вторник, 31 июля 2018 г.

Un enfant comme les autres... (1972)



Un enfant comme les autres... / A Child Like Any Other

Director: Denis Héroux
Stars: René Simard, Régis Simard, Jean-Roch Simard, Paolo Noël, Guy Cloutier

René Simard is a pop singer from Quebec, chiefly popular in the 1970s. He was discovered and managed by Guy Cloutier. His first albums were produced by René Angélil, whom later managed and eventually married Céline Dion. This documentary recalls the boy's rise to stardom at the tender age of eight and shed light on Cloutier's machiavellian management.

Canada
In French, with English subs (in .mkv)


пятница, 27 июля 2018 г.

Spasatel (1980)



Spasatel / Спасатель / The Lifeguard / The Rescuer

Director & Writer: Sergey Solovev
Stars: Tatyana Drubich, Vasiliy Mishchenko, Sergey Shakurov, Olga Belyavskaya, Vyacheslav Kononenko, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Yekaterina Vasilyeva

About a teacher of literature Larikov and his schoolchildren in one year after graduating the school. The film is full of dramas attended with a collapse of hopes. Hardened during the lessons of the talented teacher the young people are able to overcome any difficulties. However Larikov got frightened when learned that his former schoolgirl Asya fell in love with him.

Second film from Solovev's trilogy, with One Hundred Days After Childhood (1975) and Direct Heiress (1982)

Soviet Union
In Russian, with English subs (.srt)

среда, 25 июля 2018 г.

Le père Chopin (1945)



Director: Fyodor Otsep
Stars: Madeleine Ozeray, Marcel Chabrier, Pierre Durand, Louis Rolland, François Rozet, Janine Sutto, Guy Mauffette, Pierre Dagenais, Ginette Letondal

A duel to finish: moral values and love against money and selfishness, in Québec of the 40s. Widower Paul Dupont (or Père Chopin) lives happily with his children, and his music. A millionaire is in search of his family and - you 'd never have guessed it, - Père Chopin is none other than his brother. The singing family leaves their humble house for the desirable mansion of the rich uncle. But they soon realize that they are puppets in the hand of the businessman...

Canada
In French

вторник, 24 июля 2018 г.

Kinshasa Kids (2012)




Director & Writer: Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Stars: Gabi Bolenge, Bebson Elemba, Joël Eziegue, Emmanuel Fakoko, Mickaël Fataki, Gauthier Kiloko, José Mawanda, Sammy Molebe, Joséphine Nsimba Mpongo, Rachel Mwanza

Set in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the film focuses on a group of street kids, expelled from their homes after being accused of witchcraft, who form a hip hop group while a documentary crew films their efforts.

Belgium
Language: French | Lingala
With English hardsubs

понедельник, 16 июля 2018 г.

Outcast of the Islands (1951)




Director: Carol Reed
Based on Joseph Conrad's novel
Stars: Ralph Richardson, Trevor Howard, Robert Morley, Tamine, Wendy Hiller, Kerima, George Coulouris, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Frederick Valk, Betty Ann Davies, Dharma Emmanuel, Peter Illing, Robert Lee

A man occupies a position of trust with a merchant in an East Asian port. He's sacked when he's caught stealing, but he pretends to commit suicide and a captain he befriended agrees to take him to a secret trading post.

UK
In English

четверг, 12 июля 2018 г.

Dead Birds (1963)




Director & Narrator: Robert Gardner

This informative documentary focuses on the Dani people of New Guinea, and in particular tribal members Weyak and Pua. Weyak, an adult, protects the land his tribe lives on from other tribes and outsiders. Their territory was then one of the few places not colonized by Europeans. Pua is a young boy who cares for the village's pigs. Battles take place frequently between the various Dani tribes. When someone is killed, the death must be avenged, and the fighting continues in a deadly cycle.

USA
In English

среда, 11 июля 2018 г.

Mideia 70 (1969)



Director & Writer: Michalis Papanikolaou
Stars: Marietta Rialdi, Christos Kalavrouzos, Dora Sitzani, Giorgos I. Bletas, Giorgos P. Bletas

Euripides’ Medea in... twenty minutes, set in the shabby outskirts of Athens circa 1970.

Short
Greece, in Greek, with English subs (.srt)

понедельник, 9 июля 2018 г.

En blomst (1971)



En blomst / A Flower

Director & Writer: Lars von Trier (as Lars Trier)
Cast: Ole Benzon

Boy meets flower in a world at the brink of annihilation.

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The wonders of the internet have made a very early Lars Von Trier short film, “En Blomst,” available for your eyes. The 1971 film, shot by the then 15-year-old director who was going as Lars Trier, shows signs of the sensibility for a bit of shock that he would develop later on. The music choices and even the “plot” all seem like ingredients he would use in later efforts, but mostly, this seven-minute movie is a nice peek of a director developing his skills. Give it a whirl below.

Short
Denmark, no dialogue - translation don't needed

воскресенье, 8 июля 2018 г.

Gyerekbetegségek (1965)



Gyerekbetegségek / Children's Sicknesses

Directors & Writers: Ferenc Kardos, János Rózsa
Stars: István Géczy, Tünde Kassai, Emil Keres, Judit Halász, Béla Horváth, Éva Tímár, Dóri Bánfalvi, Mária Mamusich, Irma Patkós, Márta Bakó

An action packed, brightly colored film depicting the adventures of a six-year-old boy attending school for the first time. He befriends a little girl, Zizi, who becomes his constant companion in a child's world of discovery.

Hungary
In Hungarian

пятница, 6 июля 2018 г.

Messi (2014)




Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Stars: Johan Cruyff, Lionel Messi, Kike Domínguez, Álex García, Pere Gratacós, Andrés Iniesta, Xavier Llorens, Javier Mascherano, César Luis Menotti
As Messi: Valentín Rodríguez, Juan Ignacio Martínez, Àlex Burgués, Marc Balaguer

Lionel Messi from early life to international stardom.

Documentary
Spain, in Spanish (second audio), with English subs (in .rar)

вторник, 3 июля 2018 г.

Ptitsy bez gnyozd (1996)



Ptitsy bez gnyozd / Птицы без гнезд / Птушкі бяз гнёздаў / Birds Without Nests

Director: Vitaliy Dudin
Stars: Tatyana Kovalevskaya, Pavel Kormunin, Aleksey Buldakov, Gennadiy Garbuk, Aleksandr Tkachenok, Lyubov Rumyantseva, Nikolay Kirichenko, Oleg Korchikov

Country: Belarus
In Russian