A Public Prosecutor and a Teacher

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Runtime

1h 51m

Director

Walter Salles

Cast

Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opt...

Runtime

1h 21m

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast

Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley

After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Jan Svěrák

Cast

Andrei Khalimon, Zdeněk Svěrák, Libuše Šafránková

Despite their social differences Luise, called Pünktchen, a girl from rich parentage befriends Anton, a boy who has to earn his own money in order to afford life for his sick mother and himself. Together they undergo different adventures, even preventing a theft in Pünktchens home

Runtime

1h 31m

Director

Thomas Engel

Cast

Sabine Eggerth, Peter Feldt, Hertha Feiler

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Runtime

3h 9m

Director

Oliver Stone

Cast

Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman