Martyrs of Striving

La barba

April 2017 •Italian

Brazil

February 1985 •English

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

The Hangman's Bride

April 1997 •English

Jean Corolère and Françoise Laurent were prisoners in New France. They escaped the death penalty as Corolère accepted the executioner's job and married Laurent.

Great

March 1975 •English

An animated film about the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who spearheaded numerous engineering marvels of the early 19th century - including the Thames Tunnel, the Great Western Railway, and the Great Eastern steamship (for 40 years the world's largest steamship). Various styles of animation are used to depict events in his colorful life.

D.E.B.S.

January 2004 •English

The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to justice.

Life of Brian

August 1979 •English

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

Family Times

August 2015 •English

A short comedy film by Mike Mckee.

Stalag 17

May 1953 •English

It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.

Floaters

April 2021 •English

High in the sky of a sci-fi metropolis a lone spaceship is confronted by a much larger and more intimidating vessel.

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

September 1944 •English

The stories of "Goldilocks" and "Little Red Riding Hood" collide with the world of jazz, resulting in three jiving bears and a jitterbugging Big Bad Wolf. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.

Glamour & Glory

May 2012 •German

Superstar Alexander Marcus is on top of the world, worshipped by his fans. Wherever he and his companion Globi show up, there's excitement. Nobody knows that Alexander has become addicted to the dangerous drug egoin, thanks to his evil new manager. After a high dosis and bad trip, his career is destroyed, Globi vanished, and Alexander hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital...

The Dreadful Hallowgreen Special

October 2010 •English

Renowned Nashville horror host, Dr. Gangrene, and New England's Penny Dreadful must join forces to save Halloween. Science and sorcery combine in this All Hallows Eve spooky special.

22 vs. Earth

April 2021 •English

Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive plot leads to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.

One Rainy Afternoon

May 1936 •English

Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things

January 1940 •English

Andy wants to buy a new car so he goes into the judge's home office where his father is about to write a $200 check to charity. He asks his dad for the $200 and they go used car shopping.

The Old Grey Mayor

April 1935 •English

Bob Hope wants to marry the mayor's daughter, but the mayor doesn't want his daughter to marry Bob Hope.

Happiness

October 1998 •English

The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.

Henry V

October 1989 •English

In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.

The Bribe

June 2018 •Russian

A citizen offers the investigator a bribe to close a case... about bribery. But the events unfold in an unpredictable manner.

The Third Rule

April 2010 •Polish