An industrialist faces an agonising choice when a ruthless kidnapper, aiming to snatch his young son, takes the wrong boy, but still demands the ransom.
Akira Kurosawa’s tale of a man diagnosed with stomach cancer is a contemplation of the nature of existence and the question of how we find meaning in our lives.
Roberto Rossellini’s tale of a bored English couple travelling to Italy becomes a passionate story of cruelty and cynicism as their marriage disintegrates.