среда, 22 апреля 2020 г.

Mon oncle Antoine (1971)



Mon oncle Antoine / My Uncle Antoine

Director: Claude Jutra
Stars: Jacques Gagnon, Lyne Champagne, Jean Duceppe, Olivette Thibault, Claude Jutra, Lionel Villeneuve, Hélène Loiselle, Monique Mercure

Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.

Canada
In French, with Russian & English subs (.srt in the archive)

среда, 15 апреля 2020 г.

B'Shivim Ushtayim Lo Hayta Milhama (1995)



B'Shivim Ushtayim Lo Hayta Milhama / There Was No War in 72

Director & Writer: David Kreiner
Stars: Adam Abulafia, Tova Ascher, Nataly Attiya, Maya Dunietz, Shmuel Edelman, Elon Eysh, Didi Gat, Bahat Kalachi

An affectionate portrait of a family whose members are behaving at their worst. The story of There Was No War in ’72 begins from the point of view of Yoni (Adam Abulafia), the beleaguered son of an overbearing businessman (Shmuel Edelman). To the disappointment of his father, Yoni has just been kicked out of his private school for poor grades. His American mother (Ava Haddad) is trying to get him to go to the boarding school she has cajoled into accepting him, but Yoni would rather spend his time on other pursuits. The film speaks to the struggles of adolescence and the restless nature of youth, as well as the complexities of being a family.

Israel
In Hebrew, with Hebrew and English subs (embed)

вторник, 14 апреля 2020 г.

Pinocchio (1911)


Director: Giulio Antamoro
Stars: Polidor, Augusto Mastripietri, Natalino Guillaume, Lea Giunchi

First cinematographic transposition of the famous story by Carlo Collodi. The old carpenter Geppeto manufactures in his workshop a wooden puppet that will soon come alive. For an hour the doll will live a thousand and one adventures: he will be judged, hanged, swallowed by a whale, taken prisoner by the Indians, saved by Canadian soldiers and, even, returned home mounted on a cannonball that flies through the sky.
Music by Spanish group Miclono (2018)

Italy
Italian intertitles & English subtitles (embed)

воскресенье, 12 апреля 2020 г.

Der kleine Prinz (1966)



Der kleine Prinz / The Little Prince

Director: Konrad Wolf
Stars: Christel Bodenstein, Eberhard Esche, Inge Keller, Klaus Piontek, Anna-Katharina Franck, Wolfgang Heinz, Horst Schulze

East German adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.

East Germany
In German, with English subs (.srt in the archive)

пятница, 10 апреля 2020 г.

Alex Holeh Ahavah (1986)




Alex Holeh Ahavah / Alex is Lovesick

Director & Writer: Boaz Davidson
Stars: Eitan Sneh (as Eitan Anshel), Joseph Shiloach, Batya Barak, Rolf Brin, Sharon Hacohen, Uri Kabiri, Avi Kushnir, Jupiter Leonid, Anat Mesner, Avraham Mor, Shmuel Rodensky, Hana Rot, Hinna Rozovska

When he's not running from his overbearing mother and avoiding his henpecked father, thirteen-year-old Alex spends most of his time fawning over comely classmate Mimi. His teenage love fantasies soon interrupted by the arrival beautiful Polish relative Lola, Alex finds that love is best kept in the family when Lola is more receptive to his awkward advances than he anticipated.

Israel
In Hebrew, with some Polish and Russian
Subtitles: English, Hebrew (both VobSub), Russian (.srt in the archive)

четверг, 9 апреля 2020 г.

Après la guerre (1989)



Après la guerre / The War Is Over

Director & Writer: Jean-Loup Hubert
Stars: Richard Bohringer, Antoine Hubert, Julien Hubert, Martin Lamotte, Isabelle Sadoyan, Raoul Billerey, Jean-François Dérec, Jacques Mathou, Roger Miremont, Olivier Nembi

The film is set in France in August 1944 at the end of the war. German troops are in retreat as the allies are coming in. Two French boys run from home and on their journey they stumble upon a German soldier. Soon they become friends and together they head towards Lyon.

France
French, with English subs (.srt in the archive)

вторник, 7 апреля 2020 г.

Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948)



Director: Edward L. Cahn
Stars: John Nesbitt (narrator), Nana Bryant, Fred Fisher, Norman Ollestad

Oscar-winning short film has an adult looking back fondly at his childhood when he was taught in a one-room schoolhouse by Miss Turlock, a stern, but caring and respected teacher.

Short
USA, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
In English

пятница, 3 апреля 2020 г.

Mob Town (1941)



Director: William Nigh
Stars: Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Billy Halop, Darryl Hickman, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, Samuel S. Hinds, Victor Kilian

A young street kid idolizes his brother, a gangster who was sent to death row for murder. Frank, a local cop, tries to ensure that the boy and his gang don't wind up the same way as his brother, and enrolls them in a recreational program and gets them jobs. All seems to go well until the dead gangster's brother finds out that the cop who arrested his brother for murder, which resulted in his being executed, was Frank.

USA, Universal Pictures
In English

среда, 1 апреля 2020 г.

Il sapore del grano (1986)



Il sapore del grano / The Flavor of Corn

Director & Writer: Gianni Da Campo
Stars: Lorenzo Lena, Marco Mestriner, Alba Mottura, Egidio Termine, Mattia Pinoli, Paolo Garlato, Elena Barbalich, Marina Vlady

Lorenzo, a handsome first-year professor in an isolated Italian village, falls under the spell of his most beguiling pupil, a dark-haired, starry-eyed 12-year-old named Duilio. As Lorenzo's relationship with his heartless girlfriend deteriorates, he finds himself walking the fields with his loving student. When their idyllic friendship is questioned by Duilio's suspicious stepmother, Lorenzo is brought to a crisis of conscience.

Italy
In Italian, with English subs (VobSub)