вторник, 31 января 2017 г.

Le cri du coeur (1994)




Le cri du coeur / The Heart's Cry

Director: Idrissa Ouedraogo
Stars: Richard Bohringer, Saïd Diarra, Félicité Wouassi, Alex Descas, Clémentine Célarié, Jean-Yves Gautier, Cheik Doukouré
 
Young Moctar lives in Mali with his mother Saffi and his ailing grandfather. One day, Saffi receives a letter from France which overwhelms her with happiness. Ibrahim Sow, her husband and Moctar's father, who has emigrated there, can at last accommodate them. Mother and son say farewell to Grandpa, as he cannot follow them. When they arrive in France, where Ibrahim is waiting for them, something strange happens. Moctar sees a hyena in a street... Of course, nobody believes him...

Burkina Faso | France
In French, with English subs (VobSub)
 

воскресенье, 29 января 2017 г.

One Christmas (1994)



Director: Tony Bill
Stars: Katharine Hepburn, T.J. Lowther, Henry Winkler, Swoosie Kurtz, Troy Simmons, Tonea Stewart, Pat Hingle, Julie Harris, Joe Inscoe, Joe Maggard
 
A young boy embarks on a holiday adventure with his estranged father in this poignant family drama based on a short story by Truman Capote. One Christmas opens in 1930, as eight year old Buddy (T.J. Lowther) leaves his aunt in Alabama to spend Christmas with his father in New Orleans. It's been years since Buddy has seen his dad, and these days the old swindler seems more interested pulling off scams than bonding with his long lost son. But the life of a con man has taken a heavy toll on Buddy's dad, and when you're entire world is based on lies, a little truth can bring the whole thing crashing down. As the hard-living grifter begins to realize the importance of cherishing every minute he has with the boy who looks up to him, young Buddy gets his Christmas wish to reconnect with the father he's never known, but always loved.

USA
In English
 

четверг, 26 января 2017 г.

Ramchand Pakistani (2008)




Ramchand Pakistani / Ramchand: The Untouchable Pakistani

Director: Mehreen Jabbar
Stars: Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqi, Syed Fazal Hussain, Navaid Jabbar, Hassan Niazi, Zhalay Sharhadi, Maria Wasti, Shaood Alvi, Adarsh Ayaz
 
Based on a actual events, the story is about a Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India from their village in Pakistan at a time of extreme war like tension between the 2 countries and end up spending 5 years in an Indian prison while the mother left behind wonders what has happened to them.

Pakistan
Urdu | Hindi
With English subs (.srt)
 

вторник, 24 января 2017 г.

The Kid Stakes (1927)



Director & Writer: Tal Ordell
Stars: Robin 'Pop' Ordell, Charles Roberts, Ray Salmon, Frank Boyd, Edward Stevens, Gwenda Hemus, Billy Ireland, Leonard Durell
 
Fatty Finn (Robin 'Pop' Ordell) is the six-year-old leader of a gang of kids in Woolloomooloo. They enter Fatty's pet goat Hector in the annual goat derby, but his rival Bruiser Murphy (Frank Boyd) lets the goat loose before the race. After a series of adventures, Fatty finds the runaway goat and persuades a friendly aviator to fly him to the race-track in time for the main event.

Australia
Silent movie, with English intertitles
 

понедельник, 23 января 2017 г.

Mangrove (2011)


Directors: Frédéric Choffat, Julie Gilbert
Stars: Lucia, Patrick Pasquier, Vimala Pons, Solal, Fabian Tellez-Cau

A young woman travels with her child to a remote coast on the Pacific in southern Mexico where she grew up. She had lived with her father in a house on the beach until her beloved, a young fisherman from the neighbouring village died a brutal death, causing her to flee. Years later she returns to make peace with the ghosts of the past.

Switzerland | France
In French and Spanish, with French, Spanish, German, Italian, Korean and English subs (VobSub)
 

пятница, 20 января 2017 г.

To xypolito tagma (1953)


To xypolito tagma / The Barefoot Battalion

Director: Gregg G. Tallas
Music by Mikis Theodorakis
Stars: Maria Costi, Nikos Fermas, Stavros Krozos, Vasilios Frangedakis, Nicholas Zaharias, Antonios Voulgaris, Ketty Gyni, Evangelos Yiotopoulos, Manolis Rigas

This is the story of a besieged country in wartime and the effect of such on the children. Told in flashback by a young man after the war, he tells how he and his orphaned sister can barely subsist and he has become a petty thief. He comes across a group of boys, the "Barefoot Batallion", who steal food from the Germans and distribute it to the needy and destitute of the city. The boys take pity on the brother and sister and let the two join them. In addition to their work of stealing food and provisions, they also hide and eventually smuggle an American aviator out of the country.
 
Greece
In Greek, with English hardsubs
 

четверг, 19 января 2017 г.

Hamasa Ha'aroch (2004)


Hamasa Ha'aroch / The Long Journey

Director & Writer: Eran Kolirin
Stars: Shiri Golan, Oded Katash, Nir Keinberger, Alon Pdut, Yossi Pollak, Liora Rivlin
 
Young boy Benny obsessed with basketball and with dreams of meeting a famous Israeli player Oded Kattash at a practice game his father has promised to take him to. But the father has too many problems -- separation from his wife, gambling debts, and a crumby sales job representing house trinkets no one wants. The boy's mother is trying to date men she meets over the internet, but they are all jerks of one sort or another. Her parents have their own issues, especially her father who is obsessed with a neighbor who seems to always get his way, even with an unjustified "Handicapped" parking sign. The film takes place in less than 24 hours, but during the scenes from that day and night we learn a lot about some everyday people just trying to get by in modern-day Israel.

Israel
In Hebrew, with Hebrew, French and English subs (in .mkv)
 

вторник, 17 января 2017 г.

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)



Director: Nicholas Webster
Stars: John Call, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck, Victor Stiles, Chris Month, Donna Conforti, Bill McCutcheon, Pia Zadora, Leila Martin

Martians, upset that their children have become obsessed with TV shows from Earth which extoll the virtues of Santa Claus, start an expedition to Earth to kidnap the one and only Santa. While on Earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of Martians to the North Pole and Santa. The Martians then take Santa and the two children back to Mars with them. Voldar, a particularly grumpy Martian, attempts to do away with the children and Santa before they get to Mars, but their leader Lomas stops him. When they arrive on Mars, Santa, with the help of the two Earth children and a rather simple-minded Martian lackey, overcomes the Martians by bringing fun, happiness and Christmas cheer to the children of Mars.

USA
In English

воскресенье, 15 января 2017 г.

Meet Me at the Fair (1953)



Director: Douglas Sirk
Stars: Dan Dailey, Diana Lynn, Chet Allen, Scatman Crothers, Hugh O'Brian, Carole Mathews, Rhys Williams

A boy named Tad flees from the orphanage, meantime, and is given a ride by Doc Tilbee, a man with a traveling medicine show.

USA, Universal International Pictures (UI)
In English