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Mario Mercier – La papesse AKA A Woman Possessed (1975)
Quote: Cruel and depraved story of a modern Satanism in the French hinterland. Everything you’d expect and even more than that includes bleeding, beatings, rape. What began as an art cinema, the film...
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Stephen Quay & Timothy Quay – The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes (2005)
Plot Outline: Dark fairytale about a demonic doctor who abducts a beautiful opera singer with designs on transforming her into a mechanical nightingale. Quote: To watch The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes...
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William Hamilton & Edward Killy – Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
From TCM: When the body of Violet Feverel, who had taken her horse for an evening ride, is discovered in Central Park, Inspector Oscar Piper of the New York police arrives at the crime scene and is...
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Alexandre Stockler – Cama de Gato AKA Cat’s Cradle (2002)
Three young hedonistic sociopaths find themselves in deep, deep trouble in Alexandre Stockler’s ugly 2002 teen drama Cat’s Cradle. Longtime pals and recent high school graduates Gabriel (Cainan...
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Carlo Lizzani – Banditi a Milano AKA The Violent Four (1968)
Description: As public outrage mounts against organized crime in modern-day Milan, four robbers meticulously plan a timed assault on several major banks within a period of 40 minutes. Led by the...
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José Ramón Larraz – Vampyres (1974)
“The 1970’s was the decade of the gothic lesbian vampire film. The exploitation efforts of Jean Rollin (LIPS OF BLOOD), Jess Franco (VAMPYROS LESBOS), and Hammer (LUST FOR A VAMPIRE) were enormously...
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Yasuo Furuhata – Gokuchu no kaoyaku AKA Prison Boss (1968)
Synopsis: Ken Takakura stars in yet another bad-ass Prison film, in “Prison Boss”. Here, rival gangs battle it out over ownership of a bicycle race track. The outside life for the yakuza mimics prison...
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Ruth Barton – Rex Ingram: Visionary Director of the Silent Screen (2014)
Series: Screen Classics Ebook: 328 pages Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (October 13, 2014) Language: English eISBN: 978-0-8131-4711-6 Noted for his charisma, talent, and striking good looks,...
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Charles Bennett – Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense: The Life of Screenwriter...
Series: Screen Classics Ebook: 328 pages Publisher: University Press of Kentucky; 1st edition (March 26, 2014) Language: English eISBN: 978-0-8131-4480-1 With a career that spanned from the silent era...
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David LaRocca – The Philosophy of War Films (2014)
Series: Philosophy Of Popular Culture Ebook: 492 pages Publisher: University Press of Kentucky (December 4, 2014) Language: English eISBN: 978-0-8131-4512-9 Wars have played a momentous role in...
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Nathan Andersen – Shadow Philosophy: Plato’s Cave and Cinema (2014)
Ebook: 172 pages Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (April 17, 2014) Language: English eISBN: 978-1-315-81490-2 Shadow Philosophy: Plato’s Cave and Cinema is an accessible and exciting new contribution...
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Alan J. Pakula – Klute (1971)
A small-town detective searching for a missing man has only one lead: a connection with a New York prostitute. http://www.nitroflare.com/view/704C18E1A327B51/Klute.avi...
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David Robert Mitchell – The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010)
An official selection of Cannes Critics Week and winner of the Special Jury Prize at SXSW, THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER is a youthful and tender coming-of-age drama from first-time...
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Curtis Burz – Das Sommerhaus AKA The Summer House (2014)
Stars: Sten Jacobs, Anna Altmann, Jaspar Fuld, Nina Splettstößer, Stephan Bürgi, Natascha Zimmermann, Felix Witzlau, Tobias Frieben, León Delor A haunting portrait of a well-established German family...
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Radu Jude – Aferim! (2015)
Jay Weissberg from Variety wrote: A runaway gypsy slave in early 19th-century Wallachia is hunted down by a constable and his son in Radu Jude’s most accomplished and original feature yet, “Aferim!”...
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Alain Robbe-Grillet – Le jeu avec le feu AKA Playing with Fire (1975)
When Carolina (Anicee Alvina), the daughter of wealthy banker Georges de Saxe (Philippe Noiret), is reported kidnapped, it is upsetting to him even though he knows it isn’t true. The kidnappers have...
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George Schaefer – An Enemy of the People (1978)
Synopsis: Based on a play by Henrik Ibsen. A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the theraputic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. Stockmann,...
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Yasuo Furuhata – Eki Station aka Station (1981)
A very beautiful film. This is a Ken Takakura vehicle, and as such follows his formula. Takakura plays to type as the laconic brooder who suffers multiple tragedies with manly stoicism. While the...
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Daisuke Itô – Hangyakuji AKA The Conspirator (1961)
Synopsis: During an era of civil wars, in the 7th year of Tenso, Yoshimoto Imagawa was overthrown by Oda Nobunaga with the help of Ieyasu Tokugawa. Ieyasu’s wife, Lady Tsukiyama, was of the ruined...
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Gianluigi Calderone – Appassionata AKA Passionate (1974)
Synopsis Otherworldly beauty Ornella Muti headlines this erotic drama centered on the tale of a woman who struggles with her sexual independence after entering into a loveless marriage of convenience....
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