Desk 02 · sorted by subgenre
Chamber pieces and melodramas, mostly with English subtitles. Every card has a play link. This desk does not pad the list with films that are only free in some other country this month.
1 title
Der blaue Engel
Cabaret drama · Station 8.3
A respected teacher walks into a nightclub and does not walk back out as the same man. It is still the model for this kind of downfall story.
Internet Archive (German) · SD · ads: None
1 title
小城之春
Chamber drama · Station 9.4
A wife, an ill husband, and an old friend share a ruined house after the war. Almost nothing “happens”, and the film is still the one Chinese directors name.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
1 title
Hollywood drama · Station 7.8
A rising actor and a falling star share a marriage the town will not leave alone. The remakes are famous. This is the tough first version.
Internet Archive (1937) · HD · ads: None
2 titles
戀愛與義務
Melodrama · Station 7.7
A woman is pulled apart by the title’s two words. At two and a half hours it is a full evening, and the unreleased print is the one the project could clear.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
별들의 고향
Melodrama · Station 7.5
A woman is worn down by the men who say they love her. Hosts outside Korea rarely programme it. The archive upload is the way in.
Korean Classic Film on YouTube · HD restoration · ads: YouTube ads
1 title
Musical animation · Station 8.0
The Ramayana, a breakup, and 1920s jazz songs, drawn by one person. It is the rare feature you are explicitly invited to copy.
Official site · HD · ads: None
1 title
馬路天使
Musical drama · Station 8.6
A singer and her neighbours try to stay decent on a poor street. Two songs do as much work as the plot, which is the point.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
1 title
Romance · Station 7.6
A legionnaire and a cabaret singer circle each other in a film that cares more about looks and pride than about plot.
Internet Archive · SD · ads: None
小城之春
Chamber drama · Station 9.4
A wife, an ill husband, and an old friend share a ruined house after the war. Almost nothing “happens”, and the film is still the one Chinese directors name.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
戀愛與義務
Melodrama · Station 7.7
A woman is pulled apart by the title’s two words. At two and a half hours it is a full evening, and the unreleased print is the one the project could clear.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
별들의 고향
Melodrama · Station 7.5
A woman is worn down by the men who say they love her. Hosts outside Korea rarely programme it. The archive upload is the way in.
Korean Classic Film on YouTube · HD restoration · ads: YouTube ads
Musical animation · Station 8.0
The Ramayana, a breakup, and 1920s jazz songs, drawn by one person. It is the rare feature you are explicitly invited to copy.
Official site · HD · ads: None
馬路天使
Musical drama · Station 8.6
A singer and her neighbours try to stay decent on a poor street. Two songs do as much work as the plot, which is the point.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
Der blaue Engel
Cabaret drama · Station 8.3
A respected teacher walks into a nightclub and does not walk back out as the same man. It is still the model for this kind of downfall story.
Internet Archive (German) · SD · ads: None
小城之春
Chamber drama · Station 9.4
A wife, an ill husband, and an old friend share a ruined house after the war. Almost nothing “happens”, and the film is still the one Chinese directors name.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
戀愛與義務
Melodrama · Station 7.7
A woman is pulled apart by the title’s two words. At two and a half hours it is a full evening, and the unreleased print is the one the project could clear.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
별들의 고향
Melodrama · Station 7.5
A woman is worn down by the men who say they love her. Hosts outside Korea rarely programme it. The archive upload is the way in.
Korean Classic Film on YouTube · HD restoration · ads: YouTube ads
馬路天使
Musical drama · Station 8.6
A singer and her neighbours try to stay decent on a poor street. Two songs do as much work as the plot, which is the point.
Chinese Film Classics on YouTube · SD · ads: YouTube ads
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SearchOpens the official site. Press play only on titles that site marks as free.
SearchOpens the official site. Press play only on titles that site marks as free.
SearchOpens the official site. Press play only on titles that site marks as free.
SearchOpens the official site. Press play only on titles that site marks as free.
SearchOpens the official site. Press play only on titles that site marks as free.