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Ken Russell – The Devils [+Extras] (1971)
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of...
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Nagisa Ôshima – Ai no korîda AKA In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Quote: Based upon a true incident in 1930s Japan, Nagisa Oshima’s controversial film effectively skirts the borderline between pornography and art — making Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Tango in Paris of...
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Gianluigi Calderone – Appassionata (1974)
Two teenage friends, Eugenia (Ornella Muti) and Nicola (Eleonora Giorgi) conspire to find out how much their youthful sensuality can disrupt one of their households, headed by a dentist, Dr. Emilio...
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Danièle Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub – Moses und Aron (1975)
In expressive, melodic tones, the fraternal pair debate God’s true message and intent for His creations, a conflict that leads their followers – in extravagantly choreographed song and dance – towards...
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Yoshimasa Ishibashi – Oh! Mikey Hard Core (2005)
Quote: Welcome to the world of the Fuccon Family, aka Oh Mikey!, a bizarre and amazing mannequin drama that has taken Japan by storm. Based on a popular independent film, OH! Mikey is the bizarre and...
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Amir Naderi – Tangna AKA Strait (1973)
Plot summary on imdb Naderi’s second film is set in the slums of Tehran. Hanging out in a pool hall, Ali Khoshdast becomes involved in a brawl with three brothers, and accidently kills one of them. He...
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Masaki Kobayashi – Kaidan AKA Kwaidan [uncut] [+commentary] (1964)
Quote: For a film so widely and indelibly remembered, Masaki Kobayashi’s Kwaidan has confounded a surprising number of critics over the years. Ever since its release in 1965, there have been those who...
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Marco Martins – São Jorge AKA Saint George (2016)
From TMDB: In 2011 Portugal began the so-called “year of the Troika” (EU, IMF and ECB budget cuts and economic restructuring), with the level of debt among the Portuguese people reaching staggering...
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Alain Resnais – Coeurs AKA Private Fears In Public Places (2006)
Private Fears in Public Places, (French: Cœurs (“Hearts”), is a 2006 French film directed by Alain Resnais. It was adapted from Alan Ayckbourn’s play Private Fears in Public Places. The film won...
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Paolo Taviani & Vittorio Taviani – Cesare deve morire (2012)
Quote: The performance of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar comes to an end and the performers are rewarded with rapturous applause. The lights go out; the actors leave the stage and return to their cells....
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Luc Béraud – Plein sud AKA Heat of Desire (1981)
Quote: In France in the near future, revolt and chaos erupt. A right-wing politician, Philippe Muphand, is set to take control when his lady friend Caroline walks out, announcing she will take up with...
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Lev Kuleshov – Velikiy uteshitel aka The Great Consoler (1933)
The Great Consoler is Lev Kuleshov’s most personal film reflecting both the facts of his life and his thoughts about the place of the artist in contemporary reality. It was the only film in the Soviet...
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Michel Mardore – Le mariage à la mode (1973)
Quote: A woman who has long had a stifling marriage in a boring province. She has an affair with a traveling photographer, follows him to Paris, and then has a series of unsatisfactory but interesting...
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Lukas Valenta Rinner – Los decentes AKA A Decent Woman (2016)
A housemaid working in an exclusive gated community in the outskirts of Buenos Aires embarks on a journey of sexual and mental liberation in a nudist swinger-club. Nodding to Greek Weird Wave’s...
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Nejc Gazvoda – Izlet AKA A Trip (2011)
Quote: Ziva, Andrej and Gregor are best friends since high school. Gregor is a soldier who is about to embark on a mission to Afghanistan and Ziva is going to study abroad. Andrej is their gay friend...
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Eduardo Williams – El auge del humano AKA The Human Surge (2016)
Quote: An ingeniously shape-shifting debut from director Eduardo Williams, The Human Surge looks at today’s idle youth in an age of exploitative labour practices and illusory hyper-connection,...
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Niles Atallah – Rey (2017)
In the nineteenth century, a French adventurer sets off to establish a kingdom in the inhospitable South of Chile, uniting the feared Mapuche under him. The response of the Chilean army is...
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John Ford – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Review: There are arguably no bigger cinematic icons of America than John Wayne – the right wing side of America steeped in violence and guns, and James Stewart – the left wing side of America rooted...
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Juruna Mallon & Lucas Parente – Satan Satie (2016)
Erik Satie’s work is at the heart of modern music. However, who was Satie? An elusive genius or a visionary misanthrope? The film tries to sketch an identikit of the musician through his notes and the...
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Roberto Minervini – Low Tide (2012)
Quote: A 12 year old boy and his single mother live parallel lives. The boy spends his days alone while his mother works and goes out with her friends. The boy’s solitude is both a source of freedom...
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