blacksnake (1973)

aka Slaves.
"Those who live by the sword, will die by the sword."
Lady Susan Walker (Anouska Hempel) is a tyranical plantation owner, who is keen to personally make use of a whip to keep order within the slave ranks. But such cruelty can only have one result, revolt!
A mixed bag, with not enough of anything that makes a Russ Meyer film unique. Perhaps he wanted to try his hand at a political allegory, but what we got was something that falls short by a considerable way.

johnny suede (1991)

"Did you ever hear the rent song?"
The story of Johnny Suede (Brad Pitt), not exactly the brightest spark in the world, his attempt to emulate Freak Storm (Nick Cave) and become a rock star. An attempt that is hindered by his tricky love life.
A small film, that inhabits the minutiae of life. The little things that make up most peoples everyday existance. Slow and deliberate pacing either draws you in, or pushes you away.

the titfield thunderbolt (1953)

"They can't close our line, it's unthinkable."
A small English village has their rail service stopped, as British Rail abandon it. So some of the locals decide to take it over and run it themselves, but not everyone is happy about it, especially the local bus company.
Light-hearted comedy, that would be churlish not to enjoy. An insight into an England that has long vanished, if it ever existed in the first place.

katalin Varga (2009)

"How much further do we have to go?"
Rural Romania, and Katalin Varga's (Hilda Péter) husband sends her away calling her a whore. She leaves with their son, telling the child they are going to visit her mother who is very ill. Along the journey the child questions what is happening and we learn why the husband is shocked enough to banish Katalin, as she in turn looks for answers.
A story of vengeance and how such things will never bring redemption. An air of menace and foreboding seeps through this film, giving a chill to otherwise idyllic rural scenes.