The Art of Cinema & Audiovisual
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Old Hollywood
Wall Street
Oliver Stone · 1987
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
All About Eve
Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1950
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Private Property
Leslie Stevens · 1960
A hoodlum plots to seduce a lonely housewife and turn her over to his virginal friend.
Murder, My Sweet
Edward Dmytryk · 1944
After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Laura
Otto Preminger · 1944
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
Gun Crazy
Joseph H. Lewis · 1950
Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
Double Indemnity
Billy Wilder · 1944
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy.
Sunset Boulevard
Billy Wilder · 1950
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
The Big Sleep
Howard Hawks · 1946
Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Tay Garnett · 1946
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
The Killers
Robert Siodmak · 1946
Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.
Kiss Me Deadly
Robert Aldrich · 1955
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
The Asphalt Jungle
John Huston · 1950
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
Dark Passage
Delmer Daves · 1947
A man convicted of murdering his wife escapes from prison and works with a woman to try and prove his innocence.
The Big Heat
Fritz Lang · 1953
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
The Lady from Shanghai
1947
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Criss Cross
Robert Siodmak · 1949
An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.
Gilda
Charles Vidor · 1946
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
The Barefoot Contessa
Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1954
Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when the independently wealthy tycoon Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will star in the film.
How to Marry a Millionaire
Jean Negulesco · 1953
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
It Should Happen to You
George Cukor · 1954
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.
To Have and Have Not
Howard Hawks · 1945
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
Key Largo
John Huston · 1948
A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Max Ophüls · 1948
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.
Young Man with a Horn
Michael Curtiz · 1950
Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Howard Hawks · 1953
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
Affair in Trinidad
Vincent Sherman · 1952
A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.
Nightmare Alley
Edmund Goulding · 1947
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.
Stagecoach
John Ford · 1939
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Father of the Bride
Vincente Minnelli · 1950
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Sabrina
Billy Wilder · 1954
Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work – busily running the family corporate empire, he has no time for a wife and family. David is all play – technically he is employed by the family business, but never shows up for work, spends all his time entertaining, and has been married and divorced three times. Meanwhile, Sabrina Fairchild is the young, shy, and awkward daughter of the household chauffeur, who goes away to Paris for two years, and returns to capture David's attention, while falling in love with Linus.
Charade
Stanley Donen · 1963
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.
Roman Holiday
William Wyler · 1953
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
Dial M for Murder
Alfred Hitchcock · 1954
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wealthy wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway.
High Noon
Fred Zinnemann · 1952
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Mark Robson · 1954
A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.
Summer Storm
Douglas Sirk · 1944
It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.
All the King's Men
Robert Rossen · 1949
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Arise, My Love
Mitchell Leisen · 1940
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
It Happened One Night
Frank Capra · 1934
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
Vera Cruz
Robert Aldrich · 1954
After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.
Le Rouge et le Noir
Claude Autant-Lara · 1954
It's no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post-Napoleonic era, his intensely romantic liaisons propel him forward at a pace he cannot control.
Poverty and Nobility
Mario Mattoli · 1954
Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.
Executive Suite
Robert Wise · 1954
When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.
The Shop Around the Corner
Ernst Lubitsch · 1940
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Magnificent Obsession
Douglas Sirk · 1954
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
Rancho Notorious
Fritz Lang · 1952
A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.
Ninotchka
Ernst Lubitsch · 1939
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
A Night at the Opera
Sam Wood · 1935
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
The Gold Rush
Charlie Chaplin · 1925
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
The Awful Truth
Leo McCarey · 1937
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
The Philadelphia Story
George Cukor · 1940
Uma herdeira entediada, destinada a se casar com um executivo chato, vê seus planos de casamento frustrados com a chegada de seu ex-marido playboy. E família então gradualmente começa a perceber a importância da integridade e dos verdadeiros valores.
A Night in Casablanca
Archie Mayo · 1946
The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
Down to Earth
Alexander Hall · 1947
Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.
