While traveling in the Trás-os-Montes e Aldo Douro province to shoot a documentary, Manoel de Oliveira saw three crosses on a hill and wondered what significance they held. What he found out was an act of folksy devotion…
Les misérables
After the long, tough, terrible workday that makes up the long first part of “Les misérables” come a long series of shots focusing on the cops as they come back to their homes and the few inhabitants of the Parisian suburb of Montfermeil they have clashed with, silently reflecting on…
The 39 Steps
In London, a beautiful and mysterious woman asks a Canadian traveler to shelter her as she worries for her safety. At his apartment, she candidly explains she is a spy and even evokes her current assignment. She is later shockingly stabbed and…