Inc Kino Lorber
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Romanian
Description
Winner of the Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival. In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, an abandoned water reservoir just outside the bustling metropolis, the Enache family lived in perfect harmony with nature for two decades, sleeping in a hut on the lakeshore, catching fish barehanded, and following the rhythm of the seasons. When this area is transformed into a public national park, they are forced to leave...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The rags to riches story of Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee arriving in America in 1975 and building a multi-million-dollar empire baking America's favorite pastry, the donut. His story is one of love, hard knocks, survival, and redemption. Ted sponsored hundreds of visas for incoming refugees and helped them get on their feet teaching them the ways of the donut business. By 1979 he was living the American Dream, but a great rise can come with a great...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Women were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton's work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion editorials, from Catherine Deneuve to Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling to Isabella Rossellini, finally give their own interpretation of the life and work of this controversial genius. A portrait by the portrayed. Provocative, unconventional, subversive, his depiction of women still sparks the question: were they subjects or objects?...
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment, Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the shadow of the pandemic, a small town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore. A landmark in Lenox, Massachusetts, The Bookstore is a magical, beatnik gem thanks to its owner Matt Tannenbaum, whose passion for stories runs deep.
5) Skin deep
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Seeking a retreat where they can salvage their struggling relationship, young couple Leyla and Tristan travel to a remote island at the invitation of Leyla's childhood friend Stella, where it soon becomes clear that what the island offers is more mysterious than a simple vacation. Leyla and Tristan join another couple in a ritual to exchange bodies and see the world through the eyes of someone else a chance to find themselves or, for some of them,...
Publisher
Justice Project, LLC ; SenArt Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In the wake of the shootings at Columbine High School, a small town in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania elected a charismatic judge who was hell-bent on keeping kids in line. Under his reign, more than 3,000 children were ripped from their families and imprisoned for years over petty crimes. When one parent dared to question his harsh brand of justice, it was revealed the judge had received millions of dollars in payments from the privately-owned juvenile...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Real Bedford Falls: It's a Wonderful Life explores the connections between Seneca Falls, New York, and Bedford Falls, the setting of the movie It's a Wonderful Life. The documentary examines smalltown life in Seneca Falls, captures the excitement of the annual It's a Wonderful Life Festival, and celebrates the enduring themes of the Frank Capra classic. The film features interviews with Karolyn Grimes (who played Zuzu Bailey), Jimmy Hawkins (who...
10) The mountain
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Since his mother's confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour advocating for his increasingly controversial lobotomy procedure. As the tour progresses and Andy witnesses the doctor's career and life unravel, he begins to identify with the institutions' patients.
11) 52 Tuesdays
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Billie's reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons.
12) The automat
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Automat recounts the lost history of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, which served affordable food to millions of New Yorkers and Philadelphians for more than a century. Founded by Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart in 1888, it revolutionized the nation₂s restaurant scene with technology that captured the public's imagination like nothing else the customer put nickels into slots, and little windows opened to reveal the customer's pick,...
13) Billie
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Documentary on the famed jazz singer Billie Holiday, and her would-be biographer.
14) Of men and war
Series
Genealogy of wrath volume 2
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Filmed over five years, Of men and war chronicles life at the Pathway Home in Yountville, California, which cares for veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Focuses on the experiences of thirteen veterans and their families. Includes excerpts from group therapy sessions.
15) Vessel
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A fearless sea captain sails a ship through loopholes in international law, providing abortions on the high seas, and leaving in her wake a network of emboldened activists who trust women to handle abortion on their own terms.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Drawn from thousands of hours of audiotape and tens of thousands of photographs created by photojournalist W. Eugene Smith from 1957 to 1965, this film tells the story of the Manhattan loft building that Smith turned into a gathering spot for jazz musicians and jam sessions. Smith's sounds and images are interspersed with present-day interviews with musicians and other visitors who spent time in the jazz loft during those years.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world's imagination. Using never-before-seen archives that bring their extraordinary world to life, How to Change the World is the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and defined the modern green movement.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The world knows Paul Newman as an Academy Award winning actor with a fifty-plus year career as one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. He was also well known for his philanthropy; Newman's Own has given more than four hundred and thirty million dollars to charities around the world. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted man's makeup.
19) Sembène!
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ousmane Semb̀ne was a Senegalese dockworker and fifth-grade dropout who became the self-taught father of African cinema who fought enormous odds to return African stories to Africa.
20) A touch of sin
Publisher
Kino Lorber Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Inspired by four shocking and true events, the film focuses on four characters who are driven to violent ends. An angry miner, enraged by widespread corruption, decides to take justice into his own hands. A rootless migrant discovers the infinite possibilities of owning a firearm. A young receptionist is pushed beyond her limits by an abusive client. A young factory worker goes from one discouraging job to the next, only to face increasingly degrading...