Alphaville is a dystopian city controlled by a powerful supercomputer known as Alpha 60. Private detective Lemmy Caution is sent on a mission to the city to find and destroy the computer and rescue a scientist's daughter. As he navigates the city, Lemmy uncovers the dark secrets and mind control tactics used by Alpha 60. Through his investigation, he discovers the true nature of the city and fights against the totalitarian regime.
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.
No Fear, No Die is a movie that delves into the intense and often brutal world of cockfighting. Set in France, it tells the story of two immigrants who join the underground cockfighting scene in order to make a living. As they navigate the dangerous and unstable world of illegal gambling, the film explores themes of power, survival, and the lengths people will go to for financial gain.
In White Dog, a young woman adopts a dog only to realize that it has been trained as a vicious attack dog specifically targeting black people. She tries to undo the dog's training and confront her own racial biases.
A documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.
Special agent Becker is after a briefcase that rather cleverly disguises some secret documents.
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.
A man questions his sanity when his wife's behavior becomes increasingly manipulative, leading to a string of murders that are connected to their double identities and deception.
A Turkish ambassador arrives in Paris to sign an important trade agreement, allowing Turkey to buy a sophisticated new war plane from France. Immediately he is the target of an assassin, and a special agent is assigned to protect him.
Exposé of two news photographers covering the People's Revolution in the Philippines.
In the hills of Los Angeles the reclusive, stylish and enigmatic 96-year-old Harumi Taniguchi spent decades painting, writing poetry and dancing in her home designed by architect Richard Neutra.
War criminals, escaped from Germany, joining the network in Morocco where, before going to South America they change their facial structure. Marchelier pretends to be one of them. Marchelier can therefore collect within the network the most valuable information, especially as he became the lover of Eva. But Herbert, deputy chief Nazi, gradually feeds suspicions. Betrayed by a double agent, Marchelier is unmasked. Thanks to the intervention of his leaders and the Moroccan police, Marchelier is rescued. Herbert was shot, as Philippe. The man with The Bandaged face is none other than Hitler himself.
Lionel Fribourg, a great composer (at least that's what he thinks) has a problem with his noisy environment: he can't complete his unfinished symphony. Of course there is a market for unfinished symphonies but, for all he knows, only one became famous. So he had better find a way to finish it. At long last, he comes across Agnès, a divorced woman who agrees to let him her quiet home. Lionel, full of hope, resumes work...
A documentary on the 1973 Sam Fuller film Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street.
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