“In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she’s sixty-two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune teller has told her this is the...
“Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the...
(Original title: Der Blaue Engel) “An elderly professor’s ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.” – IMDB Germany, 1930, Josef von Sternberg. Drama/Music, 1hr46 (U) Presented as the Amersham and Chesham Film Society
“A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.” – IMDB UK, 1986, Neil Jordan. Crime/Drama/Romance, 1hr44 (18) Presented as the Amersham and Chesham Film Society
“A misfit bunch of friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.” – IMDB USA, 1985, Lawrence Kasdan. Action/Crime/Drama, 2hrs13 (PG) Presented as the Amersham and Chesham Film Society
(Original title: Les Ripoux – also known as Le Cop) “A moderately corrupt veteran policeman teaches the art of bribes to his young partner. The rookie turns out to be an extremely capable student, and soon overtakes the teacher.” –...
“Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.” – IMDB West Germany/France/UK/USA, 1984, Wim Wenders. Drama, 2hrs25 (15) Presented as...
(Also known as Defense Of The Realm) “After a newspaper reporter helps expose a Member of Parliament as a possible spy, he finds that there’s much more to the story than that.” – IMDB UK, 1985, David Drury. Thriller, 1hr36...
(Original title: Ginger e Fred) “Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act on a TV variety show.” – IMDB Italy/France/West Germany, 1986, Frederico Fellini. Comedy/Drama, 2hrs7 (15) Presented as the Amersham and Chesham...
“A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.” – IMDB Brazil/USA, 1985, Hector Babenco. Drama, 2hrs (15) Presented as the Amersham and...
