Drama, Documentary
Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both thought-provoking and disturbing. A theatrical and cinematic social comment on US intervention in Vietnam, Brook’s film also reveals a 1960s London where art, theatre and political protest actively collude and where a young Glenda Jackson and RSC icons such as Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield feature prominently on the front line. Multi-layered scenarios staged by Brook combine with newsreel footage, demonstrations, satirical songs and skits to illustrate the intensity of anti-war opinion within London’s artistic and intellectual community.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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The Gospel
Little Paris
Fados
Journey From the Fall
Full Metal Jacket
The Killing Fields
We Will Meet Again
Chicago
Dreamgirls
Mom's Coming
La Vie en Rose
Bolletjes Blues
Tommy
The Red Cockatoo
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Scrooge
Geronimo
In the Heights
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
IMDB 8 | Sep , 1982
In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.Celebrando 25 Años Juan Gabriel en el Palacio de Bellas Artes
IMDB 4.2 | Jan , 1998
The Gospel
IMDB 5.3 | Oct , 2005
A young singer turns his back on God and his father's church when tragedy strikes. He returns years later to find the once powerful congregation in disarray. With his childhood nemesis creating a "new vision" for the church, he is forced to deal with family turmoil, career suicide, and relationship issues that send him on a collision course with redemption or destructionLittle Paris
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2008
"Little Paris" is the nickname given to Luna's hometown in provincial Baden Württemberg. Its name comes from a replica of the Eiffel Tower on a factory roof on an industrial estate next to the A9 autobahn. Luna knows she has to leave her home, the dead-end part-time jobs and a relationship which has about as much going for it as the local market. And that's not a lot. With the arrival of the mysterious dancer G. in the small town, life in the place is suddenly shaken up his erotic vibes and moves. Luna finds herself in love with G. who is different to her childhood sweetheart Ron. G. is the first one to recognize her talent and together they start rehearsing at the "Pink Palace", a huge disco, for an audition for a dance contest in Berlin. If they win, they could end up starring in a music video. With the support of G., with whom she's falling deeper in love..Fados
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2007
A series of musical performances showcasing the diverse facets of fado, a musical genre from Lisbon.Journey From the Fall
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 2007
Thirteen years after the end of the Vietnam War, a family who was tragically affected by the war are forced to emigrate to America.Full Metal Jacket
IMDB 8.1 | Jun , 1987
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.The Killing Fields
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 1984
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.We Will Meet Again
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1974
On a festive spring day in 1940, two young quan họ singers fall in love. But their relationship is soon ruthlessly disrupted by class injustices, imposed upon both—and many other Vietnamese—by the ongoing French colonial rule and the looming Japanese occupation.Chicago
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 2002
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.Dreamgirls
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 2006
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.Mom's Coming
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2024
A soul allegedly with a 20 year old girl as her daughter, whom she wants to take with her and the elder sister's wants to stop the soul from doing so.La Vie en Rose
IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 2007
From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.Bolletjes Blues
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 2006
Spike, an aspiring rapper, gets sucked into a criminal environment and ends up in jail for smuggling drugs.Tommy
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1975
After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.The Red Cockatoo
IMDB 5.4 | Feb , 2006
A coming-of-age story set in Germany in the 1960s. Siggi becomes involved in a love triangle when he falls for Luise, but the tightening political climate forces him to make a fateful decision.High School Musical 3: Senior Year
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 2008
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.Scrooge
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1970
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.Geronimo
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2014
South of France. In the sultry August heat, Geronimo, a young social educator, tries to ease tensions between the youngsters of the St Pierre neighborhood. The mood changes when Nil Terzi, a teenage girl of Turkish origin, flees an arranged marriage, running to the arms of her gypsy lover, Lucky Molina. Their escape sparks hostilities between the two clans. When the jousting and the musical battles begin, Geronimo struggles to quell the ensuing unrest around her.In the Heights
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 2021
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.