An interesting, and at times, comical crossover between two cultural action icons, this is a generally satisfying if predictable entry.
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
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Category / Criterion Collection
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Virgin Spring, The (1960)
One of Bergman’s quietest films, but therein lies a powerful and existential meditation on religion, vengeance and guilt.
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
A rare ‘Zatoichi’ entry with not one but two ruthless villains hogging the spotlight, which is a double-edged sword for character development, though it delivers in terms of action.
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Remorques (1941)
One of Gremillon’s best-known works, this part sea action, part romance drama strikes a strong emotional chord with its performances and melodramatic flair.
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Vie de Jesus, La (1997)
A fascinating feature debut by Dumont, who captures the tedium of French countryside life by finding beauty in the mundane and the horrific in the nonchalant, working with non-professional actors with aplomb.
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La bête humaine (1938)
A well-paced and engaging genre effort by Renoir that mixes psychological drama with the crime-noir, featuring Jean Gabin and Simone Simon as doomed lovers.
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Mr. Klein (1976)
There are two Robert Kleins (one’s a Jew) in WWII Nazi-occupied France in this slow-burning, finely-tuned Kafkaesque wrong identity mystery-thriller, starring a paranoid Alain Delon.
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Autumn Tale, An (1998)
A winner of Best Screenplay at Venice, Rohmer’s final ‘Four Seasons’ entry is an incisive and revelatory take on finding romance at a much older age, featuring two outstanding performances by Marie Riviere and Beatrice Romand.
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Enemy of the People, An (1989)
Holy water from a temple is found to be contaminated in this decent adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play, situated within Ray’s cultural milieu as this straightforwardly-told drama sees science and religion cross swords.
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Wild Strawberries (1957)
A ruminative drama on the fear of death and loneliness, matched by a great performance by Victor Sjostrom.
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Eternality Tan 