Top Results for “Joseph L. Mankiewicz”
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And Now, Miguel

Native and Indigenous Americans · Documentary

Oscar-winning director Joseph Krumgold follows a 12-year-old New Mexican boy's mission to visit the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in this underappreciated documentary.

The Balcony (Special Edition)

Comedy · Drama

In a very special brothel known as the “Balcony,” the customers live out their wildest dreams, oblivious to a revolution that’s going on outside.

Beaufort

War · World Cinema · Academy Award Nominees

Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, BEAUFORT chronicles the final days of an Israeli army unit's tense, painful withdrawal in 2000 from a strategic bunker inside a 12th century Crusader fortress near the Lebanese border, marking the end of nearly two decades of controversial occupation.

Beuys

Fine Art · Art Documentaries

Using previously untapped visual and audio sources, this one-of-a-kind chronicle of visionary artist Joseph Beuys is an intimate and in-depth look at a human being, his art and ideas, and the way they have impacted the world.

Black Chariot

Robert Goodwin wrote, produced, and directed this lost gem of American independent cinema. Opening during a tense meeting between members of an underground Black Power group that leads to a stunning foot chase, Goodwin’s film weaves past and present to tell the story of the social awakening of…

Capital in the Twenty-First Century

RT Certified Fresh · Documentary

Based on the international bestseller by rock-star economist Thomas Piketty, this captivating documentary is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power, a film that breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, and shines a new light on t…

The Death Kiss

Horror

Bela Lugosi stars as the head of a struggling studio, who tries to contain a scandal after an actor is killed during the making of a film. While the police investigate the deepening mysteries within the studio, a quick-witted screen- writer (DavidManners) decides to solve the crime himself, in order…

A Delicate Balance

Theatre

An invasion of friends and family pushes the repressed problems of a complacent marriage to the fore in this exceptional adapatation of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

Fanny

World Cinema

FANNY is the second part of Marcel Pagnol’s classic trilogy following the loves and losses of a Marseille port community. Actor and director Daniel Auteuil (The Well-Digger’s Daughter) has faithfully and beautifully recreated the grand emotions of this beloved text. Following the events …

From the Ashes - 10 Artists

Documentary

Artists in downtown Manhattan pick up the shattered pieces of their lives and reconsider their work after September 11.

From the Ashes: Epilogue

Documentary · Artists

One year later in the aftermath of September 11, downtown Manhattan artists are in their studios.

Galileo

Theatre · Drama

Based on the play by Bertolt Brecht (originally translated by Charles Laughton), GALILEO explores not merely the infamous historical figure, but the philosophical concepts for which he was both celebrated and condemned.

A History of Israeli Cinema

Film Documentaries · Historic Drama · Documentary

Raphaël Nadjari’s extraordinary two-part documentary weaves together clips from more than 70 years of Israeli film with commentary from filmmakers, scholars and critics

If I Were You

Romantic Comedy · World Cinema

Madelyn (Marcia Gay Harden) is a successful, self-possessed, middle-aged businesswoman - until she finds out that her husband's late nights at work are actually intimate dinners with a sexy young aspiring actress, Lucy (Leonor Watling).

The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema

Religion · Jewish Interest · Drama

Too often segregated within an academic and cultural niche, Yiddish cinema is in fact a varied and vibrant genre ripe for reappraisal. Whether shot in the fields of Poland or makeshift studios in Manhattan, Yidishe Kino endure not only as precious documents of a vanishing culture, but a fascinating …

Marius

World Cinema

Writers Daniel Auteuil ((adaptation)) and Marcel Pagnol ((based on the writings of)) Directed by Daniel Auteuil

Marius & Fanny

Drama · World Cinema

In this 2-film installment, Daniel Auteuil presents a contemporary update to Marcel Pagnol's famed trilogy. Two emotionally impactful epics follow the hardships of two hopeless lovers, Marius and Fanny, during their time together and apart.

Orphans of the Storm

Period Drama · Silent · Historic Drama

Two delicate souls (Lillian and Dorothy Gish) are caught in the tempest of the French Revolution.

Primitive London

Cult · Youth Film · Culture

An outrageous jolt of British exploitation, PRIMITIVE?LONDON (1965) is an exposé of the hidden desires and bizarre vices that percolate behind the exterior of English life.

Restoration

Drama

70 year old Yaakov Fidelman hangs on with all his might to the antique restoration workshop which has been his life's work. After his long-time business partner passes away, Fidelman rejects his son Noah's idea to close the business. He believes that with the help of his new apprentice Anton, he'll …

The Romantic Englishwoman

Drama · Comedy · World Cinema

A sly, sophisticated love story that is a showcase for its two Oscar-winning stars: Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson.With a sparklingly witty screenplay from Academy Award-winner Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), and directed by Joseph Losey, THE ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN is a wildly entertaining ride…

Silent Avant-Garde

Avant Garde

SILENT AVANT-GARDE offers an essential collection of 21 short art film experiments in HD to 5K scans made from 35mm and 16mm picture elements.

Silent Shakespeare: Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On...

Silent · Comedy · Drama

Digitally restored by the BFI's National Film and TV Archive, this DVD product features seven charming, emotional silent adaptations of Shakespeare's classics by early cinematic pioneers.

The Son of Joseph

Avant Garde · Religion · Drama

The American-born expatriate filmmaker Eugène Green exists in his own special artistic orbit. His latest movie, The Son of Joseph, is perhaps his most buoyant. A nativity story reboot that gently skewers French cultural pretensions, it features newcomer Victor Ezenfis as a discontented Parisi…

Time of Favor

War · World Cinema

Winner of six Israeli Academy Awards including Best Picture, TIME OF FAVOR is a taut thriller about the volatile relationship between Orthodox nationalists and the Israeli army. Stars Assi Dayan as a charismatic West Bank Rabbi.

With One Voice

Spirituality · Buddhism · Documentary

With One Voice illuminates the unity of humanity through the single message and mystical tradition that binds all faiths together. The film features mystics from many great traditions around the world who discuss spiritual awakening, world peace and love.