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Phar Lap (1983)
Nov 12th
Phar Lap, the legendary Australian racing horse, is as well-known today for his mysterious death as for his fabulous accomplishments in life. Beginning at the end, the film flashes back to the day that Phar Lap, despite his lack of pedigree, is purchased on impulse by trainer Harry Telford. Phar Lap loses his first races, but Telford’s faith in the animal is unshakable. Suddenly the horse becomes a winner, thanks to the love and diligence of stableboy Tommy Woodcock. American-promoter Dave Davis arranges for Phar Lap to be entered in several top races, where his “long shot” status results in heavy losses for the professional gamblers. Just after winning an important race in Mexico, Phar Lap collapses and dies; though the film never comes out and says as much, it is assumed that the horse was “murdered” by the gambling interests.
Tex (1982)
Nov 12th
Coming-of-age adventure about two teenage brothers and their struggles to grow up, on their own, after their mother dies and their father leaves them.
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Nov 12th
It seems to Mrs. Brisby, the widowed head of a family of field mice, that her youngest son must die, either by the farmer’s spring plough or of pneumonia in his flight to safety. In her quest for a cure she frees a young crow from some string in which he has foolishly tied himself, at the mercy of the farmer’s cat Dragon. In return for her risking her life to save his, he takes her to the creature all birds know is the wisest: a great owl. Owls eat mice, but when this owl learns Mrs. Brisby’s name he sets her on a path to earning a noble solution to her predicament – which is the secret of NIMH..
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
Nov 12th
In 15th century Paris, Clopin the puppeteer tells the story of Quasimodo, the misshapen gentle-souled bell ringer of Notre Dame, who was nearly killed as a baby by Claude Frollo, the Minister of Justice. But Frollo was forced by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame to raise Quasimodo as his own. Now a young man, Quasimodo is hidden from the world by Frollo in the belltower of the cathedral. But during the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo, cheered on by his gargoyle friends Victor, Hugo, and Laverne, decides to take part in the festivities, where he meets the lively gypsy girl Esmeralda and the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo’s cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame.
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
Nov 12th
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father’s farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the low lands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet. Kirk Douglas plays two roles as twin brothers who haven’t spoken for years, one of whom was Jim’s father’s best friend and the other of whom is the father of the girl he wants to marry. A 20 year old feud re-erupts, catching Jim and Jessica in the middle of it as Jim is accused of letting a prize stallion loose.
Night Crossing (1981)
Nov 12th
Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Nov 12th
A jewel thief has steals a priceless diamond necklace from Lady Holiday, and reporters Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo travel to England to interview. Lady Holiday’s new receptionist, Miss Piggy poses as the fashion designer, but Kermit soon finds out the truth, when another necklace is stolen. Instead of interviewing the ‘real’ Lady Holiday, Kermit must track down the thief’s before the steal her most prized possession.
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Nov 12th
Perseus is the favored son of the god Zeus, but he has unwittingly ticked off the sea goddess Thetis. Just to make things worse, Perseus falls in love with the lovely Princess Andromeda, who used to be engaged to Thetis’s son. Soon Perseus is off on one quest after another, with Zeus helping, Thetis hindering, and lots of innocent bystanders getting stabbed, drowned, and squished.
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
Nov 12th
When a normal American family moves into a beautiful old English house in a wooded area, strange, paranormal appearances befall them in this interesting twist to the well-known haunted-house tale. Their daughter Jan sees, and daughter Ellie hears, the voice of a young teenage girl who mysteriously disappeared during a total solar eclipse decades before…
My Bodyguard (1980)
Nov 12th
Clifford Peache is the new kid in Lake View High School. Faced with all the stress that role entails he makes his situation worse by insulting Moody, the leader of a group of toughs who extort lunch money from kids. These punks pretend to be bodyguards for the kids to protect them from Linderman who, it is rumored, killed his brother in cold blood. Clifford befriends the sullen Linderman and hires him as his bodyguard. When Moody ups the ante, Linderman must decide whether fighting for what he believes in, with his haunted past and image, is justified.
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (1980)
Nov 12th
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to a foreign country, Charlie is disturbed by a letter he receives from a mysterious girl from France who invites him as a her guest only to find that he does not seem welcomed to her Chateau.
The Italian (2005)
Apr 23rd
In Russia, Every Orphan Longs for Adoption. Vanya Has Other Plans…To Find His Mother At All Costs
Treasure Island (1982)
Apr 23rd
“Treasure Island” – feature three-part film adaptation of the novel by RL Stevenson. Young Jim Hawkins and his older friends (Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney) accidentally become holders of cards of Captain Flint, which specify the coordinates of the island in the Atlantic Ocean, where the hidden treasures of the famous pirate. On board the schooner Hispaniola they begin a perilous voyage to a distant island, not knowing, that together with them a treasure, pretending to be humble ship’s cook, went to Long John Silver – treacherous and bloodthirsty pirate. The film is a nearly literal adaptation of the novel. Deviations from the author’s text made either because of technical limitations (in particular, the film is not an episode of Jim chase for Espanyol at the skiff), or to make the film more entertainment with teenagers (Ben Gunn, for example, armed with a throwing brass tube; scene storming of the fort is solved in a comedy vein, the treasures stored in the cave with the skeletons, but not in the pit, and so forth)
Ma-ma (1976)
Apr 23rd
Mrs. Rada the Goat tells her five children to behave while she goes to the fair, and under no circumstances open the door to anyone except her. But the Big Bad Wolf along with friends made plan to kidnap the children while their mother is away. And when the eldest child, Matei, decides to disobey his mother and visit the fair himself, things start to go badly for the goat-family.
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973)
Apr 23rd
Shurik Timofeev builds a working model of a time machine. By accident, Ivan Bunsha, an apartment complex manager, and George Miloslavsky, a petty burglar, are transferred to the 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible goes into the year 1973.
The Diamond Arm (1968)
Apr 23rd
Semyon Gorbunkov goes on a cruise. In Istanbul, he slips and breaks his arm. What he didn’t know is that this was a signal for a gang of smugglers (a real smuggler – Gena – was also on board the same ship). So his arm gets bandaged with gold and diamonds. After he returns home, the gangsters are trying to get their stuff back, while the police try to catch them using Gorbunkov and his arm.
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
Apr 23rd
Shurik (Demyanenko) goes to a place in the Caucasus to learn the ancient customs of the locals and falls in love with a girl called Nina (Natalya Varley). Her uncle (Frunzik Mkrtchyan) sells her as a bride without her knowledge and arranges to have her kidnapped by the eccentric trio: Coward, Fool and Experienced. After a failed attempt, the uncle decides to trick Shurik into helping with the kidnapping – telling him that it is a traditional custom and that it was Nina’s own wish. Shurik goes through with the kidnapping, and does not figure out what has really happened at first, but with the help of a friend he manages to rescue Nina from her captors.
Aybolit-66 (1966)
Apr 23rd
An eccentric musical comedy based on the famous fairytale KI Chukovsky. This colorful and witty film merrily and softly tells about good and evil, about justice and true friendship. By not only children but also adults.
Striped Flight (1961)
Apr 23rd
A comedy about tigers and lions running around a cruise ship full of passengers.
Kaalia (1981)
Mar 28th
Kaalia – A name that spells terror in the minds of people, and the police but Kaalia was not always like this
