The Wind Rose

The Wind Rose

1957 · 104 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Documentary

An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.

Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti · Written by Jorge Amado

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Painel
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The Brazilian ThingThe Brazilian Thing · 1932
The Brazilian Thing
★ 9.01932
MovieComedy
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SantuárioSantuário · 1951
Santuário
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MovieDocumentary
Old Zé Cristino, riding his donkey, goes to Congonhas do Campo to fulfill a promise to São Bom Jesus do Matozinho. In front of the church, he admires the Sanctuary with its 12 prophets, a monumental work by Antonio Francisco Lisboa, known as Aleijadinho. Each prophet is shown in detail with the biblical text accompanying the images.
The Gallery of MonstersThe Gallery of Monsters · 1924
The Gallery of Monsters
★ 7.51924
MovieDrama
The whimsical Riquet's has kidnapped and married a well-born young girl, Ralda. They travel around Spain performing their act in a circus but Ralda's beauty arouses the director's lust. Furious at being rejected, he opens a lion's cage during Ralda's act, leaving her seriously injured. With Ralda's family on their trail, the young people set off to find a better life elsewhere.
CaiçaraCaiçara · 1950
Caiçara
★ 7.41950
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Marina, a beautiful young woman with leprous parents, marries a shipyard owner to escape an institution. She moves to a coastal village, faces gossip, and is assaulted by her husband’s partner. After her husband dies in a boat accident, a handsome sailor arrives, and Marina is blackmailed about her family’s health issues.
Dead of NightDead of Night · 1945
Dead of Night
★ 7.21945
MovieHorrorThriller
An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
Went the Day Well?Went the Day Well? · 1942
Went the Day Well?
★ 7.11942
MovieWarThriller
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
Terra é Sempre TerraTerra é Sempre Terra · 1951
Terra é Sempre Terra
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MovieDrama
The administrator of an abandoned coffee farm and inveterate gambler saves money to buy the property, even knowing of the loving connections between his wife and the boss.
Herr Puntila and His Servant MattiHerr Puntila and His Servant Matti · 1960
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MovieComedyMusic
This first film adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play about class distinctions was made in 1955 in the Vienna Rosenhügel studios, but it was only premiered five years later. Curt Bois plays the rich capitalist Puntila who only becomes somewhat agreeable when he is drunk (which he is most of the time in this film). In his inebriated state, Puntila not only gets amorously involved with three different ladies but also suggests that his daughter Eva marries his chauffeur Matti. The chauffeur, however, doesn’t really agree…
The Inhuman WomanThe Inhuman Woman · 1924
The Inhuman Woman
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A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young Swedish scientist, Einar Norsen. At her lavish parties she enjoys their amorous attentions but she remains emotionally aloof and heartlessly taunts them. When she is told that Norsen has killed himself because of her, she shows no feelings. At her next concert she is booed by an audience outraged at her coldness and she decides to visit the vault in which Norsen's body lies.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · 1947
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
★ 6.71947
MovieDrama
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
El DoradoEl Dorado · 1921
El Dorado
★ 6.71921
MovieDrama
In Granada in Spain, Sibilla works as a dancer in a squalid cabaret called El Dorado, struggling to earn enough to care for her sick child. The boy's father Estiria, a prominent citizen, refuses them both help and recognition, fearful of jeopardising the engagement of his adult daughter Iliana to a wealthy nobleman. Iliana however slips away from her engagement party to meet her real lover Hedwick, a Swedish painter. Sibilla, in desperation after a further rejection by Estiria, sees an opportunity to blackmail him by locking the lovers overnight in their meeting-place in the Alhambra.
The Monster of Highgate PondsThe Monster of Highgate Ponds · 1961
The Monster of Highgate Ponds
★ 6.71961
MovieAnimationFamily
The story of three children who find themselves with a friendly monster that grows at an alarming rate.
They Made Me a FugitiveThey Made Me a Fugitive · 1947
They Made Me a Fugitive
★ 6.61947
MovieDramaThriller
After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.
The Foreman Went to FranceThe Foreman Went to France · 1942
The Foreman Went to France
★ 6.61942
MovieWarDrama
Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.
Venetian HoneymoonVenetian Honeymoon · 1959
Venetian Honeymoon
★ 6.51959
MovieRomanceComedy
There is a lot of excitement in the high society of Venice: An Arab prince, who always travels incognito, is said to be in the city. By chance, the elegant Isabella gets to know the handsome heir to the throne - and it does not take long for her to fall madly in love with him. Isabella has no idea that her dream man is really the impostor Gérard, who looks remarkably like the prince and was hounded by the sleazy crook Alfredo on Isabella to steal their precious jewelry.

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