Johnny is a man on the run. After a bodged robbery on a mill leaves Johnny seriously injured, increasingly desperate and alone in the city, he decides to search out the only person he's ever loved. Meanwhile the police relentlessly close in. 'Odd Man Out' is a darkly atmospheric tale, full of intensity and tension, with a predictably stand out performance from James Mason. find out more...

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs might be Japanese filmmaker Mikio Naruse's finest hour, a delicate, devastating study of a woman, Keiko, played heartbreakingly by Hideko Takamine, who works as a bar hostess in Tokyo's very modern post-war Ginza district. Sly, resourceful, but trapped, Keiko comes to embody the conflicts and struggles of a woman trying to establish her independence in a male-dominated society. A profoundly moving masterpiece. find out more...