One of Russell’s top-tier films, this sensual adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s novel takes both lofty and earthy notions of ‘love’ into an ever-deepening spiral of psychosexual complications and provocations.
This French antecedent to ‘A Bigger Splash’ is a stylish if somewhat monotonous drama oozing sexual tension as a couple and a father-daughter duo temporarily reside in a summer house.
A sensually shot if also subtly erotic take on religion and desire, handled with deft skill by the great Melville.
This layered Cannes Palme d’Or-winning work, part courtroom drama, part marital exposé about the mysterious circumstances surrounding a death is Justine Triet’s most complex picture to date.
A great Spanish film about childhood, death and painful memories, featuring an exceptional performance by the bright-eyed if soulful Ana Torrent, with director Saura deftly navigating different planes of temporal and psychological realities.
Suzuki’s dynamic if provocative work here tells of the sexual politics of flesh and humiliation, set in postwar Japan under American control.
Wenders’ new film sees him return to Japan for a contemplative take on the human experience in modern society, following the daily routine of a cultured toilet cleaner who is obsessed with collecting cassette tapes of American oldies.
A triple-crossing crime actioner from master studio craftsman Suzuki that sharpened the critical focus on his thrilling devil-may-care filmmaking style.
A popular singer anxiously waits for her medical test results in this charming yet reflective drama that remains one of Varda’s best-known works from the French New Wave era.
An extraordinary silent feature from Brazil set to a playlist of classical music, so unique, enigmatic and dreamlike that it still carves out new, profound possibilities for cinema.
Eternality Tan 