Barfly 1987  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, Jack Nance, Joe Unger, Sandy Martin, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Fritz Feld, Roberta Bassin, Gloria LeRoy, Harry Cohn, Gary Cervantes, Rik Colitti
This is the story of alcoholic writer Henry Chinasky (Mickey Rourke) who hangs around in a neighborhood bar where barfly Willa (Faye Dunaway) works. Willa also drinks too much and is thought to be more than a little bit crazy. Henry and Faye set off on a weird relationship involving irrational behavior, and Henry moves in with her. Later, book publisher Tully Sorenson (Alice Krige) becomes interested in Henry and wants to publish his writings. As she tries to help Henry out of his drinking problems, they end up in bed together. A cat fight at the bar between Wanda and Fay ends with Henry toasting the patrons with a drink. Written by Charles Bukowski and based on his own experiences.
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Celine and Julie Go Boating 1974  N/R, 193 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery
Director: Jacques Rivette
Cast: Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier, Marie-France Pisier, Barbet Schroeder, Nathalie Asnar, Marie-Therese Saussure, Philippe Clevenot, Anne Zamire, Jean Douchet, Michael Graham, Adele Taffetas, Monique Clement, Jerome Richard, Jean-Marie Senia
A magician, Celine (Juliet Berto), and a librarian, Julie (Dominique Labourier), are transported to a mansion (is it real or imaginary?) where a strange melodrama keeps repeating itself. Celine claims that she is the nanny to Madlyn (Nathalie Asnar) whose widower father, Olivier (Barbet Schroeder), is being pursued by two women, Sophie (Marie-France Pisier) and Camille (Bulle Ogier). It is beginning to look like Sophie and Camille will stop at nothing to gain Olivier's love, and Celine is trying to shield Madlyn from the tension.
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The Darjeeling Limited 2007  R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Director: Wes Anderson
Cast: Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Amara Karan, Bill Murray, Waris Ahluwalia, Camilla Rutherford, Barbet Schroeder, Wallace Wolodarsky, Irrfan Khan, Anjelica Huston, Kumar Pallana, Mr. A.P. Singh
American brothers Jack (Jason Schwartzman), Francis (Owen Wilson), and Peter (Adrien Brody) have not spoken to each other since their father died one year ago. Now, Francis urges his brothers to join him on a train, the Darjeeling Limited, that will take them across India on their "spiritual quest." As the train moves on, hopefully they will also forget differences of the past. But more discords arise on the journey to find spiritual enlightenment as they attempt self-medication on pain killers, pepper spray, and cough syrup. They get kicked off the train in the middle of the desert but continue on the trek for a surprise visit with their mother (Anjelica Huston) who has abandoned her family and now is a sister in a Himalayan convent.
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Desperate Measures 1998  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Efrain Figueroa, Joseph Cross, Janel Maloney, Tracey Walter, Richard Riehle
A San Francisco cop, Frank Conner (Andy Garcia), has a son in need of a bone marrow transplant. While searching a national database he finds only one donor–Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton)–a convicted killer. McCabe sees the transplant procedure as his chance for freedom, and he manages to escape from his guards. Now, Conner must capture McCabe while protecting him from physical harm to ensure his son's transplant.
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Kiss of Death 1995 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: David Caruso, Helen Hunt, Nicolas Cage, Michael Rapaport, Samuel L. Jackson, Kathryn Erbe, Stanley Tucci, Ving Rhames, Anne Meara, Anthony Heald
Jimmy (David Caruso) is trying to clean up his act; he and wife Bev (Helen Hunt) are recovering alcoholics. Problems begin when cousin Ronnie (Michael Rapaport) talks Jimmy into helping him transport stolen cars. The heist fails, and Jimmy turns state's evidence, but goes to prison anyway. Upon release, he is instructed to go undercover and get information on Little Junior (Nicholas Cage).
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La Vallee 1972  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Valley Obscured by the Clouds
The Valley
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Bulle Ogier, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Michael Gothard, Valerie Lagrange, Jerome Beauvarlet, Monique Giraudy
A bored and sophisticated diplomat's wife (Bulle Ogier) seeks rare feathers for export from her home in New Guinea. She joins a group of hippies on an expedition to the "Valley obscured by the clouds," which is not shown on any map, in search of a tribal commune. They find the commune, and our heroine experiences a new lifestyle to her liking. Musical score by Pink Floyd.
