Missing Home

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a gr...

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Marleen Gorris

Cast

Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Dora van der Groen

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Alan Crosland

Cast

Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland

A small-time hustler makes a deal with a notorious gangster to whom he owes money: marry his teenage son to the latter's daughter. However, the young lovers are not as agreeable.

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Emir Kusturica

Cast

Bajram Severdžan, Srđan 'Žika' Todorović, Zabit Memedov

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, pre...

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Louis Malle

Cast

Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette

Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers.

Runtime

1h 52m

Director

Claude Chabrol

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel