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This is one of my favorite movies. It was partially inspired by King Lear. "Ran" means " chaos".

This was Fritz Lang's most favored film, with a breakout role for Peter Lorre. It was One of Goebbel's favorite films for its lack of sentimentality, but was banned in Germany after Lang fled to America. It's available in its entirety on Youtube.

This quiet little gem is out of print in North America so I ordered it specially from Korea. Unfortunately my (at the time) Japanese teacher "borrowed" the DVD I bought in Japan so it's been 15 years before I got to see it again.

Called the crowning achievement of Weimar cinema, this film catapulted Marlene Dietrich into stardom.

Some films could have been good (or better) without interference from directors, producers, or prima donna actors. Here's one example: Paths of Glory - A great film, but Kirk Douglas had too much say in it. Stanley Kubrick would have done well to use a less known actor. Besides insisting on a...

Does anyone like this show? It's a pity there are so few episodes left.