A hapless loser (with the surname of Loser) undergoes misadventures with avaracious clergy, a tired horse, and a walking granary (among other things) on his road to collectivized happiness. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>
Showing posts with label peasant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label peasant. Show all posts
December 30, 2014
November 09, 2014
Monsieur Vincent (1947) Trailer
Monsieur Vincent
Monsieur Vincent is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul, the seventeenth century
priest and charity worker.
Watch the Promo!
An Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Vincent chronicles the remarkable journey of St. Vincent de Paul (Pierre Fresnay) who rose from slavery to become a trusted advisor to queens and princes. Director Maurice Cloche's powerful and dramatic biopic reveals how St. Vincent de Paul's unwavering commitment to the poor made him one of the greatest humanitarians in history.
Labels:
1940's,
1947,
Aimé Clariond,
Biography,
born again christian,
death,
Drama,
History,
Jean Anouilh,
Jean Bernard-Luc,
Jean Debucourt,
Maurice Cloche,
Monsieur Vincent,
peasant,
Pierre Fresnay,
suresnes france
October 09, 2014
Devils on the Doorstep (2000) Trailer
Guizi lai le
Devils on the Doorstep (simplified Chinese: 鬼子来了; traditional Chinese: 鬼子來了;
Japanese: 鬼が来た!; literally "the devils are here") is a 2000 Chinese black comedy film
directed, co-written and produced by Jiang Wen, starring Jiang himself,
Kagawa Teruyuki, Yuan Ding and Jiang Hongbo .
Watch the Trailer!
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's
home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the
next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene
to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate
the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous
translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
Written by Ken Miller <wkmiller704@yahoo.com>
October 07, 2014
1900 (1976) Trailer
Novecento
1900 (Italian: Novecento, "Twentieth Century") is a 1976 Italian epic film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda,
Watch the Trailer!
Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a
bastard of peasant stock (Depardieu), the other born to a land owner (de Niro).
The drama spans from 1900 to about 1945, and focuses mainly on the rise of
Fascism and the peasants' eventual reaction by supporting Communism, and
how these events shape the destinies of the two main characters.
Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Labels:
1900,
1970's,
1976,
Bernardo Bertolucci,
communism,
Dominique Sanda,
Drama,
Franco Arcalli,
friend,
Gérard Depardieu,
Giuseppe Bertolucci,
italy,
land owner,
peasant,
Robert De Niro,
Trailer
August 17, 2014
I Am Cuba (1964) Trailer
Labels:
1960's,
1964,
cuba,
Drama,
Enrique Pineda Barnet,
Evgeniy Evtushenko,
I Am Cuba,
José Gallardo,
land,
Mikhail Kalatozov,
peasant,
police,
Salvador Wood,
Sergio Corrieri,
student,
Trailer
August 01, 2014
The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) Trailer
Labels:
1980's,
1982,
Biography,
Crime,
Daniel Vigne,
Drama,
france,
Gérard Depardieu,
History,
Janet Lewis,
Jean-Claude Carrière,
Maurice Barrier,
Mystery,
Nathalie Baye,
peasant,
Romance,
The Return of Martin Guerre
June 14, 2014
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