Two young girls travel in a newly constructed boat at sea. This event should make a propaganda for this new construction. The wireless radio contact breaks suddenly. The search expedition comes across an old sail ship populated by bloody zombies. It seems there is no escape from the undead templars…Read More »
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Amando de Ossorio – El buque maldito aka The Ghost Galleon (1974)
1971-1980Amando de OssorioExploitationHorrorSpainSpanish cinema under Franco -
Rubén Gámez – La Fórmula secreta AKA The Secret Formula (1965)
1961-1970Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtArthouseMexicoRubén GámezShort FilmIMDB comments say:
This is one of the best Mexican short movies ever. You could probably imagine the Mexican idiosyncrasy, read some history books, but you will find a big difference and experience the feeling of the post-revolutionary age of Mexico with this film.Labor unions, the invasion of large scale and global foreign companies, the mother’s love, the Mexican habits descriptions are part of this master piece.
Adding the emotion of Jaime Sabine’s narration voice in all the allegoric signs and metaphors.Read More »
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Yevgeni Bauer – Posle smerti AKA After Death (1915)
1911-1920DramaSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSSRYevgeni BauerPosle Smerti [After Death]
A titan of the early Russian cinema, Evgenii Bauer was born in Russia in 1865. His father was a renowned zither-player, while his sisters became actresses. Bauer graduated from the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Over the years, he was an amateur actor, a caricaturist for magazines, a newspaper satirist, a theatrical impresario, and an artistic photographer. He was especially recognized for designing sets for theatrical productions, a talent that eventually brought him into the cinema when he designed the sets for Drankov and Taldykin’s commemorative historical film, Trekhsotletie Tsarstvovaniya Doma Romanovykh (The Tercentenary of the Rule of the Romanov Dynasty), released in 1913. Encouraged by Drankov and Taldykin, Bauer, then 48 years of age, graduated to directing for their company. Read More » -
Miklós Jancsó – Égi bárány AKA Agnus Dei (1971)
1971-1980DramaHungaryMiklós JancsóQuote:
Alegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares the life of father Vargha, a fanatical priest. He comes back and leads massacres. A new force, represented by Feher, apparently avanges the people, but only to impose a different, more refined and effective kind of repression. Written by Francisco BaezRead More » -
Weyler Hildebrand – Lilla helgonet (1944)
1941-1950ComedySwedenWeyler HildebrandCelestin-Floridor is a singing teacher in a monastery and Denise is one of his best but worst students. They both dream about life, love and success in the world outside.Read More »
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Aleksi Salmenperä – Paha perhe AKA Bad Family (2010)
2001-2010Aleksi SalmenperäDramaFinlandQuote:
After a divorce a father raises his son on his own, while his ex-wife has custody over his daughter. When the mother dies, the brother and sister finally meet again.Read More » -
Tim Burstall – The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)
1971-1980AustraliaDramaTim BurstallQuote:
In the remote outback mining town of Andamooka, foreman ‘Tarzan’ (Gerard Kennedy) is forced to maintain order when necessary by use of his very formidable fists. Here, where boredom for these men is only relieved by a trip to the pub and visits to the local brothel, tempers often reach boiling point. Particularly for ‘Pansy’ (Mike Preston), a big-mouthed miner who is a continual irritant to all on site. Now ‘Pansy’ has gone one step too far and ‘Tarzan’ has to take him down. To the delight of the town the fists are about to start flying as the last of the knucklemen go head to head in a bare-knuckle fight to the finish…Read More » -
Leszek Dawid – Ki AKA My Name is Ki (2011)
2011-2020DramaLeszek DawidPolandQuote:
Ki is a hell of a young girl with lots of energy, guts, wit and warmth. A single mother who irritates and fascinates at the same time. She’s at the brink of having a guy at last, but is she really able not to deter him?Read More » -
Richard Donner – Twinky AKA Lola (1970)
1961-1970DramaRichard DonnerRomanceUnited KingdomIn swinging 1960s London, 16-year-old high school student Lola (Susan George) does more than simply read the erotic literature penned by 39-year-old American Scott Wardman (Charles Bronson). She tracks down the author and playfully seduces him, to the great consternation of her parents (Paul Ford, Kay Medford) once they learn of the relationship. The unlikely lovebirds eventually get married and wend their way to New York City, but their relationship grows increasingly tenuous.Read More »