Mizoguchiโs chronicle of one womanโs descent from nobility to prostitution is emotionally intense and terribly bleak.
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Life of Oharu, The (1952)
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Category / Criterion Collection
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Raging Bull (1980)
One of Scorseseโs greatest accomplishmentsโan astonishing character study of the rise and fall of a world champion middleweight boxer that is also an acting and editing masterclass.
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
A cultural touchstone in modern American cinema, Spike Leeโs breakthrough tell-it-as-it-is treatment of racism is even more sobering to view more than 30 years later.
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
This easy-going if poor entry doesnโt quite contribute much to Zatoichiโs characterisation, nor does it have an involving premise.
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Following (1998)
Startlingly assured debut by Christopher Nolan in this noir-mystery that lays the first brick for ‘Memento‘ (2000) and ‘Inception‘ (2010).
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Parade (1974)
Tatiโs swansong is a delightful circus act (and quite literally, and dazzlingly so) as he implicates artists, entertainers and audience members alike in the performative.
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Manila in the Claws of Light (1975)
In the pantheon of Southeast Asian cinema, this stands as one of the finest films โ bold, bleak and uncompromising.
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Farewell Amor (2020)
This strong debut feature on the African immigrant experience in the US is told via an unconventional triptych structure that explores with uncommon nuance the subjectivity of personal truths and experiences.ย ย
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Lola (1981)
This less celebrated entry in Fassbinderโs BRD trilogy is a biting take on capitalism and the commodification of the body as postwar Germany rebuilds.
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Irma Vep (1996)
This meta-cinematic, self-reflexive experiment by Assayas is one of his most fascinating films, featuring an alluring Maggie Cheung in latex.
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