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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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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AT ETERNITY’S GATE

AT ETERNITY'S GATE (director/writer: Julian Schnabel; screenwriters: Louise Kugelberg/Jean-Claude Carriere; cinematographer: Benoit Delhomme; editors: Louise Kugelberg/Julian Schnabel; music: Tatiana Lisovskaya; cast: Willem Dafoe (Vincent Van Gogh), Rupert Friend (Theo Van…

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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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ATONEMENT

ATONEMENT (director: Joe Wright; screenwriters: from a novel by Ian McEwan/Christopher Hampton; cinematographer: Seamus McGarvey; editor: Paul Tothill; music: Dario Marianelli; cast: James McAvoy (Robbie Turner), Keira Knightley (Cecilia Tallis),…

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AUGUST RUSH

AUGUST RUSH   (director: Kirsten Sheridan; screenwriters: Nick Castle/James V. Hart/based on a story by Paul Castro and Mr. Castle; cinematographer: John Mathieson; editor: William Steinkamp; music: Mark Mancina; cast:…

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