The subtitle of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s first feature, from 1965, “Only Violence Helps Where Violence Reigns,” suggests the fierce political program evoked by their rigorous aesthetic....
A satire on anti-communist paranoia in the days of fascist dictatorship in Portugal. The series follows the adventures of the Lusitanian superhero, the ultra-patriotic Captain Falcão, a man who follow...