.Read More »

  • António-Pedro Vasconcelos – Call Girl (2007)

    2001-2010António-Pedro VasconcelosCrimeDramaPortugal

    Maria (Soraia Chaves) a sensual call girl, is hired by Mouros (Joaquim de Almeida) to seduce Meireles (Nicolau Breyner), the Mayor of Vilanova, so that he can authorize a multinational to build a high quality resort. However, Madeira (Ivo Canelas) and Neves (Jose Raposo), PJ police detectives, discover the evidence of corruption and begin to investigate Meireles. Everything becomes even more complex when Madeira finds out that Maria, the passion of his life, is the bait that will force the politician to give way.Read More »

  • Billy Wilder – Sunset Blvd. (1950) (HD)

    1941-1950Billy WilderDramaFilm NoirUSA

    Quote:
    An aging silent film queen refuses to accept that her stardom has ended. She hires a young screenwriter to help set up her movie comeback. The screenwriter believes he can manipulate her, but he soon finds out he is wrong. The screenwriters ambivalence about their relationship and her unwillingness to let go leads to a situation of violence, madness, and death.Read More »

  • Kasi Lemmons – Eve’s Bayou (1997)

    1991-2000DramaKasi LemmonsThe Female GazeUSA

    A father’s philandering nature is only one of several problems for a black southern family, but, to 9 year-old Eve, it is the most immediate. As her suspicions deepen, so does her desire to bring the infidelity to an end, even if it means calling down justice on its perpetrator. A stylish, southern Gothic tale of family discord and coming of age by first-time writer/director Lemmons.Read More »

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