One of Polanski’s finest post-2000s efforts – this is a first-rate old-school mystery-thriller that sees the master filmmaker at the top of his game.
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Ghost Writer, The (2010)
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Tag / Germany
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Pianist, The (2002)
One of Polanski’s finest films, and a great WWII Holocaust drama about human resilience, and the beauty and power of music to overcome sheer adversity.
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Effi Briest (1974)
Polished, precise and beautifully-shot in black-and-white, but its cold and austere treatment can be a long, alienating slog.
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Goodbye, Lenin! (2003)
The film combines drama and comedy effectively in a largely engaging piece about how sociopolitics can affect the personal in absurd ways.
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Frantz (2016)
An elegiac if delicately-directed film by Ozon about lies, truths and the aftermath of war affecting the lives of those that continue to live.
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
This ‘anti-vampire’ movie sees Jarmusch bring his idiosyncratic style to the well-worn genre in refreshing and poetic ways.
Katzelmacher (1969)
Fassbinder’s second feature continues his minimalist and spare direction, this time centering on a group of xenophobic, good-for-nothing friends.
