Brutal and uncompromising take on the Italian mafia, shot with raw realism by rising director Matteo Garrone.
Category / Criterion Collection
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Such is the profound impact and influence of De Sica’s postwar masterwork that it has arguably become a metonym for the Italian neorealist movement.
White Material (2009)
Sporadically engaging, this poetic if bleak drama sees director Claire Denis returning to Africa to shine the spotlight on racial strife and civil war once again.
Ivan’s Childhood (1962)
A poetic war film, if there ever was one, about the loss of childhood innocence shot in a dreamy style by the legendary Tarkovsky.
Stalker (1979)
This bold existentialist work from Russian master Tarkovsky compels and frustrates with equal measure.
Solaris (1972)
Tarkovsky’s sci-fi mystery is indescribably profound and no doubt one of his very, very best.
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
Theologically offensive on almost every level, but its wildly provocative (and hilarious) scenarios have a disarming charm to them in this excellent religious satire.
