January 28, 2008

M (1931)

Fritz Lang's dark masterpiece !


Thursday, February 21st 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Theory Seminar room, SB3 3.170a


In Germany, Hans Beckert is an unknown killer of girls. He whistles Edvard Grieg's 'In The Hall of the Mountain King', from the 'Peer Gynt' Suite I Op. 46 while attracting the little girls for death. The police force pressed by the Minister give its best effort trying unsuccessfully to arrest the serial killer. The organized crime has great losses due to the intense search and siege of the police and decides to chase the murderer, with the support of the beggars association. They catch Hans and briefly judge him.


Directed by Fritz Lang
Written by Fritz Lang
Genre: Crime / Film-noir / Thriller
Country: Germany

Language: German
Subtitles: English

Cast

Peter Lorre ... Hans Beckert

Ellen Widmann ... Frau Beckmann

Inge Landgut ... Elsie Beckmann

Otto Wernicke ... Inspector Karl Lohmann

Theodor Loos ... Inspector Groeber

Gustaf Gründgens ... Schränker

Friedrich Gnaß ... Franz, the burglar

Fritz Odemar ... The cheater

Paul Kemp ... Pickpocket with six watches

Theo Lingen ... Bauernfänger

Rudolf Blümner ... Beckert's defender

Georg John ... Blind panhandler

Franz Stein ... Minister

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur ... Police chief

Gerhard Bienert ... Criminal secretary


Movie Trailer


More informations http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/

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Sabrina (1954)

. . . the chauffeur's daughter who learned her stuff in Paris!


Thursday, February 14th 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Theory Seminar room, SB3 3.170a


Sabrina is the young daughter of the Larrabee family's chauffeur who has been in love with David Larrabee for all her life. David is very spoiled and crazy for women, and has been totally ignoring Sabrina for years. When Sabrina goes to Paris for a few years, she returns a very attractive and sophisticated woman, and David is quickly drawn to her. David's brother Linus sees this and fears that David's imminent wedding with a very rich woman may be endangered. If the wedding is canceled, so will a great corporate deal with the bride's family. So, Linus tries to keep Sabrina off his brother, and the best way to do so is by charming her himself.




Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by Billy Wilder
Genre Comedy / Romance

Cast

Humphrey Bogart ... Linus Larrabee

Audrey Hepburn ... Sabrina Fairchild

William Holden ... David Larrabee

Walter Hampden ... Oliver Larrabee

John Williams ... Thomas Fairchild

Martha Hyer ... Elizabeth Tyson

Joan Vohs ... Gretchen Van Horn

Marcel Dalio ... Baron St. Fontanel

Marcel Hillaire ... The Professor

Nella Walker ... Maude Larrabee

Francis X. Bushman ... Mr. Tyson

Ellen Corby ... Miss McCardle


Movie Trailer


More informations
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047437/

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January 25, 2008

Barton Fink (1991)

Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood!

Thursday, February 7th 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Theory Seminar room, SB3 3.170a

Barton Fink is a troubled New York playwright obsessed with bringing his new idea of "Theater of the Common Man" to the producers he loves to hate. After his first budding success his agent convinces him to travel to Los Angeles to write for Capital Pictures. When he arrives he checks into the dark Hotel Earle and meets with Capital Pictures President Jack Lipnick, who tells him of the movie he's writing: a B-Movie wrestling picture for Wallace Beery. Fink travels back to his hotel room to begin, but when he arrives he types one sentence and then falls into the horror of writer's block. He tries getting help from his neighbor, "Common Man" Charlie Meadows; famed writer Mayhew; Mayhew's girlfriend Audrey and producer Ben Geisler. But as Fink drifts further away from his script strange things start happening, and eventually two detectives show up at his door...

Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Genre Comedy / Drama

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