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Abstract/Sommario: Henri Storck (Ostend 1907 - Brussels 1999) lived through the whole history of cinema, passing from silent to sound, and from experimental to commercial films. He is recognised as a pioneer of Belgian cinema and a key figure in documentary. From 1942 to 1944, he composes his Symphonie paysanne, in which he describes the day to day life and rituals of the farmers on the rhythm of the seasons. The film is a poem to nature, a lyrical masterpiece on life and death, on animals and plants, on ...; [Leggi tutto...] Henri Storck (Ostend 1907 - Brussels 1999) lived through the whole history of cinema, passing from silent to sound, and from experimental to commercial films. He is recognised as a pioneer of Belgian cinema and a key figure in documentary. From 1942 to 1944, he composes his Symphonie paysanne, in which he describes the day to day life and rituals of the farmers on the rhythm of the seasons. The film is a poem to nature, a lyrical masterpiece on life and death, on animals and plants, on man and his labour.

Abstract/Sommario: Larraz's dark and stylish film tells of a young woman (Lorna Heilbron) who is invited by her girlfriend (Angela Pleasence) to stay at her remote English country mansion. Events take a disturbing turn when a menacing groundkeeper (Peter Vaughan) interrupts their time together, and a woman's body is found in the mansion's lake.

Other than a limited theatrical release and a late-night screening on British television in the early 80s, Larraz's film has slipped into obscurity, and the or ...; [Leggi tutto...] Larraz's dark and stylish film tells of a young woman (Lorna Heilbron) who is invited by her girlfriend (Angela Pleasence) to stay at her remote English country mansion. Events take a disturbing turn when a menacing groundkeeper (Peter Vaughan) interrupts their time together, and a woman's body is found in the mansion's lake.

Other than a limited theatrical release and a late-night screening on British television in the early 80s, Larraz's film has slipped into obscurity, and the original negative was long thought lost, assuring it a place in the BFI's 'Most Wanted' list. Following the rediscovery of the original negatives in 2014, the dark delights of Symptoms can finally be experienced again in this new restoration, undertaken by the Belgian Cinematek.

Abstract/Sommario: Il giovane e carismatico principe Nasir, erede al trono di un Paese del Golfo produttore di petrolio, sta cercando di modificare le relazioni commerciali che da lungo tempo sono state favorevoli agli uomini d'affari degli Stati Uniti. Nasir, infatti, ha appena vantaggiosamente ceduto ai cinesi i diritti di sfruttamento del gas, in precedenza detenuti dal gigante texano Connex, danneggiando così gli interessi americani nella regione

Abstract/Sommario: Il giovane e carismatico principe Nasir, erede al trono di un Paese del Golfo produttore di petrolio, sta cercando di modificare le relazioni commerciali che da lungo tempo sono state favorevoli agli uomini d'affari degli Stati Uniti. Nasir, infatti, ha appena vantaggiosamente ceduto ai cinesi i diritti di sfruttamento del gas, in precedenza detenuti dal gigante texano Connex, danneggiando così gli interessi americani nella regione