The Testament of Ann Lee

After the death of all her children, Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried) becomes a central figure in a new Christian cult in Manchester that subsequently brings her and her fellow Shakers…

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

In 1828, a young man called Kaspar Hauser (Bruno S.) appears in Nuremberg, barely able to speak or walk after having been held prisoner all his life; he becomes an…

”Wuthering Heights”

Emerald Fennell’s highly touted adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel has much to offer for the eye and ear, in terms of Charli XCX’s song score and Linus Sandgren’s dark,…

The Search

In occupied Germany after World War II, a runaway boy (Ivan Jandl) is cared for by an American army engineer (Montgomery Clift), who doesn’t know that the boy’s mother (Jarmila…

Downhill Racer

When a young downhill skier (Robert Redford) arrives in Switzerland to join the U.S. team, his unorthodox attitude rubs the coach (Gene Hackman) the wrong way. The director’s film debut…

Stonewall

In the late 1960s, a gay Indiana boy (Jeremy Irvine) gets thrown out of his home and comes to New York City where he becomes involved with the crowd attending…

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

In 1912, the Tyrone family grapple with addiction, illness and delusion as day turns to night in Monte Cristo Cottage, Connecticut. The most classic screen adaptation of one of the…

Couture

A drama set in the world of fashion, but showing very little interest in it, even though the filmmakers were granted a rare permission to shoot behind the scenes at…

The Last Laugh: Unchaining a Camera

Photo: UFA In the early 1920s, Alfred Hitchcock was in Berlin together with director Graham Cutts, working on a film called The Blackguard. That’s how the fledgling filmmaker came to…

Golden Boys

In 1997, Joachim Posener (Adam Lundgren) is released from prison and comes up with a scheme: taking over a Swedish investment company, using a British lord (Nigel Havers) as cover.…