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Les Carabiniers 1963 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Soldiers
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Marino Mase, Albert Juross, Catherine Ribeiro, Genevieve Galea, Gerard Poirot, Jean Brassat, Alvaro Gheri, Barbet Schroeder, Catherine Durante, Jean Gruault
Director Jean-Luc Godard goes to great lengths to portray the inhumanity and ugliness of war as we follow two soldiers (Marino Mase and Albert Juross) signing up and going to war for the king. Their letters home talk of their exploits, and the pictures they bring home show their conquests–including the Grand Canyon, Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower, and the Pyramids. Unusual, and shot as if it were an old newsreel.
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 Murder by Numbers 2002 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin, Agnes Bruckner, Chris Penn, R.D. Call, Tom Verica, Krista Carpenter, Michel Paulson, Janni Brenn, John Vickery, Michael Canavan, Jim Jansen, Adilah Barnes
After high-school students Richard Haywood and Justin Pendleton (Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt) plan, come up with alibis, and then execute a series of "perfect" murders, they are challenged by tough homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock).
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 Our Lady of the Assassins 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: German Jaramillo, Anderson Ballesteros, Juan David Restrepo, Manuel Busquets, Wilmar Agudelo, Juan Carlos Alvarez, Jairo Alzate, Zulma Arango, Jose Luis Bedoya, Cenobia Cano
Writer Fernando (German Jaramillo) is old and dying when he returns to his native Colombia to live out his last days. Colombia has changed during Fernando's 30 year absence; crime runs rampant among the inhabitants of his hometown, Medellin. But when Fernando meets a young hit man, Alexis (Anderson Ballesteros), the two become lovers. Through that relationship, Fernando begins to accept the realities of life around him.
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Reversal of Fortune 1990 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Fisher Stevens, Uta Hagen, Christine Baranski, Julie Hagerty, Jack Gilpin, Felicity Huffman, Stephen Mailer, Christine Dunford
This black comedy is about Claus von Bulow's (Jeremy Irons) legal battles over the attempted murder of his wealthy wife, Sunny (Glenn Close). The hook is that the story is told from Sunny's viewpoint, which makes this a very funny flick. Jeremy Irons won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Claus von Bulow, and the film was nominated for two others, including Best Director.
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Single White Female 1992 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Peter Friedman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Frances Bay, Kenneth Tobey, Jessica Lundy, Renee Estevez, Ramon Estevez, Michele Farr, Tara Karsian
Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) breaks off with her fiance Sam (Steven Weber), advertises in the classifieds for a new roommate, and ends up with the roommate from Hell (Jennifer Jason Leigh).
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Tricheurs 1984 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Tricksters
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Cast: Jacques Dutronc, Bulle Ogier, Leandro Vale, Kurt Raab, Steve Baes, Virgilio Teixeira, Roger Serbib, Ladislaus Perreira, To-Ze Martinho, Claus-Dieter Reents, Karl Wallenstein
Elric (Jacques Dutronc) spends his time losing money at the roulette table. He is totally addicted. When he meets Suzie (Bulle Ogier), who is wearing a shirt with his lucky number 7 on it, he talks her into being his good-luck charm at the tables. Before long, she also becomes addicted. Enter Jorg (Kurt Raab) who has a scheme to cheat at the casinos and who talks Elric into working with him in his scam. The money starts to roll in, and, after Jorg is caught, Elric continues the scheme with Suzie. He hopes to build a chateau and quit gambling. But can he do it?
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| 1. Barfly (1987)
2. Before and After (1996)
3. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
4. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
5. Desperate Measures (1998)
6. Kiss of Death (1995)
7. La Vallee (1972)
aka: The Valley Obscured by the Clouds
aka: The Valley
8. Les Carabiniers (1963)
aka: The Soldiers
9. More (1969)
10. Murder by Numbers (2002)
11. Our Lady of the Assassins (2000)
12. Reversal of Fortune (1990)
13. Single White Female (1992)
14. Tricheurs (1984)
aka: Tricksters
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