A Wife Confesses
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Director: Shû Sakiyama, Yasuzō Masumura
Actors: Ayako Wakao, Eitarô Ozawa, Hiroshi Kawaguchi
The Edge of the Blade
In 1887, at a time when duels are in vogue in Paris, Clément Lacaze and Marie-Rose Astié meet. He’s a charismatic master of arms; she’s a feminist, far ahead of…
Under the Same Moon
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her…
In Vanda’s Room
An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.
Late Autumn
Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grants Anna a three day furlough to attend her mother’s funeral. Anna embarks on a long…
The Young Animals
A small Arizona town is plagued by violence created from the tension between Anglo and Mexican-American youths. Tony (Tom Nardini) is the idealistic new kid in school who tries to…
This Is Where I Leave You
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested — with an admonition — to stay there together for a week, along…