Un hombre busca respuestas sobre la vida, la muerte y la existencia de Dios mientras juega ajedrez contra el Grim Reaper durante la Plaga Negra. Director: Ingmar Bergman. Escritores: Ingmar Bergman (juego), Ingmar Bergman (guión). Estrellas: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot. Argumento Antonius Block, un caballero cruzado, regresa con su escudero Jöns a su pueblo natal, en Suecia, después de 10 años de ausencia en las Cruzadas. Se encuentra con una comarca diezmada por la peste (por ejemplo, casi al inicio de la película Block le ordena a Jöns ir a realizarle una pregunta a un campesino que parece estar acostado descansando, Jöns lo hace y cuando le toca el hombro y observa el rostro descubre que es un cadáver; Block entonces le pregunta a Jöns: "¿qué te respondió?" y el escudero le responde: "nada"). La figura de la Muerte aparece para reclamar su vida. Antonius decide retar a la Muerte a una partida de ajedrez, y con ello ganar tiempo para así encontrar un acto cuya ejecución le dé sentido a su vida antes de morir. José y María (Jof y Mia en la versión original) son una pareja de cómicos ambulantes que viven con su hijo pequeño, Miguel, y se dirigen, junto con su socio y director de la pequeña compañía, a hacer una representación al mismo pueblo al que irán Antonius y su escudero. José, que compone canciones a la Virgen, tiene visiones en las que ésta se le aparece, y sobre las que su esposa, María, se muestra escéptica. Antonius y su escudero entran en una Iglesia donde un pintor, Albertus Pictor, trabaja en un fresco que representan una Danza de la Muerte. Mientras el escudero se interesa por la pintura, el caballero se confiesa y se queja de la falta de sentido de su vida. Tras hablarle de la partida de ajedrez que mantiene con la Muerte y decir su estrategia, se da cuenta de que su presunto confesor es en realidad la Muerte. Al salir de la Iglesia, mantiene una conversación con una mujer condenada a la hoguera por brujería.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00391 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB

A well meaning crack shot husband is pressured by his beautiful marksman wife to go on an interstate robbery spree, where he finds out just how depraved and deadly she really is. Director: Joseph H. Lewis. Writers: MacKinlay Kantor (screenplay), Dalton Trumbo (screenplay). Stars: John Dall, Peggy Cummins, Berry Kroeger. Plot At the age of 14, Bart Tare robs a hardware store and steals a gun. He is sent to reform school by a sympathetic Judge Willoughby (Morris Carnovsky), despite the testimony of his friends Dave and Clyde, his older sister Ruby and others that he would never kill any living creature, even though he has had a fascination with guns even as a child. Flashbacks provide a portrait of Bart who, after he kills a young chick with a BB gun at age seven, is hesitant to harm anyone with guns even though he is a good shot with a pistol. After reform school and a stint in the Army teaching marksmanship, Bart (John Dall) returns home. He, Dave (Nedrick Young) and Clyde (Harry Lewis) go to a traveling carnival in town. Bart challenges sharpshooter Annie Laurie Starr (Peggy Cummins) to a contest and wins. She gets him a job with the carnival, and he becomes smitten with her. Their attraction inflames the jealousy of their boss, Packett (Berry Kroeger), who wants Laurie for himself. As Packett tries to force himself on her, Bart enters and shoots a mirror. Laurie and Bart get fired and leave together. The couple get married and embark on a happy honeymoon. She warns him beforehand that she is "bad, but will try to be good". When their money runs out, though, Laurie gives Bart a stark choice: join her in a career of crime or she will leave him. They hold up stores and gas stations, but the money does not last long. While fleeing a police car, Laurie tells Bart to shoot at the policeman driving so they can escape, but he hesitates and becomes somewhat disoriented. Ultimately, he shoots the tire out and the couple escapes. Later that day, Laurie intends to shoot and kill a grocer they had just robbed, but Bart prevents her from doing so. The couple have now been identified in national newspapers as robbers and murderers     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00390 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Gunslinger's Revenge (Italian: Il mio West) is a 1998 Italian film directed by Giovanni Veronesi and starring Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel and David Bowie. The screenplay was written by Veronesi and Pieraccioni, based on the novel by Vincenzo Pardini. Plot The story begins in 1860 in Basin Field, a small (fictional) village on the slopes of the great mountains that border Canada in the "Far West." The film depicts the idealistic lifestyle of an old West farmer, his Indian wife and half-breed son, who narrates the tale. The main character is "Doc" (Pieraccioni), the village doctor, his Indian wife Pearl (Holt) and their son