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Joshua Oppenheimer & Nish Saran – Hugh (1996)
Hugh is the earliest demonstration of Oppenheimer’s key thesis that hate and extremism are not necessarily disruptive forces – they can be thoroughly bedded into society. The titular subject is an...
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Joshua Oppenheimer – The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (1998)
“In Louisiana Purchase I wanted to examine the whole question of historical memory, the making of history…” — Joshua Oppenheimer The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase is an imaginative and...
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Bill Duke – Deep Cover (1992)
Plot Laurence Fishburne plays no-nonsense LAPD narc Russell Stevens, Jr., who has worked all his life to expunge the memory of his dope-addict father, whom he saw die in a liquor-store robbery. DEA...
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Lisandro Alonso – Sin título (Carta para Serra) AKA Untitled (Letter to...
The original dvdr announce wrote: This filmic exchange is based on two works that reflect on the way each director films, on the crew and the actors, on the way they see and make cinema. Albert Serra...
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James Mangold – Heavy (1995)
Synopsis: The life of an overweight, unhappy cook is forever changed after a kind, beautiful college drop-out comes to work as a waitress at he and his mother’s roadside restaurant. Quote: Heavy is...
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Allan King – A Married Couple (1969)
Quote: Unnerving in an altogether different way, A Married Couple, from 1969, ventures into the world of adult showmanship through the conflicted relationship between Billy and Antoinette Edwards....
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Eva Husson – Bang Gang (une histoire d’amour moderne) AKA Bang Gang (A Modern...
Quote: The bold feature debut by French filmmaker Eva Husson explores the sexual exploits and awakenings of a group of teenagers on the beaches (and in the beds) of Biarritz....
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Marguerite Duras – Jaune le soleil (1971)
Quote: Adapted from Duras’ Abahn Sabana David. Jaune le soleil est un film de Marguerite Duras sorti en 1972, adapté de son roman Abahn Sabana David. Tout le film se passe dans une seule pièce où sont...
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Kutlug Ataman – Iki Genç Kiz AKA Two Girls (2005)
Quote: The film is about two teenage girls, Behiye and Handan, with contrasting characteristics and backgrounds, forming a close relationship with sexual implications. As they become closer and closer...
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Raymond Bailly – L’étrange Monsieur Steve AKA Mr. Steve (1957)
Synopsis: ‘Georges Villard is a modest bank employee who dreams of earning more money so that he can live more comfortably. When Monsieur Steve offers him a chance to do just that he accepts without a...
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Petr Václav – Nikdy nejsme sami AKA We Are Never Alone (2016)
A paranoid prison guard moves into a village flanked by a state motorway. He befriends his new neighbour, an unemployed hypochondriac supported by his wife, working in the local grocery. Weary of life...
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Piero Schivazappa – Femina ridens AKA The Frightened Woman (1969)
Quote: A rich and sadistic man, who enjoys to degrade women as part of elaborate S&M games, abducts a female journalist. She is subjected to his unpleasant games but soon the roles begin to be...
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Robert Crumb – Bible of Filth (1986)
Bible of Filth by Robert Crumb Published January 1, 1986 by Futuropolis, Paris Printed in France Board book, 200 pages ISBN 10 : 2737653134 ISBN 13 : 9782737653131 Collection of Robert Crumb’s more...
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Werner Herzog & Dmitry Vasyukov – Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010)
Quote: From directors Dmitry Vasyukov and Werner Herzog – and thanks to DVD distribution from Second Sight – comes 2010 feature documentary Happy People: A Year in the Taiga (2010), an affectionate...
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Sang-soo Hong – Hahaha (2010)
Movie director Jo Moon-Kyeong (Kim Sang-Kyung), who recently decided to immigrate to Canada, takes a trip down to the small sea-side town of Tongyeong, South Korea. There he meets acquaintance Bang...
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Sang-soo Hong – Yourself and Yours (2016)
Quote: Korean maestro and Festival favourite Hong Sang-soo (Right Now, Wrong Then) embarks on an intriguing foray into the uncanny with this ingenious spin on Luis Buñuel’s final masterpiece That...
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John Ford – The Black Watch (1929)
Quote: August 1914. As his regiment sets sail for France, an army captain is sent back to India on a secret mission. He averts a tribal revolt by winning the love of a girl whom the tribe regard as a...
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Bertrand Tavernier – Une semaine de vacances AKA A Week’s Vacation (1980)
Quote: Here are some ways that Bettrand Tavernier, in production notes for his new film ”A Week’s Vacation,” describes his film: ”A portrait of a woman against the background of almost murmured...
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Costa-Gavras – L’aveu AKA The Confession (1970)
Quote: Costa-Gavras might be the European filmmaker most influential on American directors of the 1970s. Although this honor often goes to Jean-Luc Godard and other compatriots of the Nouvelle Vague,...
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Marcel Moussy – Saint-Tropez Blues (1961)
Synopsis: ‘Anne-Marie goes south with her childhood friend Jean-Paul instead of hitting the books at home. The friends join up with artist-types in Saint Tropez, and though the ambiance is carefree...
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