Julia, an alcoholic, gets caught up in a kidnapping plot when her neighbor's son is taken. She must navigate the dangerous world of the black market and use her wit and cunning to save the child.
To Live is a Chinese epic drama set during the Cultural Revolution. It follows the struggles and hardships of a family as they navigate through political turmoil, poverty, and personal tragedies. The film showcases the impact of historical events on ordinary people and emphasizes the resilience and determination to live against all odds.
Innocence Unprotected is a documentary comedy-drama film about the making of the first Serbian talking film, which was directed by Dusan Makavejev. The film's plot revolves around the life of a Yugoslavian locksmith named Dragoljub Aleksić, who became a national hero when he helped in the filming of a movie during the Nazi occupation of Belgrade in 1941. The film combines archival footage with reenactments and interviews to tell the story of Aleksić's involvement in the film, as well as the social and political context of the time period.
Our heroine, Miss Velez (despite the fact that she seems to be just along for the ride) is much her usual over-eloquent self (how fortunate she has no sound track!), while Warner Oland makes such an impressive and villainously seedy bandit, he needs no sound track at all. We can just imagine his oily, purring accents all too well.
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