Chikamatsu Monogatari is director Kenji Mizoguchi's third film from 1954. It's about a man and woman wrongfully accused of adultery, which is punishable by death.
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The Golden Dream tells the story of three kids setting out on a journey to reach the US. Underway they have to deal with loneliness, hunger and criminals.
They Drive By Night is a film in two parts, about truck driving brothers Joe and Paul and some sweet noir dames, Cassie and Lana. Sweet early film noir.
About each entry of Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy: Blue, White and Red. Some of the best films in one of the best ever trilogies.
Murder, My Sweet is the first Philip Marlowe detective film to hit the screens, before The Big Sleep and others. It's got witty lines, great atmosphere and some very fine acting.
When Marnie Was There is the story of young Anna who is sent to live in a small town for health reasons. There she meets Marnie, but who is she?
Fury is a chilling film noir about a man wrongfully accused of murder. A mob sets his prison on fire. Presumed dead, he takes revenge on the mob.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire is a British sci-fi love drama about our dear planet hurling towards the sun. Can we save it in time, or is mankind doomed?
The Petrified Forest is a nice early film noir about several people's lives intertwining in a small gas station and diner in the desert. It's an early Bette Davis film, and it's also the one that started Humphrey Bogart's career.
Possessed is a special film noir from 1947, starring Joan Crawford in what some call her best ever performance.
Sita Sings the Blues is a completely crazy - but funny - telling of the tale of the Ramayana, combined with the jazzy vocals of Annette Hanshaw.
The Dark Mirror is a relatively unknown film noir from 1946. It's about identical twins committing a murder, but which one did it? Can it ever be proven? A double dose of Olivia de Havilland in this film noir thriller directed by Robert Siodmak.