The Third Man
Carol Reed · 1949
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
Documentary
Muranów
Chen Shelach · 2020
The Muranow neighborhood in Warsaw was once a flourishing and important center of Jewish life. During World War II the neighborhood was turned into the Warsaw Ghetto. When the war ended, the neighborhood was rebuilt with the rubble of its own destruction. Today, thousands of Poles live in the green and spacious Muranow, yet its' dark past keeps haunting it. Polish residents claim that Jewish ghosts live in the neighborhood. At night they shake off the dust and ashes that cover them, and wander the streets they once lived in. Other residents think the ghosts are a metaphor for the life, culture, and memories of the Jewish people buried beneath the ground.
Drama
Those Who Love, Hate
Alejandro Maci · 2017
Enrique Hubermann, homeopathic physician, travels in flight from a love. By a joke of fate, in that distant place he meets the woman he wants to forget, a beautiful young woman like a demon who manipulates men and triggers dangerous passions.
The Glenn Miller Story
Anthony Mann · 1954
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
Film Noir
The Lost Weekend
Billy Wilder · 1945
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.
Journey to Italy
Roberto Rossellini · 1954
This deceptively simple tale of a bored English couple travelling to Italy to find a buyer for a house inherited from an uncle is transformed by Roberto Rossellini into a passionate story of cruelty and cynicism as their marriage disintegrates around them.
Great Expectations
David Lean · 1946
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Miss Julie
Alf Sjöberg · 1951
Based on the play by August Strindberg, Miss Julie vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when Julie, a wealthy businessman's daughter, falls for Jean, her father's bitter servant.
The Fallen Idol
Carol Reed · 1948
El instituto madrileño Zurbarán recibe a los nuevos profesores, que tendrán que convivir con alumnos de todo tipo con problemas reales que ilustraran lo que pasa día a día, dónde tienen lugar situaciones relacionadas con el alcohol, las drogas, el racismo y la homofobia, entre otras cosas, que pondrán a prueba la capacidad profesional del profesorado y las consecuencias de las decisiones tomadas cuando se es aún un adolescente.
Waiting Women
Ingmar Bergman · 1952
Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. While waiting in a summer cottage for their husbands to come home, they tell each other stories about their marriages. Rakel tells about the time she had an affair and confronted her husband with it. Marta's story is about how she at first refused to marry and had her child by herself. Karin tells about what happened when one time she and her husband got stuck in an elevator together. While the women tell their stories, Marta's younger sister Maj is planning to elope.
Cul-de-sac
Roman Polanski · 1966
On the run and in search of help, two wounded gangsters find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
Rome, Open City
Roberto Rossellini · 1945
In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member of the resistance, and Don Pietro, the priest due to oversee her marriage. But it’s not long before the Nazis and the local police find him.
Too Bad She's Bad
Alessandro Blasetti · 1954
When young and attractive Lina Stroppiani, a thief like the rest of her family, tries to steal the taxi of Paolo, together with two accomplices, she can't possibly know that this will have far reaching consequences.
The Gold of Naples
Vittorio De Sica · 1954
A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.
Five Miles to Midnight
Anatole Litvak · 1962
Immediately after Lisa declares that she is leaving her immature, abusive, but easy-going husband Robert, he is reported dead in a plane crash. Secretly still alive, he convinces her to collect his life insurance, although she knows that it's a bad idea. Lisa must contend with the complications of the scheme, which involve an aggressive suitor, Robert's jealousy, and her own guilt.
Two Doves
Sacha Guitry · 1949
A man remarried his wife's sister whom he believes died in a fire. The alleged deceased reappears and sows trouble and discord in the new household.
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Albert Lewin · 1951
Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for. When she meets dashing and mysterious ship's captain Hendrik van der Zee, he pushes her to commit the ultimate act of love.
Cinema Nacional | ℬrasil
Fogo e Paixão
Marcio Kogan · 1989
The story of citizens from different parts of the world who come together to participate in a project to visit a Latin American city, however its location is not revealed.
Music
The Beatles: Get Back
Peter Jackson · 2021
The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.
Beatles '64
David Tedeschi · 2024
Featuring never-before-seen footage of the band and the legions of young fans who helped fuel their ascendance, follow McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Starr as they land in New York City in February 1964 and solidify their status as the biggest band in the world.
