Pepe Le Moko (DVD)
A notorious gangster hides out in the Casbah for safety and soon realizes he`s a prisoner, unable to ever leave its confines. He becomes obsessed with a beautiful outsider, and this attachment ultimately leads to his doom. Based on D`Ashelbe`s novel and remade in America as Algiers. NR"
Director: Julien Duvivier
ACTORS: Jean Gabin, Gabriel Gabrio, Marcel Dalio
Mademoiselle Striptease (DVD)
Agnes Dumont (Brigitte Bardot) anonymously writes a best-selling and scandalous romance novel, for which her highly respectable father, a stuffy government official, ships her off to a convent. Instead, the coquettish Agnes escapes to Paris, where she lives with her brother, a guide at the Balzac museum, and attempts to earn money by entering a striptease contest!NR"
Director: Marc Allegret
ACTORS: Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hirsch, Daniel Gelin, Darry Cowl
The War Zone (DVD) Uncut Version Roth`s directorial debut, based on the novel by Stuart (who adapted the screenplay), is not for the faint of heart. When a seemingly normal family moves from London to rural Devon, 15-year-old Tom stumbles into a shocking...
Roth`s directorial debut, based on the novel by Stuart (who adapted the screenplay), is not for the faint of heart. When a seemingly normal family moves from London to rural Devon, 15-year-old Tom stumbles into a shocking secret concerning his father and 17-year-old sister, Jessie. Afraid of breaking up the family and upsetting his mother, who has just given birth to a baby girl, he crawls into a shell and remains there, confused and alienated. Eventually, the situation boils over and the truth is exposed. Roth shows that he has the ability to draw extremely emotional performances from professional actors Winstone and real-life partner Swinton, as well as from newcomers Belmont and Cunliffe, who provide the film with its true heart. A brilliantly harsh and tragic family drama.
Unrated"
Director: Tim Roth
ACTORS: Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont, Freddie Cunliffe, Kate Ashfield
The Tigers (DVD)
Five promising rookie cops ill-advisedly augment their meager salaries with the booty from a drug bust...just once, right? But their unsuccessful attempts to cover their tracks only arouse the anger of the law and the Triads.NR"
Director: Eric Tsang
ACTORS: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Felix Wong, Miu Kiu-Wai, Ken Tong
Autumn Spring (DVD)
A Czech film from director Vladimir Michalek, AUTUMN SPRING tackles the theme of aging and death with subtle humor in this film, which tips its hat to the free-spirited New Wave cinema. Irrepressible reprobate Fanda (Vlastimil Brodsky) is determined not to go gently into that good night as he enters his eighties. He and partner-in-crime Eda (Stanislav Zindulka) love to pull stunts and gags, such as impersonating wealthy land-buyers, subway officials, and long-lost friends. Unfortunately their abilities are starting to slip due to their advanced age. Hana`s long-suffering wife (Stella Zazvorkova) meanwhile, is outraged that he is still up to his old tricks when its time to take life seriously, prepare for their funerals, give up their apartment, and move into a retirement home. This is a warmhearted but unsentimental look into how different people face inevitable demise, and the cast of seasoned seniors pulls it off with great style and humanity. The film is a career capstone for Brodsky. A renowned Czech actor (CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS, JAKOB THE LIAR), Brodsky committed suicide not long after this life-affirming film was completed. Still, no actor could ask for a more eloquent curtain call; it`s a fine, crowd-pleasing little classic, one for which he will surely be long remembered."
Director: Vladimir Michalek
ACTORS: Vlastimil Brodsky, Petra Spalkova, Ondrej Vetchy, Stella Zazvorkova, Stanislav Zindulka
