Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane

Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane 2002

6.40

At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oral mountains and Shanghai. Stuck between a desire to save what's left of the great Imperial Russia, and starting from a clean slate, old generals, secret organizations, and mercenaries attracted by gold, struggle to take advantage of the events. As Corto Maltese returns to Shanghai, he barely gets time to cross paths with his old friend/nemesis Rasputin, and escape a murder attempt before being contacted by members of a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Manchurian horizons, Corto and Rasputin launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Kolchak. A steel monster spiked with canons and machine guns, this trains protects the counter-revolutionaries gold...

2002

Tintin and the Picaros

Tintin and the Picaros 1992

6.60

Tintin falls into a dangerous trap after his friends are falsely arrested in a troubled South American country where a revolution is about to explode.

1992

Tintin in America

Tintin in America 1992

6.60

In order to assassinate the inquisitive Belgian reporter Tintin, the evil gangster Al Capone orders Smiles, an executive under his command, to lure him to a meeting to be held in Chicago…

1992

Cigars of the Pharaoh

Cigars of the Pharaoh 1991

6.70

While on vacation in Egypt, Tintin encounters an eccentric archaeologist who believes to have found the whereabouts of Pharaoh Kih-Oskh's tomb. Tintin finds there a cigar marked with a strange emblem.

1991

The Man I Love

The Man I Love 1997

6.30

This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."

1997

The Seven Crystal Balls

The Seven Crystal Balls 1992

7.30

Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.

1992

Tintin in Tibet

Tintin in Tibet 1992

7.10

Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Tibet in search of an old friend who has disappeared after a plane crash.

1992

The Blue Lotus

The Blue Lotus 1991

6.60

Tintin is visited in India by a Chinese gentleman who brings him a message. Then, an unseen marksman throws a poisonous dart right into his neck. The only clue Tintin receives from the now mad messenger is that there are problems in Shanghai related to a man named Mitsuhirato.

1991

The Calculus Affair

The Calculus Affair 1991

7.10

Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion. Glass things break without any apparent reason. The Professor, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of the Professor's work and send their agents to investigate.

1991

Red Rackham's Treasure

Red Rackham's Treasure 1991

6.90

Tintin and Captain Haddock search for Red Rackham's treasure with the help of an eccentric but lovable professor.

1991

Destination Moon

Destination Moon 1992

7.40

Tintin and his friends go to Syldavia and join a secret space program.

1992

Land of Black Gold

Land of Black Gold 1992

6.50

When cars start to explode, which can lead to a serious oil crisis, Tintin and his friends travel to the Middle East to get to the bottom of the problem.

1992

The Secret of the Unicorn

The Secret of the Unicorn 1991

7.30

Tintin buys an old model ship at a flea market as a gift for Captain Haddock, who tells him about the exploits of a famous ancestor related to it. Then, Tintin learns that it is not an ordinary model ship.

1991

The Black Island

The Black Island 1991

6.70

Tintin is out on a peaceful walk. But the comfortable atmosphere will not last long. When an aircraft with an engine failure lands, Tintin does his part to help, but he is shot and ends up in hospital.

1991

The Red Sea Sharks

The Red Sea Sharks 1992

6.80

Tintin and his friends travel to Khemed, a Middle East nation, to help its ruler, Emir Mohammed ben Kalish Ezab, who gets into trouble when Bab El Ehr, an arms smuggler and terrorist, rises and takes over.

1992

Prisoners of the Sun

Prisoners of the Sun 1992

7.00

Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.

1992

Explorers on the Moon

Explorers on the Moon 1992

7.40

Tintin and his friends travel to the Moon aboard the Syldavian nuclear powered rocket.

1992

The Crab with the Golden Claws

The Crab with the Golden Claws 1991

6.90

Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.

1991

Desire

Desire 1996

5.60

Désiré is a fine servant and butler who regularly seduces the ladies of the house where he works, but then he moves on. This time he is working for Odette, the mistress of the minister of Posts and he is living a new situation. He has fallen in love with with Odette.

1996

The Broken Ear

The Broken Ear 1992

6.60

When a South American fetish is stolen and then reappears the next morning, Tintin investigates.

1992