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Rare and forgotten films, children in cinema, films about the first love and growing up.


 

Monday, February 22, 2021

Искам Америка / Iskam Amerika / I Want Amerika. 1991.

Искам Америка / Iskam Amerika / I Want Amerika. 1991.
A film director goes back to the place where he was born to shoot a film about his father - a resistance hero. The childhood memories prove painful, the meetings with the old friends, who have changed beyond recognition, are a distressing experience. After the director sees how the time has been ruined their lives, he realizes he is never going to make the film about his father...
Director: Kiran Kolarov.
Cast: Stefan Danailov, Nevena Kokanova, Anton Radichev, Viktor Chichov, Stefan Mavrodiyev, Irina Alfyorova, Georgi Staykov, Nikola Todev, Kasiel Noah Asher, Katerina Evro, Martina Vachkova.
Bulgaria, Boyana Film, 1991.
Language: Bulgarian.
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Sunday, February 21, 2021

Mérette. 1982. FULL-HD.

Mérette. 1982. FULL-HD.
FR. Mérette est un téléfilm suisse réalisé par Jean-Jacques Lagrange, sur un scénario de Jean-Louis Roncoroni d'après un récit de Gottfried Keller, diffusé en 1982.
Mérette est l'histoire d'une jeune fille révoltée, au XIXe siècle, qui en veut à Dieu de lui avoir repris sa mère. Elle refuse l'éducation très protestante que son père tente de lui imposer en la plaçant auprès du pasteur Magnoux, dans la campagne vaudoise. Oppressée par ces règles religieuses, Mérette trouve refuge dans son imaginaire et dans la douceur de la nature. Mais la société des adultes est intransigeante…
Mérette a reçu le prix du Festival du Film d'Auteur de San Remo 1982 ainsi que le prix Louis-Philippe Kammans des télévisions francophones.
EN. Mérette is a pretty child, living within a patrician, strictly Calvinist family in the Switzerland of the 19th century. She is happy, until her mother dies, and she blames God, and gives up her religion. Her family turns against her, the villagers reject her, and her priest drives her into isolation.
Director: Jean-Jacques Lagrange.
Cast: Anne Bos, Jean Bouise, Isabelle Sadoyan, Patrick Lapp, Catherine Eger, Yvette Théraulaz, Richard Vachoux, Charlie Nelson, Christine Wipf, François Simon, Michèle Gleizer, Laurence Montandon, Virginie Benard.
Switzerland, France, 1982.
Language: French.
Subtitles: English, German.
1920x1080 FULL-HD
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Anna. 2009. HD.

Anna. 2009. HD.
 Anna is a 12-year-old girl, living in a small fishing village. She is at a crossroad in her life. Her surroundings are changing - and so is she.
The story is so simple and the cinematography is so beautiful, the feel to see watercolors portraits so powerful than the only reasonable thing to say about "Anna" is to see it again. Picture of a girl. And her near reality. All exposed in the most admirable delicate manner. A film about truth. And frustrations. And solitude. And about love. And the magnificent performance of Marie Hammer Boda.
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson.
Cast: Marie Hammer Boda, Daniel Stampe, Petrine Agger, Kristianna Nordoy, Leonora Nielsen, Henrik Noel Olesen.
Denmark, 2009.
Language: Danish.
Subtitles: English.
1280x720 HD
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Saturday, February 20, 2021

Naerata ometi / Igry dlya detey shkolnogo vozrasta / Well, Come On, Smile. 1985.

Naerata ometi / Igry dlya detey shkolnogo vozrasta / Well, Come On, Smile. 1985.
EE. Mari ema on surnud ja isa joob. Elu lastekodus tundub talle võimatu, kuid minna pole kuhugi. Tal tuleb harjuda elama kodusoojuseta, jõhkravõitu kaaskasvandike seas. Õnneks on seal Tauri, kes käitub hästi, kuid keda miskipärast eriti ei armastata. Robi, kes rikub reegleid, on seevastu kõigi lemmik, kuigi Mari meelest peaks teda vihkama. Õppetund sellest, kuidas näha enda ümber teisi inimesi ja kuidas näha nende välise koore alla, on tütarlapsele peaaegu talumatu, kuid sellest sõltub tema saatus.
EN. Games for Schoolchildren or Well, Come On, Smile; (Estonian: Naerata ometi) is a 1985 Soviet Estonian drama film directed by Arvo Iho and Leida Laius.
1. After the death of her mother, high school student Mari ends up in an orphanage. Three days later, the girl returns home, but her drunken father makes it clear almost from the door that she doesn't belong here.
The night spent at the train station ends for Mari with an acquaintance with an aggressive group of teenagers, led by Robi, and being driven to the police. In the morning, the fugitive leaves the cell: the orphanage teacher came for her.
The orphanage has its own internal hierarchy. The dashing guy Robi is considered the informal leader. The guys obey him and readily obey. The polite, intelligent Tauri, who, unlike the other pupils, has a respectable and very busy father, takes custody of the newcomer. Among the girls, the harsh, nervous Katrin, who ended up in an orphanage after her mother was imprisoned, dominates.
2. Teenage Mari is sent to an orphanage. It's an awful and unfriendly place to be. But soon two rival leading boys both show up their interest against the girl. Which one should she fall in love with, the good or the bad one ? Unbelivable realistic picture of an orphanage-life in Soviet Union is given.
Directors: Leida Laius, Arvo Iho.
Cast: Monika Järv, Hendrik Toompere Jr., Tauri Tallermaa, Katrin Tamleht, Kerttu Aaving, Edith-Helen Kuusk, Siiri Sisask, Janika Kalmus, Helle Kuningas, Evald Hermaküla.
USSR, Tallinnfilm, 1985.
Language: Russian (Estonian).
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Monday, February 15, 2021

Moonlight / The Afghan. 2002. FULL-HD.

