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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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.
We follow a young schoolboyโs a-day-in-the-life journey in Kiarostamiโs simple yet resonating breakthrough film.
A tremendously urgent social realist work with a strong emotional core, blessed by Loachโs unadulterated approach to simplicity. ย
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.
Tarkovskyโs vignette-style medieval epic is possibly the greatest ideological film about a psychologically-conflicted artist trying to understand the epoch he lives in.
One of the most satisfying entries in the series, this third installment has a substantial and emotional storyline to match its superb action.
Kiarostami leaves us with a work of indelible beauty, continuing his fascination with the phenomenology of cinema and its relation to the ephemeral.
Shot in Japan with a Japanese cast, Iranian master Kiarostami gives us a rueful but tender film about the nature of love, desire and liking.
Kiarostami’s first non-Iranian film is engaging, but the male lead is unable to hold his own against Juliette Binoche.
Celine Sciammaโs formidable period piece about two women who find deep comfort and intimacy in each other is at once intellectually stimulating and emotionally devastating.ย