The Polish Dancer
A wild young girl runs away from her parents’ house to support herself and attracts the attentions of a married man, who is prepared to abandon his wife and child for her.
Director: Aleksander Hertz
Actors: Jan Pawlowski, Lya Mara, Maria Duleba, Pola Negri, Witold Kuncewicz
The Estate
Two sisters attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please aunt in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family…
Shadows on the Road
After a violent altercation, a runaway youth goes on the lam with a charming beach dweller offering an easy way out, but once they skip town, she quickly realizes that…
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A young gardener sets out to save her family farm by entering a floral competition for Easter. She meets a local pastor along the way who helps her restore the…
Master of Dragonard Hill
In the 18th-century British Caribbean colony of St. Joseph’s, decadent and hedonistic aristocrats rule with an iron fist and terrorize slaves and suspected criminals with a painful whip called the…
The Crucified Lovers
In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker, Mohei, the pair flee…
Happily Ever After
Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic — domestic violence — in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the…
My Fault
Noah must leave her city, boyfriend, and friends to move into William Leister’s mansion, the flashy and wealthy husband of her mother Rafaela. As a proud and independent 17 year…
Kongi’s Harvest
An African dictator (Wole Soyinka) needs to convince the former king (Rashidi Onikoyi) to legitimize his reign by offering him the ceremonial jam at the upcoming harvest festival.
Palm Swings
After moving to Palm Springs, a young married couple puts their love to the test when they discover that their neighbors are swingers.
Masked Avengers
Philip Kwok plays a repentant killer who vows to destroy the masked gang of which he was a member. A young fighter and his martial arts brothers come to the…
Bleeder
Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get acquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo can’t cope with the pressure of becoming…
The Emigrants
Based on the book by Vilhelm Moberg (published in 1949) depicting a few people emigrating from Sweden to the United States in the 1800s, and a remake of the 1971…