Ludwig II - 2012 - Directors: Marie Noelle, Peter Sehr

A compassionate look at the life of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who lived for art and attempted to rule Bavaria according to pacifist principles in the Age of Bismark's Blood and Iron. He was a strong patron of Wagner and an all-around tragic figure.

Looking for Mr. Goodbar - 1977 - Richard Brooks

"...when your night life interferes with your day life."

There's one scene where a club guy introduces cocaine to the protagonist of the film. She says, "What will this do?" He says: "It will make America great again."

OK, I lied, but I couldn't resist. He actually says, "It will make America beautiful."

Catch a glimpse of New York City disco culture and follow the double life of a teacher who frequents various seedy bars and indulges in various 'vices'. This is based on a true story. A remarkably good film. This film was huge in the late 70s.

Aleksandr Nevsky - Sergei Eisenstein - 1938

On April 5, 1242, Prince Aleksandr Nevsky set up a defensive position at Raven's Rock near a frozen lake and an epic battle between the army of Teutonic Knights and Russians was fought. Had Nevsky and his army lost, Russian history would have been radically different and a Russian state would have had far less territory. Indeed, the very survival of Russia was probably at stake in the battle.

Eisenstein used this battle to create a propaganda film encouraging his contemporary Russian viewers to recall this great victory, created through massive individual sacrifice, in preparation for what he felt was an inevitable German invasion soon to come.

To see the film, please click on this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nRev9FvsBU&spfreload=5

The Cup - 1999 - Khyentse Norbu

A couple young Buddhist monks in training try to figure out how they are going to watch the 1998 World Cup...

Watch the film by clicking on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiFbLt-Axdk

Never on Sunday - 1960 - Jules Dassin

You may recall that Jules Dassin directed Rafifi. He wrote, directed and starred in this film: Never on Sunday.

This is a film filled with good-will and humanity. It's a comedy about a Greek prostitute whom an American intellectual wishes to 'save'. It's really worth watching this wonderful and funny film.

Please view the film by clicking on the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtGEM1fct8

Rogue Male - 1976 - Clive Donner

Fritz Lang used the novel by Geoffrey Householder called Rogue Male to make his amazing film "Manhunt."

Rogue Male is a BBC production based on the same very entertaining and thoughtful suspense novel. If you can get a cheap copy from amazon, it would be fun to read.

An English big-game hunter wants to see whether it might be possible for him to kill Hitler. This is in 1939, as people are beginning to realize that Hitler is having a malevolent effect throughout the world.

What I liked about the Lang film and the novel is that the hero of this story comes from the upper class in England and was never taught how to be a real 'moral' actor in the world. Everything is a game to him (and his class). So at first he does not perceive killing Hitler as a moral act - it is a game. This is one reason why he fails.

However, he undergoes a moral transformation as the story unfolds and by the end of the novel he is ready to truly kill Hitler.

I have to be honest - I'll watch this BBC version soon - I don't know how good this film is. I hope you enjoy it though.

See the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMtGmGa8KZ0

The Glass Menagerie - Anthony Harvey - 1973

The Tennessee Williams classic -

See the movie version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pddUuIaUbf0