Jeremiah. Their idyllic life is disrupted when Doc's father Johnny Lowen (Keitel), an old gunslinger, suddenly shows up on the farm. Johnny says he has returned home to find rest and to finally retire. The family is not happy with his return, given his past lifestyle and mistreatment of his family. After his arrival in the village, Jack Sikora (Bowie), a killer who has been chasing Johnny for years, and his two henchmen hears he has returned. Jack is determined to kill Johnny, and does everything in his power to force his rival to accept a duel to the death. Mary, the Saloon madam tries to kill Sikora, but is killed in the process. Given Jonny's reluctance to accept a duel, Jack kidnaps Doc's son Jeremiah. Johnny accepts the duel in order to save Jeremiah, but ultimately the village idiot manages to kill Jack by an accidental fire.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00389 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Después de que un joven es asesinado, su espíritu se queda atrás para advertir a su amante del peligro inminente, con la ayuda de un psíquico reacio. Director: Jerry Zucker. Escritor: Bruce Joel Rubin. Estrellas: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg. Argumento Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze), un ejecutivo de banca e inversiones, y Molly Jensen (Demi Moore), una escultora de cerámica, son una pareja feliz que vive en la ciudad de Nueva York. El único problema en su relación es la incomodidad de Molly por el hecho de que cuando le dice a Sam "Te amo" ("I love you" en inglés) éste simplemente le responde "ídem" ("igual" en latín, "ditto" en la versión original en inglés, en toscano "lo dicho") y él nunca es quien toma la iniciativa diciéndoselo a su chica antes de que lo haga ella. Esto molesta a Molly, que siente que necesita escucharlo diciéndole "Te amo" como respuesta o bien en primer lugar antes de que sea ella quien lo exprese. Una noche, mientras caminan hacia su nuevo apartamento tras una salida al teatro, son atacados por un ladrón llamado Willy López (Rick Avilés). Éste saca una pistola y durante el forcejeo entre Sam y el atracador, la pistola se dispara. Tras el disparo, Sam comienza a perseguir al ladrón, que sale huyendo, aunque finalmente lo pierde de vista. Cuando regresa hacia Molly, se da cuenta de la verdad: el disparo le ha alcanzado en el corazón y ha muerto prácticamente en el acto. Como un espectador invisible, presencia a Molly meciendo su cadáver, intentando desesperada e inútilmente mantenerlo con vida, y se da cuenta que se ha convertido en un fantasma, atrapado entre ambos mundos. La luz viene a buscarlo desde lo alto pero él no quiere dejar sola a Molly, y logra escapar. Poco a poco, logra hacerse a la idea de que ya no está vivo.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00388 Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

The story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the U.S. Government's subjugation of his people. Director: Walter Hill. Writers: John Milius (story), John Milius (screenplay). Stars: Jason Patric, Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall. Plot The film loosely follows the events leading up to the surrender of Geronimo in 1886. The Apache Indians have reluctantly agreed to settle on a U.S. government approved reservation. Not all the Apaches are able to adapt to the life of corn farmers, and one in particular, Geronimo (Wes Studi), is restless. Pushed over the edge by broken promises and unnecessary actions by the government, Geronimo and 30 other warriors form an attack team which humiliates the government by evading capture, while reclaiming what is rightfully theirs. The plot centers upon Charles Gatewood (Jason Patric), the U.S. cavalry lieutenant charged with capturing the elusive Apache leader with the assistance of a scout leader Al Sieber (Robert Duvall) and a young graduate Britton Davis (Matt Damon). Gatewood is torn by a grudging respect for Geronimo and his people, and his duty to his country. Brigadier General George Crook (Gene Hackman), charged with overseeing the forced settlement of the Apaches on reservations has nothing but admiration for Geronimo. Geronimo surrenders to Crook but later escapes, taking half of the reservation with him. Gatewood, Sieber, Davis and a group of soldiers set out to capture Geronimo. Crook later resigns from the army and is replaced by General Nelson Miles. The next day Gatewood, Sieber, Davis and Apache Chato come across some slaughtered Indians. They stop at a bar but there are bounty hunters there and they threaten to kill Chato for money which results in a shootout in which Sieber is shot and mortally wounded.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00386 Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Cuando una pareja de ancianos se lava las gabbeh – un tipo de alfombra persa – una mujer joven y mágicamente aparece y les dice a su historia de vida. Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Escritor: Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Estrellas: Shaghayeh Djodat, Hossein Moharami, Rogheih Moharami. Argumento La película intercala dos niveles narrativos. Por un lado, una pareja de ancianos lava en el río una alfombra Gabbeh cuyos motivos representan a dos enamorados huyendo a caballo. Aquella antigua historia tejida en la alfombra cobra vida cuando los ancianos rememoran lo que fue el inicio de su historia de amor. Gabbeh es también el nombre de la joven protagonista de esta misma historia de amor, que viaja con su clan mientras su enamorado la sigue de lejos a caballo, esperando que ella pueda huir con él. Los rígidos códigos familiares no paran de retrasar la fecha de la petición de mano y de la boda, porque siempre ocurren acontecimientos que se anteponen al enlace.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00385 Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor. Director: Agnès Varda. Writer: Agnès Varda. Stars: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray. Plot Cléo Victoire (played by Corinne Marchand) is having a tarot card reading with a fortune teller, who tells her that there is a widow in Cléo's life, who is completely devoted to her, but is also a terrible influence (her maid, Angèle). The fortune teller also sees that Cléo has recently met a generous young man, which she confirms, claiming that she doesn't see him too often, but he got her into the music industry. The fortune teller then says that she will meet a talkative young man. There is also an evil force in Cléo's life: a doctor. The fortune teller then pulls the hanged man card, meaning that Cléo is ill, potentially with cancer. She then proceeds to pull the death tarot card, and Cléo requests that the fortune teller read her palm. After examining her lifeline, the fortune teller remains silent before telling Cléo that she does not read hands, leading Cléo to believe that she is doomed. While distraught from her visit to the fortune teller, Cléo reminds herself "as long as I'm beautiful, I'm alive" and that death is ugly. She meets her maid, Angèle, at a café and recounts the results of the tarot card reading, claiming that if it's cancer, she'll kill herself. Cléo cries in the café, even though there are people around, including the owner of the café. Cléo and Angèle proceed to go hat shopping, where Cléo only pays attention to the black fur hats, despite Angèle constantly reminding her that it's summertime. The black hats all beckon her, and she eventually picks out a black, winter hat. Cléo wants to wear the hat home, but Angèle reminds her that it's Tuesday, and it's bad luck to wear something new on a Tuesday. They have the shopkeeper send the hat to Cléo's home, and Cléo and Angèle take a taxi home in time for Cléo's rehearsal. The taxi driver is a woman, and Cleo and Angele find her to be an interesting character.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00383 ] Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)

A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he made, finds redemption in helping a deranged homeless man who was an unwitting victim of that mistake. Director: Terry Gilliam. Writer: Richard LaGravenese. Stars: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Adam Bryant . Plot Jack Lucas, a narcissistic, misanthropic shock jock, becomes suicidal and despondent after his insensitive on-air comments inadvertently prompt an unstable caller to commit a mass murder-suicide at a Manhattan restaurant. Three years later, Jack is working for his girlfriend Anne in a video store in a mostly drunken, depressed state. One night, while on a bender, he contemplates suicide. However, he is attacked and nearly set on fire by thugs who mistake him for a homeless person. He is rescued by Parry, a deluded homeless man who claims his mission is to find the Holy Grail. Parry tries to enlist Jack's help in getting the grail, explaining that the Fisher King was charged by God with finding the Holy Grail, but incurred an incapacitating wound for his sin of pride. 'A Fool asks the King why he suffers, and when the King says he is thirsty, the Fool gives him a cup of water to drink. The King realizes the cup is the Grail and asks, "How did you find what my brightest and bravest could not?" The Fool said "I don't know. I only knew that you were thirsty."' Jack is initially reluctant but feels acquiesces after learning that he is partially responsible for Parry's current condition. Parry, whose real name is Henry Sagan, had been a teacher at Hunter College. After witnessing his wife's gruesome death at the same mass shooting Jack had provoked, Henry had a psychotic break and became catatonic. When he woke, he had taken the persona of Parry and became obsessed with the legend of the Fisher King. With Parry as his shielding persona, mentions of reality panic him and he is continually haunted by a terrifying, hallucinatory Red Knight.     Clasificación [ CM DVD 00377 Disponible en DVD, 4 Piso BJB)