понедельник, 10 июня 2024 г.

La banquière (1980)




La banquière / The Lady Banker / The Woman Banker

Director: Francis Girod
Stars: Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Arnaud Boisseau, Claude Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean Carmet, Jacques Fabbri, Daniel Mesguich, Daniel Auteuil, Thierry Lhermitte

Towards the end of the 1920s, Emma Eckhert has become one of the most talked about women in France. Not only is she stunningly beautiful and a staunch supporter of moral campaigns, she is also a hugely successful banker. Having made a fortune speculating on the stock exchange, she intends to share her wealth with her investors, offering them a far higher rate of interest than her competitors. Needless to say, the traditional bankers regard her as a dangerous threat and conspire to bring about her downfall...

France
In French, with French & English subs (embed)
 

воскресенье, 2 июня 2024 г.

Confession: A Chronicle of Alienation (1988)

 


Ispoved: Khronika otchuzhdenia / Исповедь. Хроника отчуждения / Confession: A Chronicle of Alienation

Director: Georgiy Gavrilov

Soviet documentary, diploma work of Georgy Gavrilov; received the third category, but collected 1,700,000 Soviet viewers at film screenings. Set in the underground drug culture that has evolved among alienated Soviet youth, the film explores the life of a 23-year-old Moscow heroin addict at several intervals over a two-year period.

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