Dovzhenko’s representative if propagandistic work of the Soviet silent era is visually poetic even if in retrospect its pro-Stalinist call for collectivism remains controversial.
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Earth (1930)
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Persecution (2009)
A strong performance by Romain Duris can’t quite lift Patrice Chereau’s faltering final film about the incommunicability and anxiety of human relationships.
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Away From Her (2006)
A quiet and subtle drama about old age and adapting to new dynamics of a decades-long marriage, backed by a superb performance by Julie Christie.
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Au revoir Taipei (2010)
In this quite assured feature debut, Arvin Chen explores not so much true love at first sight, but rather the site of first true love.
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August: Osage County (2013)
Intense performances by the ensemble cast, in particular Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, elevate this honest and painful portrait of a feuding family to rather solid drama status.
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Artist, The (2011)
This silent film about silent films will be sure to make enough noise to garner some trophies come awards season.
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Atlantis (2019)
Shot in austere long takes, this post-apocalyptic drama from Ukraine is a cautionary tale on both the psychological and ecological impact of war.
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Arbitrage (2012)
Richard Gere gives an excellent performance in this intense drama about moral dilemmas and making hard choices.
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Apple, The (1998)
You wouldn’t expect this mature and revelatory work to have been directed by a 17-year old woman in Iran.
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Anomalisa (2015)
Charlie Kaufman’s quaint and surreal stop-motion animation won’t blow you away, but its mature themes of isolation and companionship largely resonate.
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Eternality Tan 