fmj's - Rented List
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Kurosawa's remarkable film - his only produced and financed and survival, based on the memoirs of Russian explorer Vladimir Arseniev (Yuriy Solomin). In the harsh environs of the Siberian frontier, an expedition led by Arseniev encounters the momadic Goldi tribesman Dersu Uzala (Maksim Munzuk), who agrees to guide the men through the vast uncharted wilderness. Although initially considered but the group as little more that a savage, Dersu's skill, courage and spiritual wisdom soon earn their respect and admiration, as well as instilling in them a new-found compassion for the natural world. - Director:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cast:
- Maksim Munzuk, Yuriy Solomin, Mikhail Bychkov
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Broker (2022)Beurokeo / Baby Broker
On a rainy night in Busan, So-young (Lee 'IU' Ji-eun) leaves her baby outside a 'baby box', a safe place set up in Korean churches for new mothers to leave unwanted infants. Instead, he's picked up by Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho) who runs an unofficial adoption brokerage and plans to find him a new home. So-young tracks down both Sang-hyun and his business partner (Gang Dong-won) and decides to join their pursuit - unaware they're being tailed by two detectives (Doona Bae, Lee Joo-young) who are determined to stop them. - Director:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Cast:
- Kang-ho Song, Dong-won Kang, Doona Bae
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The Long Gray Line (1955)John Ford's The Long Gray Line
Based on a true story, 'The Long Gray Line' was largely filmed on location at West Point itself. Tyrone Power stars as Marty Maher, an Irish immigrant fresh off the boat who takes a menial job as a servant at the elite West Point Academy. West Point, however, has a way of recognising the best in a man and Maher finds himself joining the army and becoming one of the best-loved instructors ever to serve at the Academy. Along the way, he meets and romances fellow immigrant Mary O'Donnell (Maureen O'Hara). The loving couple find themselves acting as surrogate parents to generations of raw young men destined to become America's finest leaders - including a teenage Dwight D. Eisenhower (Harry Carey Jr.). It is a career that Maher will cherish for 50 years, but one that will ultimately end in heartbreak... - Director:
- John Ford
- Cast:
- Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis
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The Leopard (1963)Il Gattopardo
Against a dramatic nineteenth-century backdrop of radical Italian Nationalism Luchino Visconti's masterful epic, 'The Leopard', follows the Sicilian Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster) and his family as they adjust to the social turbulence of revolutionary times. Adapted from Tomasi di Lampedusa's esteemed novel of the same name, this is a tragicomic depiction of a class eclipsed by history. .. - Director:
- Luchino Visconti
- Cast:
- Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale
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Sansho Dayu (1954)Sansho the Bailiff
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders. Under Kenji Mizoguchi's dazzling direction, this classic Japanese story became one of cinema's greatest masterpieces, a monumental, empathetic expression of human resilience in the face of evil. - Director:
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast:
- Kinuyo Tanaka, Kisho Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa
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Play It Cool! (1962)Play It Cool!
Billy Universe (Billy Fury) and the Satellites, a happy-go-lucky rhythm and twist group, are en route to Brussels to compete in a song contest; on the same flight is Ann Bryant (Anna Palk), who's being sent abroad by her wealthy father to try to curb her infatuation with disreputable pop-star Larry Granger (Maurice Kaufmann). When fog forces the plane to return to the airport, Billy and friends persuade Ann to join them in the West End, where they will search for Larry. What follows is a whirlwind musical tour of London's nightclubs! - Director:
- Michael Winner
- Cast:
- Billy Fury, Michael Anderson Jr., Dennis Price
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Appointment in London (1953)Raiders in the Sky
Dirk Bogarde stars as Tim Mason, the officer of a British bomber squadron in World War II. A large-scale operation over Germany has been planned, and Tim is shocked to discover that he is not part of the team for the mission. Higher authorities think he is no longer at his best. A member of his crew is injured just before take-off, so Tim takes his place as a gunner. Those left behind are furious at him for disobeying orders, but he must face far more dangers before he can return. Also starring the incredible Ian Hunter and Dinah Sheridan, 'Appointment in London' is one of the finest films ever made about Bomber Command. - Director:
- Philip Leacock
- Cast:
- Dirk Bogarde, Ian Hunter, Dinah Sheridan
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Dirk Bogarde plays James Marriner, a faded, unhappily married former TV presenter who is persuaded to front the People Channel - a right-wing, evangelical satellite network poised to launch in Europe; determined to recruit "Gentle Jim" as a reassuringly familiar anchorman, the network's steely, seductive boss Grace Gardner (Lee Remick) proves hard to refuse. As the network's first live transmission looms, Marriner, whose personal life is now under surveillance, has become deeply uneasy about its aims. Gardner, however, makes it clear that any attempt to alert viewers to her organisation's true agenda will bring about a devastating retribution. - Director:
- Norman Stone
- Cast:
