Opens Friday, Jul 5, 2013 Synopsis: German director Werner Herzog's internationally acclaimed "breakthrough" film is based on the famous story of mysterious 19th-century child genius Kasper Hauser. As played by Bruno S., Hauser shows up unannounced in the middle of a village square, frightening the populace with his bizarre behavior. He cannot talk, nor is there any indication of his parentage, thus Kaspar is immediately the object of close scrutiny from the authorities. When he finally does develop the power of speech, he reveals a highly advanced state of intelligence, as well as a seeming gift of prophecy. The winner of the 1975 Grand Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Every Man for Himself and God Against All was originally released in Germany under the title Jeder für Sich und Gott Gegen Alle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi Cast: Bruno S., Brigitte Mira, Walter Ladengast Movie Details
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...becomes a rugby star. Besides receiving his first Oscar nomination for the film, he won the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. In subsequent years, he would star in such films as "The Bible," "Hawaii," "The Molly Maguires...
...factory in rural America who is losing her eyesight but not her passion for music. The film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. "In the summer, there is so much pressure to be a blockbuster, while at the holidays, there is so much pressure...
It's happened again. In its infinite wisdom, another Hollywood studio has decided to take one of its better movies and keep it from quality-starved movie audiences.
...at Christmas -- around the time Kidman and Cruise were splitting up. Now, it's the opening night film at the Cannes Film Festival before hitting theaters May 18. A rumor arose that Kidman didn't want to do interviews about the movie while...
...director Steven Spielberg and writer George Lucas waved as they arrived for the premiere of the film May 18 at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Associated Press After we are shown clips of set builders slaving over Jabba the Hutt's skiff...
Now Playing Synopsis: Japanese auteur Takashi Miike takes an uncharacteristically serious and somber approach to this moody period tale of honor and revenge. In the 17th century, Japan is enjoying an era of calm and tranquility, which is good news for most people but bad news for the samurai, the class of professional soldiers who now find themselves without jobs or a sense of purpose. Hanshiro (Ebizo Ichikawa) is a samurai who, with no money and no prospects, has arrived at the House of Ii, hoping to use its courtyard as a setting for the suicide ritual known as hara-kiri. However, the ruler of the House if Ii, Kageyu (Koji Yakusho), has been hearing similar requests often as of late, and he knows most of them are emotional blackmail, attempts to persuade the members of the house to give the samurai money. To show what he thinks of such shameless appeals, Kageyu tells Hanshiro the story of one such warrior, Motome (Eita), who had his bluff called and was forced to take his own life with a dull weapon made of bamboo. But Kageyu is unaware of the connection between Hanshiro and Motome, and he underestimates the impact this story will have on Hanshiro. Adapted from Masaki Kobayashi's celebrated 1962 feature Harakiri, Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (aka Ichimei) was also one of the first 3-D features to debut at the Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Cast: Ebizo Ichikawa, Eita, Hikari Mitsushima, Naoto Takenaka, Munetaka Aoki, Takashi Sasano, Baijaku Nakamura, Koji Yakusho Movie Details Play Trailer
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