YEELEN

  YEELEN (BRIGHTNESS) (director/writer/producer: Souleymane Cisse; cinematographers: Jean-Noel Ferragut/Jean-Michel Humeau; editor: André Davanture; music: Salif Keita/Michel Portal; cast: Issiaka Kane (Nianankoro), Niamanto Sanogo (Soma), Koke Sangare (Le chef de Komo),…

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YI YI

YI YI (A ONE AND A TWO) (director/writer: Edward Yang; cinematographer: Yang Weihan; editor: Chen Bowen; cast: Jonathan Chang (Yang-Yang), Yupang Chang (Fatty), Chen Xisheng (A-Di), Elaine Jin (Min-Min), Ke…

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YOUNG @ HEART

YOUNG @ HEART (director: Stephen Walker; cinematographer: Ed Marritz; editor: Chris King; Runtime: 108; MPAA Rating: PG; producer: Sally George; Fox Searchlight Pictures; 2007) "A rare feelgood film that actually…

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Z (1969)

Z (director: Costas-Gravas; screenwriters: from the novel by Vassili Vassilikos/Jorge Semprún; cinematographer: Raoul Coutard; editor: Francoise Bonnot; music: Mikis Theodorakis; cast: Yves Montand (The Deputy), Irene Papas (Helene, the Deputy’s…

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ZERO HOUR!

ZERO HOUR (director/writer: Hall Bartlett; screenwriter: teleplay “Flight Into Danger”by Arthur Hailey/Arthur Hailey/John C. Champion; cinematographer: John F. Warren; editor: John C. Fuller; music: Ted Dale; cast: Dana Andrews (Lt.…

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ZULU

ZULU director/writer: Cy Endfield; screenwriter: from an article by John Prebble; cinematographer: Stephen Dade; editor: John Jympson; cast: Stanley Baker (Lieutenant John Chad), James Booth (Private Henry Hook), Jack Hawkins…

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ROADS TO KOKTEBEL

ROADS TO KOKTEBEL (KOKTEBEL)   (director/writer: Boris Khlebnikov/Aleksei Popogrebsky; cinematographer: Shandor Berkeshi; editor: Ivan Lebedev; music: Lutgardo Labad; cast: Gleb Puskepalis (The Son), Igor Csernyevics (The Father), Evgenii Sytyi (Railway…

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