CHINESE ROULETTE

CHINESE ROULETTE (Chinesisches Roulette) (director/writer: Rainer Werner Fassbinder; cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus; editor: Ila von Hasperg; music: Peer Raben; cast: Margit Carstensen (Ariane Christ), Andrea Schober (Angela Christ), Anna Karina (Irene…

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PURPLE NOON

PURPLE NOON (PLEIN SOLEIL) (director/writer: Rene Clement; screenwriters: Paul Gegauff/based on the novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith; cinematographer: Henri Decae; editor: Francoise Javet; music: Nino Rota; cast:…

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CIRCLE, THE

CIRCLE, THE (Dayereh) (director/editor/writer: Jafar Panahi; screenwriter: Kambozia Partovi/based on a story by Mr. Panahi; cinematographer: Bahram Badakhshani; cast: Maryam Parvin Almani (Arezou), Nargess Mamizadeh (Nargess), Fatemeh Naghavi (The Mother),…

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PYGMY ISLAND

PYGMY ISLAND (director: William Berke; screenwriter: Carroll Young; cinematographer: Ira H. Morgan; editor: Jerome Thoms; music: Mischa Bakaleinikoff; cast: Johnny Weissmuller (Jungle Jim), Ann Savage (Captain Ann Kingsley), David Bruce…

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QUEEN KELLY

QUEEN KELLY (director/writer: Erich von Stroheim; cinematographers: Paul Ivano/Gordon Pollock; editor: Viola Lawrence; music: Adolf Tandler; cast: Gloria Swanson (Kitty Kelly), Walter Byron (Prince Wolfram), Seena Owen (Queen Regina V),…

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COLOSSAL

COLOSSAL (director/writer: Nacho Vigalondo; cinematographer: Eric Kress; editors: Ben Baudhuin, Luke Doolan; music: Bear McCreary; cast: Anne Hathaway (Gloria), Jason Sudeikis (Oscar), Dan Stevens (Tim), Austin Stowell (Joel), Tim Blake…

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CONFORMIST, THE

CONFORMIST, THE (Conformista, Il) (director/writer: Bernardo Bertolucci; screenwriter: from the novel by Alberto Moravia; cinematographer: Vittorio Storaro; editor: Franco Arcalli; music: Georges Delerue; cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant (Marcello Clerici), Stefania Sandrelli…

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RABID

RABID (director/writer: David Cronenberg; cinematographer: René Verzier; editor: Jean Lafleur; cast: Marilyn Chambers (Rose), Frank Moore (Hart Read), Joel Silver (Murray Cypher), Howard Ryshpan (Dr. Dan Keloid), Patricia Gage (Dr.…

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