American Christmas

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film...

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Jacques Tati

Cast

Nathalie Pascaud, Micheline Rolla, Louis Perrault

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Bob Clark

Cast

Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Nora Ephron

Cast

Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Ross Malinger

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Cast

Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor

In this East German teen musical, a group of girls are planning to take their summer vacation together on the Baltic coast. When a loud and obnoxious group of boys intrudes on their holiday, the girls are horrified to learn that the boys have the same vacations plans as them. The two groups quarrel with each other and compete over a nu...

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Joachim Hasler

Cast

Chris Doerk, Frank Schöbel, Regine Albrecht