Gavras

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poster The Gyurkovics Boys
The Gyurkovics Boys
(2.7/5)
81mn - Drama, Comedy
Mr. and Mrs. Gyurkovics have a dozen children the oldest of which, the twins Géza and Bandi, just preparing for their matriculation examination. When graduation day has come Géza refuses to set up but tak…
poster Agrippina
Agrippina
19mn -
In "Agrippina" (1910), Guazzoni recreates the particular and troublesome relationship between Agrippina, the second wife of the Emperor Claudius, and her son Nero.
poster An Awful Moment
An Awful Moment
12mn - Drama
After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom. Later the gypsy follows the…
poster Mazeppa
Mazeppa
(2.8/5)
15mn - Drama, History
Mazepa, the Ukrainian governor is in love with his goddaughter Maria. He quickly wins her heart. But her old father treats the wooer harshly… Maria runs away. The furious father won’t submit. This intrigu…
poster The Portrait of Captain Grogg
The Portrait of Captain Grogg
(3.3/5)
7mn - Animation
An artist receives the visit of Grogg, an animated captain, to draw his portrait
poster Grandma Despina
Grandma Despina
1mn - Documentary
This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot. For no apparent reason, …
poster Girona, the Spanish Venice
Girona, the Spanish Venice
3mn - Documentary
One of ChomĂłn's documentary films: A short tour of the city of Girona, the "Venice of Spain". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
poster Glass Half
Glass Half
(3.5/5)
3mn -
Two amateur art critics meet in a gallery and argue passionately about the pieces they see, until finally they find a piece on which they can agree...
poster Hypocrites
Hypocrites
(3.3/5)
54mn - Drama
The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.
poster The Fear of Zeppelins
The Fear of Zeppelins
11mn - Comedy, Adventure
Cretinetti is about to get married and he could not be any happier and more in love with his Junoesque consort. But just on the day of his wedding, he reads a notice on the wall explaining how to behave i…
poster Crainquebille
Crainquebille
(3.6/5)
90mn - Drama
Jérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years. One day, he is harassed by a policeman who insists that he moves on. When he protest…
poster Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
(3.0/5)
88mn - Horror
Since completing a portrait of Genuine, a high priestess, Percy becomes irritable and withdrawn. He loses interest in painting and refuses to see his friends, preferring to spend his time alone with the p…
poster The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs
(3.8/5)
110mn - Drama, Horror
Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popul…
poster Laughing Gas
Laughing Gas
(2.8/5)
12mn - Comedy
Although only a dental assistant, Charlie pretends to be the dentist. After receiving too much anesthesia, a patient can't stop laughing, so Charlie knocks him out with a club.
poster Anatomy of a Psycho
Anatomy of a Psycho
75mn - Crime, Horror, Mystery
The crazed brother of a condemned killer sent to the gas chamber swears vengeance on those he holds responsible for his brother's execution.
poster Running a Cinema
Running a Cinema
(2.6/5)
7mn - Comedy, Animation
A comical satire of a cinema program and operation.
poster The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii
19mn - Drama, History
Pompeii 79AD, mere days before the Vesuvian eruption. Glaucus and Jone are in love with each other. Arbaces, the Egyptian High Priest, is determined to conquer Jone. Glaucus purchases Nydia, the blind an…
poster Dawg Gawn
Dawg Gawn
(3.2/5)
6mn - Animation
Pal so much wants to go to school with Audrey, but she shoos him away. Audrey then has to rescue Pal from a sadistic dogcatcher.
poster Caminandes: Llama Drama
Caminandes: Llama Drama
(3.5/5)
2mn - Animation, Family, Comedy
Koro wants to get to the other side of the road.
poster Barrabas
Barrabas
489mn - Crime
Rudolph Strelitz, known as 'Barrabas', is the leader of a brutal underground gang causing chaos and destruction in the lives of civilized people. A lawyer, Claude Varèse, is strongly determined to bring S…
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