Sugar Cane Alley

Sugar Cane Alley 1983

6.69

Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...

1983

No Fear, No Die

No Fear, No Die 1990

5.90

Dah and Jocelyn come from Benin, Africa, to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an illicit cock-fight in the basement of a restaurant.

1990

Malevil

Malevil 1981

6.50

In southern France, in a quiet little town, the mayor, who also owns a castle with some cattle, is in the wine cellar with some other people: the pharmacist, the veterinary, and some of his employees. As they are drinking wine, they hear a terrible noise and the heat's getting higher and higher. They don't realize what's happening: when they come out of the cellar, they realize that everything has burned, and all the buildings are destroyed...

1981

Dream One

Dream One 1984

3.80

Based on Winsor McCay's comic strip, a little boy embarks on a dream-like adventure. Also known as Dream One.

1984

The Truth on the Savolta Affair

The Truth on the Savolta Affair 1980

5.20

Barcelona between 1917 and 1923. Is the era of gangsterism, during which gunmen clash between anarchists and thugs paid by The Patronal showed a shocking number of deaths. The confrontation between anarchists and workers of the factory owners Savolta arms worsens when Savolta family decides to end the rebellion hiring murderers hired and plotting to hide their illegal transactions with Germany. Adapted from the novel by Eduardo Mendoza.

1980

Reunion

Reunion 1989

6.30

Attorney Henry Strauss grew up in Germany, but left the country with his Jewish family during the rise of the Third Reich. Still wondering about what happened to his boyhood friend Konradin Von Lohenburg, Strauss travels back to Germany for the first time since he was a young man, bringing up some painful memories.

1989

Class Relations

Class Relations 1984

6.80

A young man, recently arrived in New York from Europe, becomes swept up in a series of events that are beyond his knowledge or control.

1984

Moses and Aaron

Moses and Aaron 1975

5.80

A familiar Biblical tale transformed into a cinematic opera of seemingly endless possibility. In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair debate God’s true message and intent for His creations, a conflict that leads their followers towards chaos and sin. Set almost entirely within a Roman amphitheater whose history lends every precise line-reading and gesture, every startling camera move and cut, a totalizing force.

1975

Grand huit

Grand huit 1982

4.00

Laurent meets Sylvia on a spring night, under the neon lights of the fun fair. A ray of sunlight shines in the life of a kid who rises up against the nasty influence of their educator Serge, who has an eye on him and his pals. But SyIvia gives him one night as a gift, and nothing more.

1982