A classic from the 60s, which achieved enormous success around the world, including in its own country. It earned three Oscar nominations; best film, best screenplay and best actor (Alan Arkin). The director, Norman Jewison, is a Canadian born in 1926 who trained working on English TV. Later, he stood out in the
“Life imprisonment” directed by Frank Darabont “Accused of the murder of his wife, Andrew Dufresne (Tim Robbins), after being sentenced to life imprisonment, he is sent to Shawshank prison. Over the years he will gain the trust of the director of the center and the respect of his fellow prisoners, especially Red (Morgan
“Reds: Reds” director Warren Beatty “Journalist John Reed is the only American buried in the Kremlin. While he lived he was an activist who fought to defend his ideals in the tumultuous America of 1915. He fell in love with Louise Bryant, a restless woman who fought for her emancipation and success as a writer. After leaving his
“Millennium: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” directed by David Fincher “The down-and-out journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) accepts the invitation of Swedish industrialist Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) to secretly investigate the murder of his niece, It happened forty years ago. Meanwhile, tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), hired
“Manhattan Murder Mystery” directed by Woody Allen “Carol Lipton (Diane Keaton), a bored Manhattan housewife, begins to suspect that her neighbor Paul House (Jerry Adler), an elderly man, has murdered his wife. , although, apparently, he died of a heart attack. Her husband (Woody Allen) calls her
“Betty Anne Waters” directed by Tony Goldwin “'Betty Anne Waters' is the true story of a woman who dedicated 18 years of her life to freeing her brother from prison. When Kenneth Waters is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a woman in Massachusetts, his sister, Betty Anne, an employee at a
“A History of Violence” directed by David Cronenberg “Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) leads a quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in a small town until, after avoiding an attempted robbery, he is acclaimed by everyone as a hero, attracting the attention of the media and some
“Black Swan” by Darren Aronofsky “Black Swan” by Darren Aronofsky PHOTO Nina (Natalie Portman), a brilliant dancer who is part of a New York ballet company, lives completely absorbed by dance. Pressure from her controlling mother (Barbara Hershey), her rivalry with her partner Lily (Mila Kunis), and the demands of the
“Night of the Iguana” directed by John Huston [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ALsY2kHtU] “Adaptation of a drama by Tennessee Williams. A Protestant pastor, expelled from his church, works in Mexico as a tour guide, leading expeditions made up mostly of mature American women. In one of them, he is the victim of seduction attempts by a sensual young woman, which
“O Brother!” directed by Joel Coen “Everest Ulyssess McGill (Clooney) is a small-time criminal with a pick for gold who ends up being arrested and sentenced to forced labor in the state of Mississippi. His difficulties in adapting to the strict discipline of the prison lead him to develop an escape plan. ” Extracted