четверг, 30 ноября 2017 г.

Maharem... Maharem (2009)



Maharem... Maharem / The Tissues Vendor

Director & Writer: Mohamed Malas
Stars: Bachar Assi, Taissir Idris, Fadoua Sliman

Suleiman, a 12-year old boy, lives overlooking Damascus with his poor family, along with many other displaced people from the Golan Heights. Suleiman decides with his mother and siblings to raise money by selling tissues to help his father, a gas cylinder seller. His dream? To buy a Suzuki pick-up truck of his own.

Qatar
In Arabic, with English hardsubs

воскресенье, 26 ноября 2017 г.

Cuori senza frontiere (1950)


Cuori senza frontiere / The White Line / The Heart Knows No Frontier

Director: Luigi Zampa
Stars: Gina Lollobrigida, Enzo Staiola, Raf Vallone, Erno Crisa, Cesco Baseggio, Ernesto Almirante,  Gino Cavalieri,  Fabio Neri,  Mario Sestan, Tullio Kezich, Callisto Cosulich

As the result of an International Peace Conference after WWII, the nearby borders in a small Italian town near Trieste are changed, with a white line drawn in the middle of the town. One half of the community belongs to the Italians, while the other half is controlled by Yugoslavia. The ramifications of this decision range from humorous to disastrous, with some consequences wandering to the realm of the surreal. In keeping with the Biblical phrase "And a child shall lead them," it is up to the kids in town to point up the absurdities of the new border.

Italy
In Italian

пятница, 24 ноября 2017 г.

Danke, es geht mir gut (1948)



Danke, es geht mir gut / Eine reizende Familie / Thank You, I'm Fine / A Lovely Family

Director: Erich Waschneck
Stars: Ernst von Klipstein, Karin Hardt, Sonja Ziemann, Gunnar Möller, Herbert Stetza, Lutz Moik, Hans Neie, Paul Henckels, Ernst Legal, Heinz Lausch, Ernst Waldow, Eleonor Hauf, Aribert Wäscher

After their father's death his seven sons and daughters try to scare off any prospective tenants from taking over the large house.

It was produced towards the end of the Second World War by the independent company Berlin Film. Left unfinished, it was finally completed by the Communist-controlled DEFA studio in the Soviet Zone and put on general release across Germany. It was one of a number of films of the Nazi era that had delayed releases in the years after the fall of the regime.

Germany
In German

вторник, 21 ноября 2017 г.

Damer (1997)



Director: Torun Lian
Stars: Teodor Gautier Teigen, Øyvind Kensland, Celine Engebrigtsen

You may want to prepare for puberty when it may come any day, any time. At least that's what the two boys in this film believe. To enroll in courses in synchronized swimming would give a reasonably good chance of hitting ladies.

Short
Norway, in Norwegian

вторник, 14 ноября 2017 г.

¿Y Adán y…?




Directors: Juan Pablo Donoso
Stars: Willy Rojas, Miguel Ángel Lagos, Julio Fischetel, Lisa Forestblue, Rubén Porta, Detmer Aising, María Elena Nett, Ernesto Arriagada, Coca Rudolphy, Willy Benítez, Eugenia María Rodríguez, Bernardo Tapia

Desde las profundidades del mar nace Adán, un joven que busca por el mundo el lugar al que pertenece. Recorriendo la playa, se encuentra con otro niño cómo él y se vuelven amigos. Ya adulto, el niño se convierte en hombre quien intenta encontrar a la mujer, su contraparte. Acosado por los seres del mundo, la ve entre sueños y esta lo ayuda a recuperarse de su mal.

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From the depths of the sea is born Adam, a young man who searches the world for the place to which he belongs. Walking along the beach, he meets another child like him and they become friends. As an adult, the child becomes a man who tries to find the woman, his counterpart. Harassed by the beings of the world, he sees it through dreams and this helps him to recover from his evil.

Chile
In Spanish (no dialogues, no translation needed)