ACADEMY AWARD WINNER: BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM An Argentine mother gradually realizes that the daughter she adopted may be the kidnapped child of a murdered political prisoner. [ The Official Story credits: Dir: Luis Puenzo/ Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio, Analia Castro/ 110 min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ Argentina/ In Spanish with English subtitles/ Democide] “Norma … [Read more...]
Improper Conduct (1984)
WINNER: 12TH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FESTIVAL WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN DOCUMENTARIES Cuban refugees detail Castro’s persecution of “undesirables” in Improper Conduct. [Dir: Nestor Almendros, Orlando Jimenez Leal/ 112 min/ Documentary-Educational, Foreign Language/ France/ In Spanish with English subtitles/ Anti-Socialism, Sexual Liberty, Social Tolerance/ A.k.a. Conducta … [Read more...]
The White Rose (1982)
A small group of young Germans organize a rebellion against the Nazis. Based on a true story. [ The White Rose credits: Dir: Michael Verhoeven/ Lena Stolze, Martin Benrath, Wulf Kessler/ 108 min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ Germany/ In German with English subtitles/ Anti-Socialism, Resistance to Tyranny/ Also listed as Die Weisse Rose] “This touching story of valor in the … [Read more...]
Ikiru (1952)
A Japanese municipal bureaucrat diagnosed with cancer tries to put meaning into his heretofore meaningless life. [ Ikiru credits: Dir: Akira Kurosawa/ Takashi Shimura, Miki Odagiri, Nobuo Kaneko/ 143 min/ Drama, Foreign Language/ Japanese/ In Japanese with English subtitles/ Creator as Hero, Working for Government] “What a heart-rending story of eleventh-hour redemption! … [Read more...]
We the Living (1942)
WINNER: TOP 25 LIBERTARIAN FILMS The rise to power of Soviet socialism corrupts every aspect of life in a Russian city, leaving its occupants with three choices: cynicism, self-destruction, or escape. [ We the Living credits: Dir: Goffredo Alessandrini/ Alida Valli, Rossano Brazzi, Fosco Giachetti/ 174 min/ Drama, Romance, Foreign Language/ Italy/ In Italian with English … [Read more...]