Kapadia’s sophomore feature expertly blends realism and poeticism as her filmmaking of sincerity and subtlety brings us into three Indian women’s perspectives and feelings as they contemplate their lives’ paths, which are uncertain yet paradoxically preordained.
One of the most iconic queer-themed documentaries of all time sees several trans women, drag queens and voguers reveal their passion and desire to be recognised like any other normal human being as they search for a queer utopia in New York’s Harlem.
Yang’s sweeping masterpiece and deeply affecting picture is one of the greatest films ever made, dissecting 1960s Taiwanese society through the eyes of its youths and street gangs in search of collective identity and individual meaning.
Natural prehistory comes to life in a series of special effects ‘attractions’ as Zeman’s charming adventure sees four boys enter a cave that transports them back to millions of years ago.
Yang’s outstanding second feature is a slow and methodical look at romance and conflict set against the modernisation of Taiwan.
Arguably the artistic pinnacle of Zeman’s career, this endlessly creative work featuring an eclectic range of visual effect techniques sees the titular hero serenade us with his grand, incredulous adventures.
Visually stunning, contemplative and disruptive, Denis’ brilliant take on toxic masculinity—for men, and by men—revolves around one French Foreign Legion sergeant’s attraction and repulsion towards a new recruit.
One of the holy grails of world cinema, there is an elusive, mythic halo cast over Erice’s ‘incomplete’ film, a memory piece about a daughter’s melancholy reflection of her secretive father during her post-Spanish Civil War days of childhood.
Godard’s work goes right into the heart of French youths at odds with politics and sex, locating the mounting angst and ennui as he imbues his freewheeling drama with a serious ‘documentary’ disposition.
Still the most internationally successful Czechoslovak film of all time, Zeman’s work is a brilliant mix of live-action, animation and special effects as a kidnapped scientist naively creates a super-bomb for an evil millionaire.
Eternality Tan 