Exposé

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's m...

Runtime

2h 41m

Director

Otto Preminger

Cast

James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara

Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Cast

Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frédérique Feder

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Sidney Lumet

Cast

Martin Balsam, John Fiedler, Lee J. Cobb

Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Br...

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Sharon Maguire

Cast

Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opt...

Runtime

1h 21m

Director

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Cast

Maria Falconetti, Eugène Silvain, André Berley