четверг, 29 марта 2018 г.

Tomka dhe shokët e tij (1977)




Tomka dhe shokët e tij / Tomka And His Friends

Director: Xhanfize Keko
Stars: Enea Zhegu, Artan Puto, Herion Mustafaraj, Genci Mosho, Sotiraq Çili, Pavlina Oça, Zehrudin Dokle, Xhelal Tafaj, Selma Sotillari

When the Nazis occupy an Albanian village after the withdrawal of the Italian army from WW2, Tomka and his gang are furious – because the Germans set up camp on their football pitch. The local partisans recruit the boys to spy on the invaders, and help to set an ambush. Who knew war could be this much fun? Albania’s greatest female director Xhanfise Keko spins a classic boys’ own adventure yarn, but in a style as raw and authentic as anything from the Italian neo-realists.

Albania
In Albanian, with English hardsubs

вторник, 27 марта 2018 г.

Los niños de Rusia (2001)



Los niños de Rusia / The Children of Russia

Director & Writer: Jaime Camino
With: Araceli Sánchez, Francisco Vega de la Iglesia, Piedad Vega de la Iglesia, Josefina Iturrarán etc

Documentary about the evacuation in different countries, during the Spanish civil war, of thousands of Spanish children to remove them from the conflict. Approximately three thousand children were welcomed by the Soviet Union. Some of these children, now elderly people, tell us about their experiences during this trip that originally was to be a temporary evacuation and which many could not return until twenty years later.

Spain
In Spanish, with English, French, Spanich subs (.srt)

воскресенье, 25 марта 2018 г.

Posredine mira (1990)




Posredine mira / Посредине мира / In the Middle of the World

Director & Writer: Viacheslav Amirhanian
Stars: Arseniy Tarkovskiy, Oleg Fedorov, Margarita Terekhova, Sergej Jurizdirskij, Leonid Voron, Alexey Zubarev, Konstantin Lukashov

Documetary about Arseny Tarkovsky (1907-1989), one of the best twentieth century Russian poets, father of the famous film director.

Soviet Union
In Russian

вторник, 6 марта 2018 г.

Bahar (1986)



Bahar / Spring

Director & Writer: Abolfazl Jalili
Stars: Mehdi Asadi, Maryam Ashrafi, Mohsen Mossavi, Fatemeh Naghavi, Hedayatollah Navid, Mohsen Panahi, Reza Yaghuti

The story takes place at the end of the Iran-Iraq War. Hamed who has missed his parents in an air raid on his city Bostan is taken in by an old man, Shina, who lives alone in a forest, in order to escape the battle. The two, who endure a harsh winter, share the longing for spring (the end of the war).

Iran
In Persian, with Japanese hardsubs & English subs (.srt)

понедельник, 5 марта 2018 г.

En busca del dragón dorado (1983)



En busca del dragón dorado / In Search of the Golden Dragon

Director: Jesús Franco (as James P. Johnson)
Stars: César Antonio Serrano, Flavia Mayans, Ivana Mayans, Luis Rodríguez, Trino Trives, Rosa Maria Minumer, José Miguel García

An action movie directed by Jess Franco based on Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Gold-Bug”.

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Once more, Jess Franco makes an incredible film out of nothing. With some Chinese-looking people, two elephants, a tiger, a snake, a monkey and a turtle he succeeds in adapting Poe's classic "The golden beetle". The story is about a little girl (Flavia Hervas, in a pretty good performance) who becomes involved in the search of an ancient treasure, hidden by oriental natives in order not to allow strangers to take it. So the immortal original tale is crazily moved into a kids-oriented martial arts movie, which mixes the Tarzan classic spirit with the gruesome humor from its Spanish director.

Spain
In Spanish, with English subs (.srt)