Moonlight / The Afghan. 2002. FULL-HD.
A bored teen piano prodigy has her life turned upside down one day when she learns her parents are divorcing. After a horrible accident that drives her to run away, Claire befriends a young refugee from war torn Afghanistan. As the two of them dream of being renegade outlaws, his hidden truth starts to come out as Claire discovers he is a drug courier and the mobsters he ripped off want their drugs back leading the two on a harrowing journey.
Director: Paula van der Oest.
Cast: Hunter Bussemaker, Franck Sasonoff, Andrew Howard, David Bustard, Elvir Sabanovic, Laurien Van den Broeck, Johan Leysen, Stephen Tate, Quick, Jemma Redgrave.
Netherlands, UK, Luxembourg, Germany, 2002.
Language: English, French.
1920x1080 FULL-HD
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Thursday, February 11, 2021

רובה חוליות / Roveh Huliot / The Wooden Gun. 1979.

רובה חוליות / Roveh Huliot / The Wooden Gun. 1979.

 The Wooden Gun takes place in Tel Aviv in the early 1950s. In a clear-eyed fashion that would have been impossible in a film made by "outsiders", the plot details the conflict between native-born Israelis and the newly arrived European refugees. The various fears and prejudices of the adults are passed along to their children, upon whom director Hans Moshenson concentrates. Largely comprised of non professionals, the teen-aged protagonists and antagonists are remarkable in their sincerity and conviction. Filmed in Hebrew, The Wooden Gun is available in an English-subtitled version.
Director: Ilan Moshenson.
Cast: Nadav Brenner, Nissim Eliaz, Michael Kafir, Arik Rosen, Louis Rosenberg, Ophelia Shtruhl, Judith Solé, Leon Young.
Israel, 1979.
Language: Hebrew, Russian.
Subtitles: Russian.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

X. 1986. FULL-HD.

X. 1986. FULL-HD.
NO. Den unge Jon Gabriel er fotokunstner. Dyktig på sitt område, men hjemløs i omgang med mennesker. Som type, attraktiv nok, men egentlig redd og uten tilhørighet i verden. 13-årige Flora er i mer konkret forstand hjemløs, men nærværende og tilstede i sin kamp for å klare seg. Hun er et barn med en livserfaring alt for stor for hennes unge alder, med en ytre tøffhet og direkthet som står i kontrast til hennes spinkle skikkelse. Slik finner vår fotokunstner seg målbundet i mer enn en forstand når den lille fuglungen av et gatebarn setter sitt blikk på ham og spør om han har et sted å bo. Hun slipper inn til ham, og på sin sære måte gir han henne nærhet. Ikke med ord og væremåter - men med en plakat. Hun vil ikke hete Flora - men Kim. "Kim" skriver han ned med store letrabokstaver på en pappbit - og hun er fortapt i ham.
EN. X is a Norwegian film from 1986. The play was directed by Oddvar Einarson, and starred Bettina Banoun and Jørn Christensen. The film started through the collective Film Group 84, and was completed by Einarson own production company.
X was released on DVD in 2010, with a lengthy interview with the director as extras, exactly this edition is located here.
We meet the photographer John Gabriel in his mid 20ies which coincidentally meets 13 year old Flora, which rather would like to be called Kim. She's a high risk teen going towards a possible drug abusing career, like her sister, and has run off from home and have nowhere to sleep. They start off a love affair due to her need for affection. We soon understand that it's completely OK to the parents that Flora has run off, and John Gabrel finds himself in a difficult choice between following his own or others expressions as a photographing artist.
Director: Oddvar Einarson.
Cast: Bettina Banoun, Jørn Christensen, Sigrid Huun, Hege Schøyen, Casper Evensen, Sven Henriksen, Emil Stang Lund, Trond Lybekk, Ola Solum, Are Storstein.
Norway, 1986.
Language: Norwegian.
Subtitles: English.
1920x1080 FULL-HD
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Sunday, February 7, 2021

Mords pas, on t'aime! / Don't Bite, We Love You. 1976.

Mords pas, on t'aime! / Don't Bite, We Love You. 1976.

FR. Frédéric, un petit garçon de 10 ans, qui vit chez ses grands parents, souffre de la séparation de ses parents et en veut à son père des tentatives maladroites qu'il fait pour conquérir son affection. Peu à peu, une certaine tendresse naitentre eux et Frédéric songe à ramener sa mère au foyer familial.
EN. Georges,a trucker, is the single father of young Frédéric. His job prevents him from seeing his son as often as he could, as often as he should. Brought up by his grandparents, Frédéric proves a difficult child. His only friend is his twelve-year-old neighbor Rose. One day, Georges tells his son how Agnès, his mother, abandoned him at birth. Upset by such a revelation, Frédéric decides to be revenged...
Director: Yves Allégret.
Cast: Bernard Fresson, Yves Coudray, Catherine Allégret, Jean-Pierre Darras, Annette Poivre, Sylviane Bressy, Thérèse Clay, Micheline Presle, Tonie Marshall.
France, 1976.
Language: German.
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