Laura

Viesnīca Tanatos

September 1977 •Latvian

Almos' a Man

April 1976 •English

Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old's problem is shared by teenagers today: he stands with one foot in adulthood and the other in childhood. "Almos' A Man", yet still treated like a child, he struggles for an identity. There's one thing, one symbol of manhood, Dave thinks, that could guarantee him instant respect: a gun.

Kismet

October 1967 •English

The story follows one fateful day as a beggar-poet and his daughter cross paths with a wicked wazir, a wily temptress, a handsome prince, a magical curse, opulent sets and exotic adventure. Adapted from the Broadway musical.

Lady in the Dark

September 1954 •English

The unhappy female editor of a fashion magazine is undergoing psychoanalysis.

The Bet

February 1983 •Arabic

The story is about a lawyer who believes that capital punishment is terrible, and that imprisonment, if forever, remains a compassionate punishment, then he engages in a bet with a businessman, if he can stay in prison for fifteen years exchange for any wealth, and they hold a bet that if he holds, he will get two million rubles.

Eugenia Grandet

December 1977 •English

Adaptation of the famous Balzac novel

Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

May 1954 •English

Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland.

The Homecoming of Ulysses

December 1996 •Dutch

Frank Groothof tells and sings the story of Ulysses' homecoming. He is accompanied musically by the saxphone ensemble Sax et Plus. The Dutch peninsula of Schiermonnikoog forms the backdrop for the story, in which Groothof himself plays almost all carachters.

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

April 2018 •English

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

The Reluctant Bridegroom

March 1964 •Chinese

Hong Kong comedy film.

Powerbomb

April 2020 •English

An obsessive fan kidnaps his favorite up-and-coming wrestling star.

The Love of Mankind

December 1972 •Russian

A film about young architects who are building a new city in Siberia (Norilsk), their anxieties, concerns, and victories. Story of subtle psychology of love and personal happiness experienced men and women, behind the shoulders of which the pain of the past

Let the Summer Never Come Again

February 2017 •Georgian

A young man leaves his village to go into the city to audition to enter a dance company. He then is involved in illegal activities such as boxing and sleeping with men for money. Unwillingly, he falls in love with a man and suddenly is accepted in and starts dancing in the company. But his life will turn upside down when his lover goes to war and he returns to his village.

Vezir Parmağı

January 2017 •Turkish

Girls Alone

January 2003 •English

A 'social experiment' fly-on-the-wall documentary following 10 12-year girls left alone to fend for themselves in a house without adult supervision.

The Avenue

January 2017 •English

Giancarlo "Eddie" Marturano, a down and out gambler trapped in the world he's created for himself. Like his adopted home of Atlantic City, Eddie is beaten, down on one knee, struggling mightily to rise to his feet again. His only salvation is his beloved Sandra and their hope of a better future. When he and his partner in crime, Christian Flynn, stumble onto the deal of their lives, will it finally be their avenue out of town?

Love of My Life

February 2017 •English

What if you had only five days to figure out... everything.

The Downy Girl

February 1919 •Swedish

The mayor's son Mauritz Fristedt, has become deeply in love with the baker's daughter Dunungen. The mayor applauds the engagement because Mauritz will to try to foist a pack of worthless shares from his uncle to his father-in-law.

Jon Richardson: How to Survive The End of the World

February 2017 •English

Jon Richardson, one of Britain's most cautious men, is sent on a mission by his wife Lucy Beaumont, to investigate the things they are most scared about.