Polished yet brutally raw, this Ukrainian sign language film is an audacious piece of cinema.
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Polished yet brutally raw, this Ukrainian sign language film is an audacious piece of cinema.
A gorgeously shot pitch-black comedy that brings to light something long forgotten – Gypsy slavery, with an interest in deepening our intellectual engagement with Romania and its dark history.
The psychological and hallucinatory strains of war befall a young Portuguese soldier lost in the jungles of Mozambique in WWI.
Arguably David Lean’s greatest accomplishment, this is one of the most spectacular biopics in the history of cinema.
Nicholas Ray’s debut feature is a straightforward lovers-on-the-run ‘romance-noir’ with strong chemistry between the two leads.
You wouldn’t expect that a French animation about walking-and-talking bears could possess both depth and intelligence, plus it’s so fun to watch.
An explicit allegory of Marcos’ problematic dictatorship through the story of a group of boys hoping to be initiated into a notorious college fraternity.
Another extraordinary work by Ray, directed with a profound delicateness that translates into great performances and astonishing visual flourishes.
An extraordinary masterpiece by the great Satyajit Ray that captures the clash between tradition and modernity in a deeply poetic, melancholic (and musical) way.
Godard’s attempt at mashing multiple genres together in a mystery-type film doesn’t really go anywhere, and in fact, the characters are ironically searching for some kind of direction.