PLOT: A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.Read More »
Fantasy
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Albert Lamorisse – Le Ballon rouge AKA The Red Balloon (1956)
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Jacques Rivette – Noroît aka Nor’west (1976)
Jacques Rivette1971-1980AdventureFantasyFranceAfter her brother was killed by a notorious all-female pirate gang, Morag dedicates her life to bringing the murderers to justice. Soon, she has become an important member of the pirate gang and has begun acquiring the loyalty of key members. Eventually, she makes her move and challenges the leader, a demi-god (literally), known as “The Daughter of the Sun.” The story of Noroit is based on an early 17th-century tragedy by Cyril Tourneur, and, though it is only the third one filmed, the movie is the concluding episode in a four-part series by director Jacques Rivette.Read More »
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Valentin Merz – De noche los gatos son pardos (2022)
2021-2030FantasySwitzerlandValentin MerzA crew is shooting a libertine costume film when Valentin, the director, suddenly disappears. While the local police investigate, the film shoot continues but takes an odd turn. Robin, the cameraman and director’s lover, follows a promise.Read More »
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Herbert Wilcox – Lilacs in the Spring AKA Let’s Make Up (1954)
Herbert Wilcox1951-1960ClassicsFantasyUSAPlot Summary:
A young entertainer, Carole Beaumont (Anna Neagle), is wooed by actor-producer Charles King (David Farrar) but, uncertain of her feelings, she resists his attentions. During an air raid, a bomb explosion rocks the cafe and Carole is knocked unconscious. In her confused state, fantasies flash through her mind, and she seems to become Nell Gwyn of Old Drury, with Charles King looking very much like King Charles. Recovering, she is advised by her doctor to take a rest in the country and, there,another beau, Albert Gutman (Peter Graves), prompts his grandmother, Lady Drayton (Helen Haye), to invite Carole to their family home at Windsor. Read More » -
Avery Crounse – Eyes of Fire (1983)
Avery Crounse1981-1990FantasyUSAWesternQuote:
A preacher is accused of adultery, and he and his followers are chased out of town. They become stranded in an isolated forest, which is haunted by the spirits of long dead Native Americans.Read More » -
Xiaopeng Tian – Shen hai AKA Deep Sea (2023)
2021-2030AnimationChinaFantasyXiaopeng TianA girl strays into the dreamy deep sea world. In the deepest part of the sea, all secrets are hidden.Read More »
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Léa Mysius – Les cinq diables AKA The Five Devils (2022)
Léa Mysius2021-2030DramaFantasyFranceSynopsis:
Vicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie, a man struggling to find his place. When Vicky’s aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.Read More » -
Mehmet Aslan – Tarkan: Viking Kani AKA Tarkan Versus the Vikings (1971)
Mehmet Aslan1971-1980ActionFantasyTurkeyKartal Tibet is… Tarkan! A mighty barbarian warrior guy who runs around with his dog, Kurt, saving pretty women from danger. He’s currently in the employ of the daughter of an important political person who runs afoul of some bloodthirsty Turkish Vikings who worship a bizarre Lovecraftian man-eating octopus. Why do they want the girl? Why, to sacrifice her to their god, of course! The Vikings, lead by a guy with the most amazing moustache ever, land their Viking ship outside of the castle where she lives, and soon have killed off all of her men, with only Tarkan left breathing, laying unconscious and presumed dead on the floor of the courtyard after a bloody battle ensues. Tarkan isn’t going out like that, however and once he gets his strength back, he and Kurt track down the Turkish Vikings and set out to save the pretty damsel and save her from certain doom at the hands of the half inflated eight-legged demigod.Read More »
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Pier Paolo Pasolini – Medea (1969) (HD)
1961-1970ArthouseFantasyItalyPier Paolo Pasoliniit’s a movie about a woman who beheads her brother, stabs her children, and sends her lover’s wife up in flames. For Maria Callas, it’s a natural.
Based on the plot of Euripides’ Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.Read More »