Who We Once Were

In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.

Runtime

2h 42m

Director

Anthony Minghella

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of...

Runtime

2h 30m

Director

Roman Polanski

Cast

Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

Runtime

2h 58m

Director

Luchino Visconti

Cast

Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot

Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, ...

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Carroll Ballard

Cast

Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, Dana Delany

Based on the long running play by Jang Jin, the story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950. Soldiers from both the North and South, as well as an American pilot, find themselves in a secluded and naively idealistic village, its residents unaware of the outside world, including the war.

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Bae Jong

Cast

Jung Jae-young, Shin Ha-kyun, Kang Hye-jung

After working with the bank for a long time, Julien decides to open a restaurant with his best friend. Unfortunately, when the bank refuses to grant him a loan, he comes up with a plan.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton

Cast

Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Lanvin, Scali Delpeyrat

Sami and Patrick are long-time friends. Sami is a hypochondriac. One day, following a misunderstanding at the hospital, Sami thinks he has an incurable neurological disease. He decides to live his last moments to the fullest and goes to India to be treated by a great local "doctor". In the meantime, his friend Patrick, who has been acc...

Runtime

1h 34m

Director

Michel Munz, Gérard Bitton

Cast

Clovis Cornillac, Pascal Elbé, Alice Taglioni