A Jazzman's Blues

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Runtime

2h 21m

Director

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast

Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya

A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father'...

Runtime

2h 20m

Director

Caroline Link

Cast

Juliane Köhler, Merab Ninidze, Sidede Onyulo

About sweeping love, rock & roll and getting rid of all that stale air of the fifties. You've got the good guys - that's Lulu and Jimi - and the bad guys: Lulu's mother Gertrud, her secret lover Schultz, the chauffeur, and a wicked old shrink, Von Oppeln, crouching in his gloomy office like a spider waiting to pounce on his prey Lulu. ...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Oskar Roehler

Cast

Jennifer Decker, Ray Fearon, Katrin Sass

When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Catherine Hardwicke

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke