A woman gives birth to a baby girl. Little does she know but she and her daughter are already unwanted. Three women are released from prison and their need for money leads them to take desperate measures. An unmarried woman seeking an abortion is rejected from her father's house by the violent threats of her brothers. Their crimes are vague their guilt or innocence unimportant. Their pat

Acclaimed by critics and featuring legendary star Fernando Fernan Gomez (ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER) BUTTERFLY is a heartwarming tale about a young boy growing up in a small Spanish town. Moncho is timid and fearful as he starts school for the first time. But with the nurturing guidance of his kind and devoted teacher Don Gregorio (Gomez) a world of possibilities begins to open up for young Moncho. As

A double dose of cinematic French erotica. In THE AWAKENING OF ANNIE an intriguing yet seductive young lady has dreams of traveling the world. Soon she gets wrapped up in sexual love affairs with a journalist and a millionaire. In UNSATISFIED an ailing millionaire kills his private nurse in a crime of passion. Nervous and scared he looks toward his future son-in-law for help who along with his

Directed by Claude Chabrol Les Biches is a landmark in film history: its theme of bisexuality and upper-class decadence is surpassed only by its cool precision of cinematic style and exceptionally subtle performances. Socialite Frederique (Stephane Audran) encounters young student Why (Jacqueline Sassard) on the streets of Paris seduces her and whisks her off to spend winter with the chic crowd

Antonioni favorite Monica Vitti (L'AVVENTURA LA NOTTE) stars as Eva a French perfume heiress whose life comes to a crashing halt after learning that her knavish boyfriend Julien (Robert Hossein) has squandered her fortune. Eva's plan of revenge is to kill Julien and then herself--but not before she spends the last week of her life on a posh shopping spree in Paris. Bathed in the atmosp

Directed by renowned French film director Claude Charbrol (The Unfaithful Wife) thisic film makes its debut on DVD. Phillipe and Esther live an idyllic life with their daughter Elise. In an attempt to preserve this bliss Phillipe decides that he and Esther should each have affairs being sure to tell each other openly about them. The plan backfires with tragic results as Phillipe becomes plague

In this brilliant meditation on the power of movies master Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami turns the medium upside-down and back again blurring the lines between documentary and narrative film. Inspired by the true story of a lonely film buff who impersonated Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf Kiarostami reenacts some of the man's trial and incorporates some footage from the actual event

In this key film from the Czech New Wave two uninhibited young women (both named Marie) turn against the numbing state of society in a madcap flurry of pranks and material destruction. Beneath the outrageous surface of this avant-garde comedy is a defiant feminist statement and an acknowledgement of the desperation that goes hand-in-hand with rebellion--a state of mind represented by one girl'

A young nun about to take her final vows is suddenly given an abandoned baby and sets out to find the infant's mother. A middle-aged laundromat owner who may be the baby's father joins her on the search and it becomes a journey of spiritual and self-discovery for them both. "Giuseppe Piccioni's Not of This World possesses a seductive warmth and passion and a lyrical style that

Lars von Trier claimed to be in psychic communication with the late Carl Theodor Dreyer (The Passion of Joan of Arc) on whose screenplay the film is based during the shooting. This brilliantly original exploration of the dark passions of a woman scorned unfolds in shimmering North Sea marshlands and gloomy subterranean passageways. Von Trier (Dancer in the Dark) has created a haunting work of myth

A wealthy young socialite and a young Jesuit priest fall in love and run away together to a small Argentinean village where they conceal their true identities. When they are discovered a terrible tragedy ensues. One of the most controversial stories in Argentina also proves to be one of its more embarrassing episodes. Authorities have suppressed the telling of this story since the first attempt

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In this Edouard Molinaro spy-spoof Anthony Perkins plays a russian spy sent out to steal sensitive information form Nato about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own the distrusted agent of Soviet get form his talented partner Penelope Lightfeather (Brigitte Bardot) as they scamper through the French countryside for a secret rendez-vous while trying to avoid being caught

Max Lambert (Gabin) an aging infamous robber is serving twenty years of incarceration in France's toughest jail for a quite hefty heist. Inside he befriends Pierre (Brialy) a notorious escape artist. Max shares with him the hiding place of the fifty million dollars in pure gold that was never recovered by police - it's buried in a church just outside Rome. Together they plan an escape

The Passion of the Christ focuses on the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life. The film begins in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Jesus must resist the temptations of Satan. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot Jesus is then arrested and taken within the city walls of Jerusalem where leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy an

A train races through the night an then suddenly comes to a grinding halt; a man lies dead on the tracks. The man turns out to be an engine driver who lost his job. Different characters who knew the man during his life take part in the investigation of his death each relating their own interpretation of the man and his death. Was it suicide? Sabotage? Was he an eccentric? A regular Joe? Just a