Another compelling gem from the Dardennesโtender, empathetic and mature, yet so deceptively simple.
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Kid with a Bike, The (2011)
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Category / Criterion Collection
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Rosetta (1999)
Arguably the Dardennesโ most important film with a searing performance by debutant Emilie Dequenne, though its nauseating vรฉritรฉ style takes getting used to.
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Promesse, La (1996)
Now regarded as the first โDardennesโ feature, this is an assured realist work about moral quandaries set to the tune of a coming-of-age film.
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Missing (1982)
Superb political mystery-thriller that is stimulating, and featuring magnetic performances from Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek.
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
One of the most visually-stunning biopics ever made, this complexly-layered work about art, politics, memory and imagination is arguably Paul Schraderโs finest moment as a filmmaker.
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Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987)
We follow a young schoolboyโs a-day-in-the-life journey in Kiarostamiโs simple yet resonating breakthrough film.
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I, Daniel Blake (2016)
A tremendously urgent social realist work with a strong emotional core, blessed by Loachโs unadulterated approach to simplicity. ย
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Kes (1970)
Arguably Ken Loachโs masterpiece of 1970s British working-class social realism, with an absolutely stunning performance by the 14-year old non-professional actor David Bradley.
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Andrei Rublev (1966)
Tarkovskyโs vignette-style medieval epic is possibly the greatest ideological film about a psychologically-conflicted artist trying to understand the epoch he lives in.
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New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
One of the most satisfying entries in the series, this third installment has a substantial and emotional storyline to match its superb action.
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