- Dirk Bogarde, Lee Remick, Eileen Atkins
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Another Woman (1988)Otra mujer
Middle-aged philosophy professor Marion Post (Gena Rowlands) would appear to have every advantage. After all, she has a rock-solid professional reputation, an equally secure marriage and enough spare cash to be able to rent a separate flat in which to write her latest book without interruption. But she is interrupted, thanks to an accident of ventilation, by the therapy sessions going on in the psychiatrist's office next door. Voyeuristically fascinated, Marion is particularly struck by the way that the unhappy experiences of his patient Hope (Mia Farrow) mirror her own, and realises that her life is nowhere near as materially and emotionally secure as she's been pretending. And when she decides to rely less on her beloved logic and reason and open herself up to dreams, imagination and passion, the scene is set for a life-changing transformation. - Director:
- Woody Allen
- Cast:
- Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm
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Love (1971)Szerelem
Karoly Makk's Cannes award-winning gem is a meditation on time, memory, love and loss. Two women - an elderly, bedridden mother and a loyal wife - await the return of an imprisoned man. Beautifully played by two giants of Hungarian cinema, Lili Darvas and Mari Torocsik, the film is a subtle yet powerful exploration of how love sustains life, even in times of fear and uncertainty. Perfectly realised, with luminous cinematography and innovative editing, Makk's tender masterpiece is a landmark of international cinema. - Director:
- Károly Makk
- Cast:
- Lili Darvas, Mari Töröcsik, Iván Darvas
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O. Henry's Full House (1952)Full House / Baghdad on the Subway / The Cop and the Anthem / The Clarion Call / The Last Leaf / The Ransom of Red Chief / The Gift of the Magi
Hollywood's top stars and directors were assembled for this stunning 1952 adaptation of O.Henry's finest short stories, each with a delicious twist in the tail!
The Cop and the AnthemA tramp (Charles Laughton) decides to spend winter in a nice warm jail cell - only to find it impossible to get arrested!
The Clarion Call
A cop (Dale Robertson) discovers an old friend (Richard Widmark) is a murderer - an old friend to whom he owes a big debt...
The Last Leaf
An artist (Gregory Ratoff) must find a way to help a young girl dying of a broken heart and her desperate sister (Anne Baxter and Jean Peters)...
The Ransom of Red Chief
Two city slickers (Fred Allen and Oscar Levant) decide to kidnap a country boy for ransom. After all, kids are easier to control...aren't they?
The Gift of the Magi
On Christmas Eve, an impoverished young couple (Farley Granger and Jeanne Crain) decide to buy each other Christmas presents they can't possibly afford...- Director:
- Henry Hathaway
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- Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain
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Nick Flynn (Paul Dano) is a young writer seeking to define himself. His father Jonathan (Robert De Niro) however, scrapes through life on his own terms and has not seen his son in 18 years. Taking a job at a homeless shelter, Nick finds purpose in his own life and work until one night Jonathan arrives seeking a bed... - Director:
- Paul Weitz
- Cast:
- Paul Dano, Robert De Niro, Julianne Moore
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Colonel William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) built a ranch in the remote foothills of the Montana Rockies, raising his three sons away from the carnage of the Indian wars. Alfred (Aidan Quinn), the eldest, is dutiful and reserved, Samuel (Henry Thomas), the beloved youngest, is compassionate and idealistic, and the middle brother Tristan (Brad Pitt) has a wild and untamable spirit. Into this masculine world enters Susannah Finncannon (Julia Ormond), a beautiful, intelligent woman who stirs passions and rivalry in all three brothers - changing the course of their lives and shaping their destinies forever... - Director:
- Edward Zwick
- Cast:
- Brad Pitt, Gary A. Hecker, Anthony Hopkins
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Released in 1971 to critical acclaim and public controversy, Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Last Picture Show' garnered eight Academy Award nominations (including Best Picture) and was hailed by many as the most important work by a young American director since Citizen Kane. A surprisingly frank, bittersweet drama of social and sexual mores in small-town Texas, the film features a talented cast led by Jeff Bridges, Cybill Sheperd and Timothy Bottoms. - Director:
- Peter Bogdanovich
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- Peter Bogdanovich, Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges
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Perhaps the most widely-loved and hilarious of Gilbert and Sullivan's Savoy Operas, this classic production by Opera Australia creates a fantastical, imaginary Japan. With amazingly detailed sets, lavish costumes and a fabulous cast astutely directed by Stuart Maunder, this comic operetta sparkles from beginning to end. Mitchell Butel's Ko-Ko is priceless, and his singing superb. Kanen Breen portrays Nanki-Poo as delightfully happy and positive, even when about to lose his head, while Jacqueline Dark brings compelling depth to the wicked EKatisha. Taryn Fiebig is the lovely Yum-Yum, and Warwick Fyfe the ludicrous, overworked and severe Pooh-Bah. The music is pure joy, with an amazing performance drawn from Orchestra Victoria by the superb conductor Brian Castles-Onion. - Director:
- Stuart Maunder
- Cast:
- Mitchell Butel, Richard Alexander, Samuel Dundas
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