La Vie en Rose
Olivier Dahan · 2007
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.
The Magic Flute
Ingmar Bergman · 1975
The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.
The Music Teacher
Gérard Corbiau · 1988
Aging opera singer Joachim Dallayrac retires from the stage and retreats to the countryside to school two young singers. Although the rigorous training takes its toll on both teacher and students, there is plenty of time for relationships to develop between the three.
Mystery
Get a Clue
Maggie Greenwald · 2002
A wealthy student with too much fashion sense, her equally rich friends, and her rival/superior from the school paper work together to solve the case when their teacher goes missing.
Desperate Housewives
Marc Cherry · 2004
Wisteria Lane est un lieu paisible où les habitants semblent mener une vie heureuse... en apparence seulement ! Car en y regardant de plus près, on découvre bien vite, dans l'intimité de chacun, que le bonheur n'est pas toujours au rendez-vous. Et peu à peu, les secrets remontent inévitablement à la surface, risquant de faire voler en éclat le vernis lisse de leur tranquille existence...
Strangers in the Night
Alejandro Montiel · 2012
When Martín and Sol try to solve the enigma of a missing neighbor, they will discover that nothing is what it seems, that your hearing can trick you just like your imagination and that your heart is a double-edged weapon.
Miss Sloane
John Madden · 2016
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Endeavour
Russell Lewis · 2013
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
TV Movie
Once Upon a Time
Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz · 2011
De nos jours, dans une bourgade du Maine appelée Storybrooke, les contes de fées existent encore. C'est ce que va découvrir Emma, une jeune femme au passé trouble, embarquée dans un merveilleux et tragique voyage par le fils qu'elle a abandonné 10 ans plus tôt. Elle croisera sur son chemin la méchante Reine, qui n'est autre que l'impitoyable Maire de la ville, Blanche Neige, devenue la douce Soeur Mary Margaret Blanchard, Rumplestiltskin, l'effrayant expert en magie noire ou encore Archie, le sympathique Jiminy Cricket local. Avec son arrivée, c'est l'espoir de toute une communauté amnésique qui renaît...
Polowanie na ćmy
2023
Comedy
The Parent Trap
Nancy Meyers · 1998
Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, discover the truth about themselves, and then plot with each other to switch places.
Old Disney
Lady and the Tramp
Hamilton Luske · 1955
Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.
The Aristocats
Wolfgang Reitherman · 1970
Parigi, 1910. Madame Adelaide, una ricca, eccentrica e anziana signora, ex stella del firmamento lirico, decide di fare testamento e nomina eredi dei suoi ingenti beni i suoi quattro Aristogatti: mamma Duchessa e i cuccioli Minou, Bizet e Matisse. Madame Adelaide è rimasta sola al mondo e i quattro gatti sono i suoi affetti più grandi. A margine di questa "famiglia" c'è il maggiordomo Edgar, che sarà erede alla morte degli Aristogatti. Ma l'uomo, ansioso di mettere subito le mani sulle ricchezze della signora, decide di sbarazzarsi dei concorrenti a quattro zampe. Una notte di temporale li rapisce, ma li perde per strada durante l'incontro poco piacevole con due cani randagi. Persi per le insidiose vie di una città che non conoscono, la raffinata Duchessa e i suoi vispi cuccioli provano a tornare a casa, con l'aiuto dell'aitante Romeo, un gatto vagabondo, gigione dal cuore d'oro, incontrato per caso.
Beauty and the Beast
Gary Trousdale · 1991
La joven Bella se encuentra prisionera en un castillo encantado, gobernado por una bestia. A medida que pasa el tiempo, descubre la verdadera naturaleza amable de la bestia y se desarrolla un amor improbable entre ellos, desafiando los prejuicios y las apariencias externas.
The Ugly Duckling
Hamilton Luske · 1939
An outcast duckling's search for a family to accept him leads to constant rejection before learning his true identity as a swan.
Fantasy
Hocus Pocus
Kenny Ortega · 1993
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
ℳystic
The Love Witch
Anna Biller · 2016
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
