…their home under the pretense of it being a social visit. Alex’s father (Ricardo Darin), a marine biologist, does not know why the guests have come. “Alvaro is a strangely…
…kept precise records which remain undestroyed. Knowing where his father ad worked in Riga and where his parents had lived certainly will help narrow down the possibilities for finding the…
…as he reveled in a spotlight borrowed from P.T. Barnum. Castle (his birth name was William Schloss, which means ‘castle’ in German) was born with drive and determination. Badgering his…
…experiencing the horrors of trench warfare and the battle at Passchendaele, part of what Americans might know better as the battle for Ypres. It’s a story of a German-Canadian brother…
…society The Eagles of Keops, he finds that other local food companies also serve as fronts for British, German, and Soviet intelligence. “CAIRO, NEST OF SPIES hits a lot of…
Beth Curran says: “Based on a beloved story/myth/folktale (couldn’t quite get a bead on which) – in 15th century Germany in the midst of plague and the 30 Years War,…
Philip says: “Austria’s first Oscar win for Best Foreign Language Film, DIE FÄLSCHER (THE COUNTERFEITERS) proves to be a complicated exercise on prisoner ethics in the midst of the Holocaust…
…his eating position. His tragic end involves two comparably obese cats. Kálmán’s son is the taxidermist. Thin as a rail, Lajoska (Marc Bischoff ) has some of the family screws…
…Growing food, cooking and eating are the very basic components of life where we learn environmental and nutritional lessons along with compassion and patience; all very valuable lessons in life….
Michael says: “In the tradition of feel-good films like BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM or BILLY ELLIOT combined, WONDROUS OBLIVION shows us our collective prejudices but allows us to overcome them…