A Bullet in the Heart

Carmen

June 1934 •German

Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.

The Alphabet Murders

December 1965 •English

The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.

Hiroshima Mon Amour

June 1959 •French

The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.

Widow Wanted

December 1965 •Arabic

One of Ahmed's relatives dies and leaves him a huge fortune to inherit, but on one condition, which is to search for a widow to marry, and he continues to search again and again for someone suitable for the task.

Band of Outsiders

August 1964 •French

Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.

Un anuncio y cinco cartas

May 1937 •Spanish

An honest man puts an ad looking for a room to rent in an honest house and receives five peculiar answers.

The Tale of Three Girls

January 1968 •Arabic

Three women each have their own ambitions and aspirations. The first dreams of fame and fortune and meets a rich, married man she attempts to court. The second is a secretary with designs on her boss, even though he too is married. Having learned from her friends' experiences, the third takes an altogether different path.

Wife Number 13

March 1962 •Arabic

Murad Salem is a rich man who is used to getting what he wants whenever he wants it. When he meets a beautiful woman in Alexandria, he wants her as wife number thirteen. He buys himself into the heart of the woman, until a well-meaning, former fiancée of her husband tells her just how many times he has been divorced. The new bride launches into a series of ploys that keep her away from the marriage bed.

Clerks

October 1994 •English

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.

Dananeir

September 1940 •Arabic

A concubine to a ruling family is challenged when the family is overthrown.

Hassan and Nayima

April 1959 •Arabic

A love story similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet taking place in the Egyptian Countryside.

Man Under Wire

January 2005 •English

An interaction between two downtown legends and a pigeon.

L'Avventura

September 1960 •Italian

Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension.

L'Âge d'or

November 1930 •French

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.

Eve on the Road

January 1968 •Arabic

Mona is torn between the love she has for Khaled, and her utter abhorrence of the male-dominant practices. When Khaled sweet-talks her into believing he is a liberal man, she marries him, only to be shocked by his real self and his controlling tendencies.

ايدك عن مراتي

February 1968 •Arabic

On the Waterfront

June 1954 •English

A prizefighter-turned-longshoreman with a conscience goes up against labor leaders to expose corruption, extortion, and murder among the union ranks.

Murder She Said

September 1961 •English

Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.

Murder at the Gallop

May 1963 •English

Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.

Murder Most Foul

March 1964 •English

A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.