Classic, landmark films in cinematic history.
What’s New Pussycat storyline. Michael James, the editor of a Paris fashion magazine, is in love with ESL teacher Carole Werner, but despite Carole and her parents’ want for them to get married,
What’s New Pussycat (1965) Read More
Week-end storyline. It’s Saturday, and Roland and Corinne Durand are driving from the city to Oinville for the weekend to visit her dying father. They have been poisoning him over several years.
Week-end (1967) Read More
Andrei Rublev movie storyline. Director Andrei Tarkovsky shows the beautiful icons created by this famous iconographer only at the end of this long, long film.
Andrei Rublev (1966) Read More
Il Grido storyline. After a seven-year relationship with refinery mechanic Aldo, Irma learns that her husband died in Australia. Aldo thinks that this might be a chance to “legitimize” their affair.
Il Grido (1957) Read More
In Paris, the shy bureaucrat Trelkovsky rents an old apartment without bathroom where the previous tenant, the Egyptologist Simone Choule, committed suicide. The unfriendly concierge (Shelley Winters) and the tough landlord Mr. Zy establish stringent rules of behavior and Trelkovsky feels ridden by his neighbors.
The Tenant (1976) Read More
L’Avventura movie storyline. One summery Saturday afternoon, a group of friends living in Rome departs on a yachting trip out to a local island. Two of the group, Anna (Lea Massari) and Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti), young lovers considering marriage, have a dispute; that afternoon, Sandro announces that Anna is missing. A thorough search of the island is made on Anna’s behalf, but she is never found, and Sandro, who remains relatively unconcerned, is never questioned.
L’Avventura (1960) Read More
From the director of “Breathless” comes this French New Wave crime dramedy with offbeat overtones. Follow two Hollywood-obsessed crooks as they convince a young woman (Anna Karina) to help them rob her own home. Featured in the film is an improvisation-style dance sequence that took on a life of its own in pop culture.
Band of Outsiders (1964) Read More
Director Jean-Luc Godard turns his attention toward “the children of Marx and Coca-Cola” in this romantic dramedy. At its heart is the Parisian love affair between a wayward idealist (Jean-Pierre Léaud) and rising pop star (Chantal Goya). In addition to its unique sense of self-awareness, the film provides a candid snapshot of 1960s youth culture.
Masculin Feminin (1966) Read More
It’s the early 20th century Sweden. Adolescent siblings Alexander and Fanny Ekdahl lead a relatively joyous and exuberant life with their well-off extended paternal family.
Fanny and Alexander (1982) Read More
Helene Regnier’s husband Charles, who is mentally ill, injures their son Michel in a rage. Charles moves back in with his wealthy and manipulative parents, who blame Helene for their son’s condition and vow to win custody of Michel. While the boy is in hospital, Helene rents a room in a boarding house nearby. The Regniers hire Paul Thomas, a family acquaintance who needs money, to find dirt on Helene before the court hearing on custody.
La Rupture (1970) Read More