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Leon Dai – Bu neng mei you ni AKA Cannot Live Without You (2009)
SynopsisA down and out man and his daughter live in an illegal hovel. The two live a happy peaceful life until the authorities intervene when the child reaches school age. 1.29GB | 1 h 32 min |...
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Marie-Claude Treilhou – Simone Barbès ou la vertu AKA Simone Barbes or Virtue...
IMDB wrote:Simone and Martine are usherettes in a porno cinema in Montparnasse. Installed in the hall, they greet regulars, put men in their place, chat and pass the time. At midnight Simone departs...
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Shin’ya Tsukamoto – Zan (2018)
Quote:Set during the tumultuous mid-19th century Edo period of Japan, Killing is the story of a masterless samurai or ronin named Ikematsu Sosuke. As the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure to be...
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Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger – Gone to Earth (1950)
Screen legend Jennifer Jones (Portrait of Jennie) stars as the young, beguiling Hazel Woodus in 1897 Shropshire, England. More than the people around her, she loves and understands the wild animals of...
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John Frankenheimer – Grand Prix (1966)
Synopsis:The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron...
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Jonathan Demme – Handle with Care AKA Citizen’s Band (1977)
Quote:The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen’s band) radio. 1.03GB | 1h 35mn | 636×476 | mkv...
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Joseph B. Vasquez – Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991)
Four friends (two African-American, two Puerto Rican-American) learn a lot about themselves and one another while negotiating a memorable roller coaster of a Friday night out on the town. Jonathan...
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Mia Hansen-Løve – Tout est pardonné AKA All Is Forgiven (2007)
Debut director Mia Hansen-Love turns seemingly random slices from the life of a disintegrating family unit into a remarkably graceful, natural film about what it is to be human. Perhaps the most...
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne – Le jeune Ahmed AKA Young Ahmed (2019)
NYFF wrote:The Dardenne Brothers won this year’s Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this brave new work, another intimate portrayal-in-furious-motion of a protagonist in crisis. The...
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Robert Guédiguian – Ki lo sa? (1986)
“Robert Guédiguian is well-known for his idiosyncratic slices of life setin his beloved Marseille, in films such as Marius et Jeannette (1997)and À la place du coeur (1998). Whilst most of...
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Isshin Inudô – Kiiroi namida AKA Yellow Tears (2007)
The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke – the manga artist, Shoichi –...
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Shiori Kazama – Kasei no kanon aka The Mars Canon (2002)
Quote:A look at the problems two couples, Kohei and Kinuko, and Manabe and Hijiri, have in their relationships, and the solutions they try to devise as a way out. Kohei and Kinuko, despite their age...
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Ryuichi Hiroki – Yawarakai seikatsu aka It’s Only Talk (2005)
Yuko is 35 years old, single, out of work, and on medication from her psychiatrist to combat her manic depression. Living in Kamata Town, Yuko divides her time between a variety of men friends, each...
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Carlos Mayolo – La Mansión de Araucaima (1986)
A young model runs away from the set of a commercial spot she’s filming, and enter the mansion of Araucaima, where its dwellers indulge in strange rites. Filled with symbolism, this metaphorical drama...
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María Novaro – Danzón (1991)
Quote:Julia (Rojo) is a phone operator in Mexico City who divides her time between her job, her daughter and the danzon: a cuban dance very popular in Mexico and Central America. Every wednesday Julia...
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Hanif Kureishi – London Kills Me (1991)
The ambitious leader of an undisciplined gang is trying to break into the big time. Meanwhile, his best friend is trying to leave the gang. The key to his new life is a new pair of shoes, but not just...
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Mabel Cheung – Ba liang jin AKA Eight Taels of Gold (1989)
Quote:Mabel Cheung may be one of the lesser known names of the early 80s Hong Kong New-Wave – directors such as Tsui Hark and Ann Hui gaining a greater attention worldwide – yet she has an indelible...
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David Lowell Rich – Madame X (1966)
The lower-class wife (Lana Turner) of a wealthy socialite (John Forsythe) is caught in a compromising situation with a male companion (Ricardo Montalban), and forced by her brutal mother-in-law...
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Mrinal Sen – Ek Din Pratidin aka And Quiet Rolls the Day (1979)
Plot synopsis:The bread-winning daughter in a middle-class family fails to return from work one evening. The night begins with worries at home, followed by midnight searches and finally a deepening...
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Clarence Brown – The Human Comedy (1943)
Plot: Homer Macauley remains in a small town looking after his widowed mother and younger brother. Homer’s older brother is fighting the war in Europe. Written by Anonymous Recently-deceased Matthew...
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