ODD OBSESSION

ODD OBSESSION (KAGI) (THE KEY) (director/writer: Kon Ichikawa; screenwriters: Natto Wada/Keiji Hasebe/from the novel Kagi by Junichiro Tanizaki; cinematographer: Kazuo Miyagawa; editors: Kon Ichikawa/Hiroaki Fujii/Tatsuji Nakashizu; music: Yasushi Akutagawa; cast:…

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AUTUMN SONATA

AUTUMN SONATA (Höstsonaten) (director/writer: Ingmar Bergman; cinematographer: Sven Nykvist; editor: Sylvia Ingmarsdotter; cast: Ingrid Bergman (Charlotte Andergast), Liv Ullmann (Eva), Lena Nyman (Helena, Charlotte's abandoned spastic daughter), Halvar Bjork (Viktor),…

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OH, WOE IS ME

OH, WOE IS ME (HELAS POUR MOI) (director/writer: Jean-Luc Godard; cinematographer: Caroline Champetier; editor: Jean-Luc Godard; cast: Gérard Depardieu(Simon Donnadieu), Bernard Verley(Abraham Klimt), Laurence Masliah(Rachel Donnadieu); Runtime: 95; MPAA Rating:…

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OLD DOG

OLD DOG (KHYI RGAN) (director/writer: Pema Tseden; cinematographer: Sonthar Gyal; editor: Sangye Bhum; cast: Yanbum Gyal (Bride, Rikso), Drolma Kyab (Son, Gonpo), Lochey (Father, Akhu), Tamdrin Tso (Policeman, Dorje); Runtime:…

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BAADASSSSS!

  BAADASSSSS!(a.k.a: How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass) (director/writer: Mario Van Peebles; screenwriters: Dennis Haggerty/based on the book by Melvin Van Peebles; cinematographer: Robert Primes; editors: Nneka…

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