Mathieu and Bruno are friends. One is a theatre actor, the other a mechanic. They want to leave Switzerland but Mathieu meets Pauline, a successful actress passing through Geneva. A film about the desire for escape among a hesitant and bitter generation, caught up in contradictory aspirations under capitalism.Read More »
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Michel Soutter – Hachisch (1968)
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D.A. Pennebaker & Richard Leacock & Jean-Luc Godard – 1 P.M. AKA 1PM (One Parallel Movie) (1972)
1971-1980D.A. PennebakerDocumentaryJean-Luc GodardPoliticsRichard LeacockUSAQuote:
Godard undertook a collaborative project with the U.S. filmmakers Richard Leacock and D.A. Pennebaker in October of 1968. Provisionally entitled One A.M., or “One American Movie”, the project was to be shot in the United States, but never reached completion under Godard’s direction. Pennebaker and Leacock continued with the project under the title One P.M. or ‘One Parallel Movie,’ and did not release the film until 1972.Read More » -
Jean-Pierre Bekolo – Quartier Mozart (1992)
1991-2000African CinemaCameroonComedyJean-Pierre BekoloWinner of the Prix Afrique en Creation at Cannes in 1992, this humorous and magical tale is filled with the sexual antics that enliven a working class neighborhood in Yaounde. A girl takes on the body of a man and learns the true sexual politics of the men around her. In addition, the woman who helps her achieve this transformation metamorphoses herself into Panka, a comic figure who can make a man’s penis disappear with a handshake.Read More »
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Nicole Garcia – Place Vendôme (1998)
1991-2000CrimeDramaFranceNicole GarciaAlcoholic widow sobers up to sell husband’s stolen diamonds after his suicide. Legitimate buyers avoid tainted gems. Selling process forces her to confront past demons while seeking redemption.Read More »
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Alberto Lattuada – Guendalina (1957)
1951-1960Alberto LattuadaComedyItalyRomanceSet in Viareggio an Italian famous tourist place, this movie is a gentle comedy where we admire a beautiful and remarkable debutant, Jacqueline Sassard supported by a good group of actors – Raf Vallone, Sylva Koscina and the young Raf Mattioli – directed with steady hand by Alberto Lattuada. Based on a subject by Valerio Zurlini, this well scripted movie tells the transformation of a young and spoilt rich girl who discovers the substance of sentiments while living the drama of her parents divorce and the delights of love. The love story is showed in a very delicate way and it is carried out with crescendo untill the nostalgic finale.Read More »
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Michèle Ohayon – It Was a Wonderful Life (1993)
Michèle Ohayon1991-2000DocumentaryUSAFeature-length documentary deals with homeless women, once secure in their middle-class status, who through divorce, misfortune, or circumstances were reduced to living on the street.Read More »
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Liam Le Guillou – An Unknown Compelling Force (2021)
2021-2030DocumentaryLiam Le GuillouUSAThe truth of Russia’s greatest unsolved mystery, the Dyatlov Pass Incident, is uncovered in this compelling documentary.Read More »
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Vahid Jalilvand – Bedoune Tarikh, Bedoune Emza AKA No Date, No Signature (2017)
2011-2020DramaIranMysteryVahid JalilvandOne day at his work the forensic pathologist Dr. Nariman meets a corpse which is very familiar to him.Read More »
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Kinji Fukasaku – Bôsô panikku: Daigekitotsu AKA Violent Panic: The Big Crash (1976)
1971-1980ActionJapanKinji FukasakuBank robber Takashi and his partner in crime have been targeting banks across the country and they agree to do one more job before they can flee to Brazil. Unfortunately the heist does not go as planned and Takashi’s partner is killed by a car during the escape. On the run from the cops, Takashi picks up a girl from a bar called Michi who has a bit of a mental problem. Although he says that he’ll take her with him to Brazil, he has no intention of doing that and will dump her before he leaves the country. Meanwhile the brother of Takashi’s dead partner in crime comes looking for him as he wants a share of the loot that was stolen from the bank and he blames him for his brother’s death. Takashi manages to escape but for how long? Will Takashi be able to get away with the cops and this man on his tail?Read More »