суббота, 29 октября 2022 г.

El ayel (2005)

 



El ayel / A Muslim Childhood

Director & Writer: Moumen Smihi
Stars: Abdesslam Begdouri, Nadia Alami, Said Amel, Bahija Hachami, Rim Taoud, Khouloud, Issam Fiyache

Part of a loose autobiographical trilogy, the film, shot in Smihi's hometown of Tangier, is a reminiscence of the past. It chronicles the childhood of Larbi Salmi, a reckless and confused 10 year old.

Morocco
In Arabic, with English hardsubs
 

понедельник, 24 октября 2022 г.

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)

 



Director: James Neilson
Stars: Patrick McGoohan, George Cole, Tony Britton, Sean Scully, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Keen, Kay Walsh, Eric Pohlmann

A poor 18th century English coastal farming community survives the King's ruinous taxes thanks to a smuggling ring created by its masked leader called the Scarecrow. The ring's success leads King George to order the Royal Army's General Pugh to capture and execute the ringleaders. It is a battle both of wits and action that the Scarecrow must win to save not only his own life but those of the men he leads while keeping the vital smuggling operation running.

Theatrical cut; full three episode TV version was posted here

UK
In English, with English subs (VobSub)
 

суббота, 22 октября 2022 г.

Ozen (2018)

 



Ozen / The River

Director & Writer: Emir Baigazin
Stars: Zhalgas Klanov, Zhasulan Userbayev, Ruslan Userbayev, Bagdaulet Sagindikov, Sultanali Zhaksybek, Kuandyk Kystykbayev, Aida Iliyaskyzy, Eric Tazabekov

A portrait of five brothers living on a farm on the Kazakh plains, where the sudden intrusion of the modern world brings corruption, temptation and deceit.

Kazakhstan
In Kazakh, with Spanish, Turkish & English subs (embed)
 

понедельник, 17 октября 2022 г.

¿Quién puede matar a un niño? (1976)

 



¿Quién puede matar a un niño? / Who Can Kill a Child? / Island of the Damned / Island of Death

Director: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Stars: Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome, Antonio Iranzo, Marisa Porcel, Luis Ciges, Aparicio Rivero, Fabián Conde

An English tourist couple rent a boat to visit the island of Almanzora, just off the southern Spanish coast. When they arrive, they find the island apparently empty of adults. There are only children, who don’t speak but just stare at the strangers with eerie smiles on their faces. The English couple soon discovers that all the islands children have been possessed by a mysterious force, a kind of madness which they can pass from one to another, and which makes them attack and murder their elders, who can’t defend themselves because, of course, nobody can kill a child.

Spain
In English & Spanish, with Spanish & English subs (embed)
 

четверг, 13 октября 2022 г.

The Hellfire Club (1961)

 



Directors: Robert S. Baker & Monty Berman
Stars: Keith Michell, Adrienne Corri, Peter Cushing, Peter Arne, Kai Fischer, David Lodge, Bill Owen, Miles Malleson, Martin Stephens, Tutte Lemkow, Rupert Osborne

Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason (Keith Mitchell) returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas (Peter Arne). In order to reclaim his title, Jason must do battle with his cousin, who calls upon the members of the deadly Hellfire Club to stop him.

UK
In English (second audio)
 

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