MOSCOW ELEGY

MOSCOW ELEGY (MOSKOVSKAYA ELEGIYA) (director/writer: Alexander Sokurov; cinematographer: Aleksandr Burov; cast: Andrei Tarkovsky, Tonino Guerra, Alexander Sokurov (Narrator); Runtime: 90; MPAA Rating: NR; Facets; 1987-Russia-in Russian and Italian with English…

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ABRAHAM’S VALLEY

ABRAHAM'S VALLEY (VALE ABRAAO) (director/writer: Manoel de Oliveira; screenwriter: based on the novel "Vale Abraao" by Agustina Bessa-Luis; cinematographer: Mario Barroso; editor: Valérie Loiseleux; music: Richard Strauss; cast: Leonor Silveira…

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A CANTERBURY TALE

  A CANTERBURY TALE (director/writer: Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger; cinematographer: Erwin Hillier; editor: John Seabourne; music: Allan Gray; cast: Eric Portman (Thomas Colpepper, J.P.), Sheila Sim (Alison Smith), Dennis Price (Sgt.…

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ACID HOUSE, THE

ACID HOUSE, THE (director: Paul McGuigan; screenwriter: Irvine Welsh/based on short stories from his book "The Acid House"; cinematographer: Alasdair Walker; editor: Andrew Hulme; cast: "The Granton Star Cause": Stephen…

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MR. NOBODY

MR. NOBODY (director/writer: Jaco Van Dormael; cinematographer: Christophe Beaucarne; editors: Susan Shipton/Matyas Veress; music: Pierre van Dormael; cast: Jared Leto (Nemo Nobody), Diane Kruger (Adult Anna), Sarah Polley (Adult Elise),…

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ACTOR, THE

  ACTOR, THE (Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema) (director/writer/editor: Mohsen Makhmalbaf; screenwriter: based on the novel "Stone & Glass" by G. Dordi; cinematographer: Aziz Saati; music: Ahmad Pezhman; cast: Akbar Abdi…

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MUDBOUND

MUDBOUND (director/writer: Dee Rees; screenwriter:Virgil Williams/novel by Hillary Jordan; cinematographer: Tachel Morrison; editor: Maka Kamitsuna; music: Tamar-kali; cast: Jason Mitchell (Ronsel Jackson), Mary J. Blige(Florence Jackson), Carey Mulligan (Laura McAllan),…

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A DOG’S LIFE

A DOG'S LIFE (director/writer: Charles Chaplin; cinematographer: R.H. Totheroh; cast: Charles Chaplin (Tramp), Edna Purviance (Bar Singer), Mutt (Scraps), Syd Chaplin (Lunchwagon Owner), Charles Reisner (Employment Agency Clerk), Granville Redmond…

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