Masterpieces of World Cinema

In continuing the gold mining for obscure films around the world, and learning about different cultures through their rich artistic expressions, I’ve selected these 10 titles that deserve greater recognition.   1. An Innocent Witch (1965) Japanese director Heinosuke Gosho has never crossed the border as his celebrated colleagues Kurosawa, Ozu, Mizoguchi and Miyazaki, among […]

In continuing the gold mining for obscure films around the world, and learning about different cultures through their rich artistic expressions, I’ve selected these 10 titles that deserve greater recognition.   1. Volere Volare (1991) The idea was born after the worldwide success of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” The plot is insanely unconventional; he plays […]

In continuing the gold mining for obscure films around the world, learning about different cultures through their rich artistic expressions, I’ve selected these 10 titles that deserve greater recognition.   1. A Pál utcai fiúk (aka The Boys of Paul Street) – 1969 Based on the work of Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár, this is one […]

To love cinema is to be a padawan in the art of gold mining for obscure films around the world, learning about different cultures through their rich artistic expressions. There’s a bit of Indiana Jones in every movie buff, or there should be, since intellectual laziness never does well. So to help with this goal, […]

The cinematic world is a very rich one. While it is true that bad films will always outnumber good ones, the irony is that there are and there always have been worthy films that get swept under the carpet by the public, the critics or both. Some are small and/or independent films from little known […]