Bachelor of Hearts 1958
A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.
Upstairs and Downstairs 1959 - Aquainted-
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On marrying the boss’s daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law’s advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run-ins follow with dipsomaniacs, bank robbers, a Welsh lass who takes one look at London and runs, and an Italian charmer who turns the place into a bawdy house. Then when Ingrid arrives from Sweden things actually start to get complicated.
Sapphire 1959
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Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects – including the girl’s white boyfriend and his disapproving parents – the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Your Money or Your Wife 1960
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A domestic comedy about a couple who take in boarders to pay the rent on their large house
The Iron Captain 1962 or Il capitano di ferro Directed by Sergio Grieco
After his village is burned down, Captain Furio sets out for revenge.
The Hours of Love 1963 or Le ore dell'amore Directed by Luciano Salce
Gianni and Marietta get along wonderfully as lovers, but not as a couple. Despite being married, they agree to become lovers again.
The Ghost 1963 or Lo spettro Directed by Riccardo Freda
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A woman and her lover murder her husband, a doctor. Soon, however, strange things start happening, and they wonder if they really killed him, or if he is coming back from the dead to haunt them.
A Sentimental Attempt 1963 or Un tentativo sentimentale Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa
Carla and Dino, both in a matrimonail crisis, fall in love. But life will not help this love story.
The Maniacs 1964 or I maniaci Directed by Lucio Fulci - Aquainted
An anthology of brief comic sketches based on manias, mainly sexual, featuring several figures of Italian society.
White Voices 1964 Le voci bianche Directed by Massimo Franciosa, Pasquale Festa Campanile
In 17th-century Rome, a young man in a choir of castrati falls for the beautiful wife of a powerful aristocrat. Comedy that makes you blush.
The Monocle’s Sour Laugh 1964 or Le monocle rit jaune Directed by Georges Lautner
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A French agent goes after a gang of Asian terrorists who plan to blow up an American nuclear aircraft carrier.
Easy Love 1964 or Amore facile Directed by Gianni Puccini
Money 1965 or I soldi Directed by Gianni Puccini
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Episodic comedy about the corrupting influence of money.
Young Törless 1966 or Der junge Törless Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
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At an Austrian boys’ boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far. Adapted from Robert Musil’s acclaimed novel, Young Törless launched the New German Cinema movement and garnered the 1966 Cannes Film Festival International Critics’ Prize for first-time director Volker Schlöndorff.
For Love and Gold 1966 or L'armata Brancaleone Directed by Mario Monicelli
A group of rogues steal a scroll granting its bearer the property of the land of Aurocastro in Apulia, a province in the south of Italy. They elect a shaggy knight, Brancaleone from Norcia, as their leader, and decide to get possession of this supposedly wealthy land. Many adventures will occurr during the journey.
Honeymoon with a Stranger 1969 Directed by John Peyser
While on honeymoon with her husband in Spain, a woman wakes up one morning to find he has disappeared. After reporting it to the police, a man shows up claiming to be her husband. But he’s not the man she married and no one will believe her
Stop the World… I Want to Get Off! 1970 Fermate il mondo... voglio scendere! Directed by Giancarlo Cobelli
This lysergically madcap Italian flick largely eschews any traditional plot. The most noticeable thread involves ventriloquist Ricky becoming a TV star, dressed up as a superhero with an “impish robot” dummy.
Caged Heat 1974 Directed by Jonathan Demme
WOMEN’S PRISON U.S.A. - RAPE RIOT AND REVENGE! WHITE HOT DESIRES MELTING COLD PRISON STEEL!
A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women’s penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison’s sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal “therapeutic” experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their revenge.
Shivers 1975 Directed by David Cronenberg
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GOING MAD IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE TERROR …
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact
Pretty Baby 1978 Directed by Louis Malle
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THE IMAGE OF AN ADULT WORLD SEEN THROUGH A CHILD’S EYES.
Hattie, a New Orleans prostitute, meets a photographer named Bellocq at her brothel one night and, after he photographs her, he befriends her 12-year-old daughter, Violet. When Violet is brought on as a working girl by her mother’s madam and Hattie skips town to get married, Violet quickly loses her innocence and focuses on reuniting with Bellocq. But a life with Bellocq is compromised for Violet after her mother returns to town.
Piranha 1978 Directed by Joe Dante
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A HIDEOUS DEATH LURKED UNSEEN IN THE RIVER…
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort’s rivers, the guests become their next meal.
The Key Is in the Door 1978 La clé sur la porte Directed by Yves Boisset
Marie (Annie Girardot) teaches high school and has a 16-year-old daughter in her class. Divorced some years previously, she has some vague egalitarian notions about friendship with her students and leaves her door open to them. One of her protégés is found beaten up just outside her door, and an emergency physician comes by to treat her. When her daughter starts seeing someone she doesn’t much like, and she begins having a brief affair (her first since the divorce) with the ER doctor, she begins to reconsider her policy.
Silent Scream 1979 Directed by Denny Harris
TERROR SO SUDDEN THERE IS NO TIME TO SCREAM.
Scotty moves into Mrs. Engels’ seaside mansion where three other college students are boarding. Mrs. Engels prefers to stay in her room in the attic, but her son Mason helps the students get settled. Soon one of the students is killed. The policemen on the case begin uncovering the Engels family secret as the remaining students become endangered
Deep Above 1994 Tief oben Directed by Willi Hengstler
In the 16th century, young men put themselves in great danger to look for mysterious crystals in a tunnel in the Styrian Erzberg. Some of them never returned from searching for this symbol of perfect love. In the 20th century, the student Barbara tries to pursue this legend of her home town.
The Capitol Conspiracy 1998 Directed by Fred Olen Ray
WHEN THEY ARE IN YOUR HEAD, HOW DO YOU WATCH YOUR BACK
Martial arts star Don “The Dragon” Wilson stars in this action/suspense story. A child is recruited to take part in a secret government experiment which results in him being able to see into the future. Years later, the child is an adult and is working for the government; his latest assignment is to find the other people who were part of the same project. Before long, he discovers the other test subjects usually pop up murdered shortly before he can talk to them, and he realizes he may well be the next target.
Her Morbid Desires 2009 Directed by Edward L. Plumb
The Butterfly Room 2012 Directed by Jonathan Zarantonello
KIDS SHOULD NEVER GROW UP
A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.
Lost River 2014 Directed by Ryan Gosling
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DIVE DEEP INTO THE UNDERWATER TOWN
A single mother is swept into a dark underworld, while her teenage son discovers a road that leads him to a secret underwater town.
The Shutterbug Man 2014 Directed by Chris Walsh
The Shutterbug Man tells the tale of a very twisted man, whose only passion in life is taking pictures. This passion takes him to terrible and wicked places.
The Mill at Calder’s End 2015 Directed by Kevin McTurk
In the remote village of Calder’s End stands an old windmill, a repository of dark secrets. Nicholas Grimshaw has returned to this haunted place, his childhood home, intent on breaking a generations old family curse. Grimshaw’s journey takes him deep below the decaying mill,into mysterious, forgotten catacombs, where upon he confronts the very source of the evil that has corrupted his family. The Mill at Calder’s End is a gothic tale inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and M.R. James and is told with the use of 36 inch tall bunraku rod puppets operated by puppeteers dressed in black.
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