вторник, 27 сентября 2022 г.

Monsieur Hawarden (1968)

 



Director: Harry Kümel
Stars: Ellen Vogel, Hilde Uitterlinden, Joan Remmelts, Dora van der Groen, Xander Fischer, Senne Rouffaer, Marielle Fiolet, John Lanting, Carola Gijsbers van Wijk

Monsieur Hawarden, accompanied by his beautiful maid Victorine, arrives to stay at a remote farmhouse in the Ardennes. The household retainers gossip about the newcomers and develop rivalries over Victorine which end in her death. Hawarden leaves for Spa and resumes 'his' true identity, that of Meriora Gillibrand, daughter of Viennese aristocrats, has a brief affair with an officer, and returns - as Hawarden again - to the French farm... Filmed with a cool, stylish elegance and an eye for period detail, this deliberately slow-paced film unfolds in the manner of a mystery story.

Netherlands | Belgium
In Dutch, with English subs (VobSub)
 

воскресенье, 25 сентября 2022 г.

Sans famille (1965)

 


Sans famille / Without Family

Director: Yannick Andréi
Stars: Bernard Jeantet, Michel Vitold, Andrée Tainsy, Marcel Pérès, Jacky Calatayud, Blanchette Brunoy, François Chaumette, Georgette Anys, Jacques Hilling, Paul Bonifas

An orphan, Rémi, is sold to a busker who takes the boy to a travel through the roads of the country with his troupe of animals.. Based on the novel by Hector Malot (1878).

Two episodes from Le théâtre de la jeunesse TV antology, first aired Dec 25, 1965

France
In French
 

суббота, 24 сентября 2022 г.

The Beastmaster (1982)

 



Director: Don Coscarelli
Stars: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos, Joshua Milrad, Rod Loomis, Ben Hammer, Ralph Strait, Billy Jayne

He was the unborn crown prince of a family slaughtered by lords of evil. But when he grows to manhood, the warrior Dar embarks on a perilous journey to seek his revenge on the monstrous priest Maax. Now with the help of a cunning hunter, the love of a beautiful slave girl and the extraordinary ability to communicate with animals, Dar must battle his way through a wasteland of sorcery and black magic on the ultimate quest for freedom and vengeance.

United States | West Germany
In English, with commentaries in #2 & #3
 

четверг, 22 сентября 2022 г.

L'isola del tesoro (1987)

 




L'isola del tesoro / Treasure Island in Outer Space

Director: Antonio Margheriti
Stars: Anthony Quinn,Itaco Nardulli, Philippe Leroy, David Warbeck, Klaus Löwitsch, Ida Di Benedetto, Renato De Carmine, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Andy Luotto, Bobby Rhodes, Ernest Borgnine

This Italian TV sci-fi version of "Treasure Island" takes place in the year 2300. Instead of ships, there are spaceships, and instead of an island, there is a planet. This version also includes androids, laserweapons and skeletal remains of colossal space beasts.

Italy | West Germany
English dubbed, but some parts in German (in this special uncut version the  recaps preceding each episode are presented in their original German dialogue along with some brief scenes in each episode that were not dubbed for the English language release)
 

вторник, 20 сентября 2022 г.

Il brigante (1961)

 

Il brigante / The Brigand

Director: Renato Castellani
Stars: Francesco Seminario, Adelmo Di Fraia, Mario Ierardi, Serena Vergano, Anna Filippini, Giovanni Basile, Renato Terra

Michele Rende is both a town legend and a hot-tempered young man who is thrown in prison after being accused of a murder he did not commit. Unwilling to submit to trial, Michele escapes and heads up into the hills, from which vantage point he helps poor farmers to carry out the illegal acquisition of unused farm lands. A local boy, Nino has come to worship Michele like a real hero and later, Michele falls in love with Nino's sister. It is this last relationship that eventually leads to tragedy for all concerned.
Based on the novel with the same name by Giuseppe Berto.

Italy
In Italian, with English subs (.srt in the archive)
 

воскресенье, 18 сентября 2022 г.

Dream Boy (2008)

 




Director: James Bolton
Stars: Stephan Bender, Maximillian Roeg, Thomas Jay Ryan, Diana Scarwid, Tom Gilroy, Randy Wayne, Owen Beckman, Rooney Mara, Rickie Lee Jones

Chronicles the relationship between two gay teenagers in the rural south in the late '70s.

USA
In English, with English subs (embed)
 

среда, 7 сентября 2022 г.

Kopf hoch, Johannes! (1941)

 


Kopf hoch, Johannes! / Chin Up, Johannes!

Director: Viktor de Kowa
Stars: Albrecht Schoenhals, Dorothea Wieck, Klaus Detlef Sierck (Johannes), Gunnar Möller, Otto Gebühr, Hans Zesch-Ballot, Renée Stobrawa, Karl Dannemann, Leo Peukert

The fifteen year old Johannes, who grew up in South America, moves to his father's estate in Germany after the death of his mother. But since the bitter man and his introverted son can't seem to find any common ground, the father sends his son to an Hitlerjugend school to learn to become part of the community and to build a comradeship with his classmates. And in fact, Johannes becomes friends with another young HJ, Panse, and finally not only finds a place in the comunity, but is able to form a comradely bond to his father.

Germany (Third Reich)
In German, with English hardsubs