Here’s What’s Coming to the Kino Film Collection in December 2024
Courtesy Kino Lorber
Kino Lorber has announced the titles arriving on their Kino Film Collection streaming service in December 2024. For a free trial, go to: www.kinofilmcollection.com
Here are the highlights:
Premiering on December 5
Banel & Adama
Ramata-Toulaye Sy, France, Senegal, Mali, Qatar, 2024
Banel and Adama, a young couple in northern Senegal, are deeply in love, but their bond is tested as Adama faces pressure to become the village chief amid a looming drought and a growing sense of doom. This visually striking debut, Senegal's official submission to the 96th Academy Awards®, blends romance and myth, exploring the tension between individual desire and community duty.
The Holly and the Ivy
George More O'Ferrall, UK, 1954
A recently widowed minister is torn between his roles of clergyman and father in this charming and moving seasonal favorite set in post-war Britain. His zeal for attending to parishioners leads him to neglect his own family until emotions boil over. This yuletide classic based on Wynyard Browne’s play peaks with the family’s poignant reconciliation as they rediscover the true spirit of Christmas.
Premiering on December 12
When Eight Bells Toll
Etienne Périer, UK, 1971
Philip Calvert (Anthony Hopkins) is a secret service agent assigned to stop the ruthless pirating of millions of dollars of gold bullion in the Irish seas. His search takes him to a small port in the Hebrides where numerous fishing boats, yachts and people have been mysteriously disappearing. A trail of deceit and subterfuge leads him to those who may hold the answers to the truth.
Russian Ark
Aleksandr Sokurov, Russia, 2002
Filmmaker Alexander Sokurov broke boundaries with his dreamlike vision of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg in the first feature-length narrative filmed in a single take. "Russian Ark" is shot from the point-of-view of an unseen narrator, as he explores the vast museum and travels through Russian history alongside a sarcastic and eccentric 19th century French Marquis.
Premiering on December 19
Yvonne’s Perfume
Patrice Leconte, France, 1994
From acclaimed director Patrice Leconte ("Girl on the Bridge"), "Yvonne’s Perfume" is a mysterious and romantic drama of desire. In the early 1950s, on the shores of a lake wedged between France and Switzerland, a trio of holiday travelers meet, clash, and fall in and out of friendship and love. Adapted from the novel "Ville Triste" by Nobel Prize-winner Patrick Modiano.
Hairdressers Husband
Patrice Leconte, France, 1992
From Patrice Leconte, “The Hairdresser’s Husband” is a wildly erotic ode to wedded bliss. Starring the legendary Jean Rochefort and the incandescent Anna Galiena, it follows the life of young Antoine, who was obsessed with the bewitching beautician who cut his hair. As an adult, Antoine (Rochefort) meets a woman (Galiena) who seems to be the perfect incarnation of his childhood fantasies.
Premiering on December 23
Loving Highsmith
Eva Vitija, Switzerland, Germany, 2022
This unique look at celebrated author Patricia Highsmith is based on her diaries, notebooks, and reflections of her lovers, friends, and family. Focusing on her quest for love and her troubled identity, the film sheds new light on the thriller writer’s life and oeuvre. Many of her novels were adapted for the big screen, including Alfred Hitchcock's “Strangers on a Train” and Todd Haynes' “Carol."
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith
Sara Fishko, US, 2016
In 1950s Manhattan, a dingy loft building becomes the home and obsession of the brilliant photographer W. Eugene Smith – who leaves his family and moves there to live the artist’s life. Smith wires the building for sound and captures daily life at 821 Sixth Avenue, where jazz players gather all night, every night, for freewheeling jam sessions both hot and cool.
