PARRISH

PARRISH (director/writer: Delmer Daves; screenwriter: from the novel by Mildred Savage; cinematographer: Harry Stradling Jr.; editor: Owen Marks; music: Max Steiner; cast: Troy Donahue (Parrish McLean), Claudette Colbert (Ellen McLean),…

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BETTY BLUE

BETTY BLUE (37°2 le matin) (director/writer: Jean-Jacques Beineix; screenwriter: from the novel by Philippe Djian; cinematographer: Jean-François Robin; editors: Marie-Aimée Debril/Monique Prim; music: Gabriel Yared; cast: Jean-Hugues Anglade (Zorg), Béatrice…

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BEYOND THE ROCKS

BEYOND THE ROCKS (director: Sam Wood; screenwriters: Jack Cunningham/based on the novel by Elinor Glyn; cinematographer: Alfred Gilks; music: Henny Vrienten, restored version; cast: Gloria Swanson (Theodora Fitzgerald), Rudolph Valentino…

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PATRICK

PATRICK THE PUG (director/writer: Mandie Fletcher; screenwriters: Vanessa Davies/Paul De Vos; cinematographer: Chris Goodger; editor: Matthew Tucker; music: Michael Price; cast: Ed Skrein (Vet), Jennifer Saunders (Maureen), Cherie Lunghi (Rosemary),…

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MAHANAGAR

MAHANAGAR (THE BIG CITY) (director/writer: Satyajit Ray; screenwriter: from a story by Narendranath Mitra; cinematographer: Subrata Mitra; editor: Dulal Dutta; music: Satyajit Ray; cast: Madhabi Mukherjee (Arati), Anil Chatterjee (Subrata),…

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PEPPERMINT FRAPPE

PEPPERMINT FRAPPE (director/writer: Carlos Saura; screenwriters: story by Carlos Saura/Rafael Azcona/Angelino Fons; cinematographer: Luis Cuadrado; editor: Pablo González del Amo; music: Teddy Bautista/Luis de Pablo; cast: Geraldine Chaplin (Elena/Ana), José…

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BIG RISK, THE

BIG RISK, THE (CLASSE TOUS RISQUES) (director/writer: Claude Sautet; screenwriters: Pascal Jardin/José Giovanni/from the novel by José Giovanni; cinematographer: Ghislain Cloquet; editor: Albert Jurgenson; music: George Delerue; cast: Lino Ventura…

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