The Magic Purse

This film is the pearl of his pioneer work in Madeira Island and captures the most of his methodology: good stories taking the most of Madeira's...

Diogo Alves is a Spanish fugitive that comes to the Portuguese capital terrorizing the inhabitants by his cut-throat methods against rich and poor...

After attending a funeral, a man returns to a merry-go-round where he once cherished joyful moments with someone deeply significant in his life.

An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel, is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.

A gangster falls for a blind violinist, only for his mobster rivals to kidnap her.

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are...

Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived. The fragment has been...

Through a series of auditions, a young actor in New York City struggles with his identity.

A short silent film influenced by the classical German Expressionist cinema of the 1920s. Two musicians struggle with passion and sanity, delving...

A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the prince's concubines.

The timid youngest son of the most important family in town must use his wits to win the respect of his strong father and the love of a beautiful new...