Jonathan Rosenbaum's Must See

A train arrives at La Ciotat station.

An experimental film that contrasts the idealization of the old west in Hollywood westerns with U.S. policy in Puerto Rico.

The Confession survives in Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992) in its original camera negative. It remained unfinished due to the death of Sergei Parajanov. The Confession was his favorite screenplay, which was written in the 1960s and was his film-memory of the childhood, student years, marriage, and more as the fantasist Parajanov perceived it. Parajanov gifted the screenplay to Mikhail Vartanov, made a drawing on the cover and wrote: "The Confession will only be made by a director born in 1924 in Tiflis, Georgia." He predicted that he would not finish it.

A rambling buffoon wanders the streets of New York City.

King Edward VII of England and the President of the French Republic, Armand Fallières, envision tunnelling the English Channel; nevertheless, only a maiden voyage can determine whether this is a triumphant aspiration or an acrid nightmare.

An unscrupulous and greedy speculator decides to corner the wheat market for his own profit, establishing complete control over the markets.

A tender young woman and her musician husband attempt to eke out a living in the slums of New York City, but find themselves caught in the crossfires of gang violence.

Inspector Juve is tasked to capture the infamous criminal genius Fantômas who, ruthless and particularly elusive, changes his appearance and holds Paris' high society in a crippling grasp.

Prevented from dating his sweetheart by his uncle, a young man turns his thoughts to murder.

Seamstress Mary dreams of a better life in luxury instead of her badly-paying sweatshop grind. Her dreams come true when she draws the attention of Victor, a bourgeoisie, who invites her to dinner and makes her a lady. But about a year later, she has become tired of him, and thanks to her his money is almost gone. When he asks that they settle down outside the big city, where his money should be enough for a modest living, she breaks with him and picks up a new lover. Victor is trying to shoot her, then himself, but finally gives up. A year later, he is living in a shabby, cold room under the roof, still trying to meet her again, a thing she definitely refuses, and showing him her feelings towards him, by ordering that he should get three Rubels when he leaves the stairs to her house. This has predictable results.

The young daughter of an army captain missing in action runs away from school and is kidnapped by Parisian lowlifes. When the kidnapper flees to Nice with the child, the kind-hearted employee of one of his accomplices sets off in pursuit.

After being expelled from college, Giles runs away from home and meets and falls for a young lady.

Ein unerschrockener Reporter und sein treuer Freund kämpfen gegen einen bizarren Geheimbund von Kriminellen, der als "Die Vampire" bekannt ist.

A gypsy seductress is sent to sway a goofy officer to allow a smuggling run.

Das Schicksal einer armen jungen Frau, die durch Vorurteile von ihrem Ehemann und ihrem Baby getrennt ist, ist mit Erzählungen über Intoleranz im Laufe der Geschichte verwoben.

A twelve-part serial following the adventures of the masked vigilante Judex as he fights against criminals led by the corrupt banker Favrauxom.

A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.

Jacques d'Athys, a French adventurer, returns to his home in Nice after an expedition to Indochina where he has picked up a Eurasian fiancée and a book that, unbeknownst to him, contains a coded message revealing the whereabouts of both secret treasures and sensitive government intelligence. This makes him the target of foreign spies, including a Marquise of mysterious Latin origin, a Hindu hypnotist and an evil German doctor, who will stop at nothing to obtain the book.

The efforts of lawyer Jacques Varese and journalist Raoul de Nerac who attempt to expose and destroy the criminal organization led by a sadistic banker Rudolph Strelitz.

Der Chinese Cheng Huan verlässt seine Heimat, um die Lehren Buddhas in der Welt zu verbreiten. Sein Optimismus verschwindet, nachdem er in London die brutale Realität kennerlernt.

Der Hypnotiseur Dr. Caligari benutzt den Schlafwandler Cesare, um Morde zu begehen.

Eine amerikanische Erbin bemüht sich um die Hand eines verarmten deutschen Prinzen.

Susie, a plain young country girl, secretly loves a neighbor boy, William. She believes in him and sacrifices much of her own happiness to promote his own ambitions, all without his knowledge. Eventually he rises to a position of success and sophistication, and Susie realizes that she has through her own efforts raised him to a level where he is inaccessible to her.

In the midst of the French and Indian War, the eldest daughter of a British officer develops an attraction towards an Indian ally who is the last living warrior of his tribe, the Mohicans.