Anatahan
Josef von Sternberg’s newly restored 1953 drama centers on Keiko, the “Queen Bee” of the island of Anatahan, where a gang of Japanese sailors are stranded at the end of World War II. Trapped and unaware that the worldwide struggle is over, the men fight over Keiko and the land. The re-release of this adaptation of a real incident should be an exciting event for classic film lovers, particularly those who admire von Sternberg’s subversive ferocity.