Drama

July 5, 1950, Castelvetrano, Sicily-Infamous bandit Salvatore Giulian's bullet-riddled corpes is found facedown in a courtyard, a handgun and rifle by his side. Direction: Francesco Rosi Actors: Frank Wolff, Giuseppe Calandra, Pietro Cammarata. Special...

Two films are included. Wooden Crosses: In France's answer to All Quiet on the Western Front, a World War I regiment trudges from patriotism to disillusionment.

Part film noir, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of the mild-mannered piano player Charlie as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Direction: Francois Truffaut Actors: Charles...

Young Benoit learns about life very quickly from his uncle Antoine who serves as everything from notary and shopkeeper to undertaker in a depressed region of Canada's backwoods. Set in 1940s Quebec, MON ONCLE ANTOINE is an alternately tender and haunting...

This monumental mid-nineteenth-century epic from Jan Troell charts, over the course of two films, a Swedish farming family's voyage to America and their efforts to put down roots in this beautiful but forbidding new world. Movie legends Max Von Sydow and...

Sir Alec Guinness, Robert Newton. David Lean directed this brilliant film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel about the adventures of a mistreated orphan. 1948/b&w/116 min/NR/fullscreen.

In this classic film noir, set in postwar Japan, ToshirC4 Mifune plays Matsunaga, a tough small- time gangster who takes a bullet during a fight in the slums of Tokyo. He makes his way to the office of Sanada (Takashi Shimura), a disillusioned yet...

Lola MontFs is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol. With his customary cinematographic flourish and, for the first time, vibrant color, Max Ophuls charts...

The disintegration of a marriage is dissected in this film shot in high contrast 16mm B&W. The film follows the futile attempts of captain of industry Richard (John Marley) and his wife, Maria (Lynn Carlin), to escape the anguish of their empty marriage...

Sawdust & Tinsel DVD

A reprise of Yasujiro Ozu's favorite theme, Early Summer tells the story of the Mamiya family and their efforts to marry off their headstrong daughter, Noriko, played by the extraordinary Setsuko Hara. Direction: Yasujiro Ozu Actors: Chishu Ryu, Setsuko...

One of the essential films of the 1990s, Mike Leigh's brilliant and controversial Naked stars David Thewlis as a Johnny, a charming, eloquent, and relentlessly vicious drifter in London. Direction: Mike Leigh Actors: Claire Skinner, David Thewlis, Greg...