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Captain Johnno
A young deaf boy who calls himself “Captain Johnno” befriends Tony, an Italian fisherman in the small Australian fishing town they live in. Both feel outcast by the town and…
Chuji’s Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
The Japanese equivalent of penny dreadfuls glorifying Jesse James, A Diary of Chuji’s Travels gives a unique gloss to the tale of Chuji Kunisada, the legendary bakuto (or gambler, the…
Voyager
April 1957: Rational engineer Faber’s plane crashes in Mexico, where he learns that he became a father in 1938. He takes a ship from NYC to France and meets cute,…
Billu
When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film’s shoot, a poor hairdresser’s claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention.
Reproduction interdite
An art dealer in dire straits, after being ripped off by two crooks, one of whom owns a genuine painting by Gauguin while the other is an expert copyist, finds…
The Crucible
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover’s wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
The Odd Job
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit…
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas “purely by chance”, without concern for chronological order.
Odd Obsession
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter’s lover to his…
Those Who Remain
Bertrand dutifully visits his terminally ill wife every day, braving the long train and bus ride to and from the hospital. Lorraine not so willingly visits her boyfriend who was…
Momotaro’s Sea Eagles
Considered the first animated feature film from Japan. Although it’s short, it was billed as a main attraction. This government funded propaganda film features the classic folklore character Momotaro and…
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