Arthouse

  • Hans-Christian Schmid – Crazy (2000)

    Hans-Christian Schmid1991-2000ArthouseDramaGermany
    Crazy (2000)
    Crazy (2000)

    On his fifth attempt at boarding school, young Benni has one last
    chance to prove to his parents he can function in the academic world, and, most importantly, pass math. But Benni has other concerns; he is partially paralyzed and struggling with typical teenage issues – making friends, falling in love and having sex. When his mother decides to move him to yet another school, Benni must decide whether to make a stand for what truly matters to him. Based on an autobiographical novel by Benjamin Lebert, Crazy has earned Schmid great praise for its honest portrait of teenage life.
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  • Ildikó Enyedi – Büvös vadász aka The Magic Hunter (1994)

    Ildikó Enyedi1991-2000ArthouseDramaHungary
    Büvös vadász (1994)
    Büvös vadász (1994)

    From Amazon:
    Magic Hunter begins as a fairy tale told by a mother to her frightened daughter during a World War II air raid and then shifts into the contemporary story of Max, a police marksman (British actor Gary Kemp, dubbed in Hungarian) who loses his nerve when he wounds an innocent hostage. He manages to pass his annual shooting test only when a sinister colleague lends him three magic bullets that won’t fail to miss their target; to get a new supply, Max will have to strike a deal with the devil.Read More »

  • Miklós Jancsó – Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr Pesten AKA Lord’s Lantern in Budapest (1999)

    1991-2000ArthouseComedyHungaryMiklós Jancsó
    Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr Pesten (1999)
    Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr Pesten (1999)

    Five different stories are connected by two recurring characters: gravediggers Kapa and Pepe. In one story, the director and screenwriter are characters. Killed by assassins, their ashes are then mixed up by the antic gravediggers. In another, a rich man persuades a poor one not to kill himself, and ends up committing suicide himself, while in a third, characters in a country mansion meditate on Hungarian history, revolution and violence.Read More »

  • Various – Gure oroitzapenak (2018)

    Various2011-2020ArthouseDramaSpain
    Gure oroitzapenak (2018)
    Gure oroitzapenak (2018)

    The countenance of the basque writer Joseba Sarrionandia is multi-faceted, not only for having dabbled in all literary forms of expression, but for having been capable of creating his own imagery, composed of endless worlds. Thus, several of the elements appearing in the literary world will undoubtedly appear here: the sea, the port, childhood, trains, uprooting, war, destruction, love, drifting, pain, fantasy, mystery, initiation, torture.Read More »

  • Mark Moskowitz – Stone Reader (2002)

    2001-2010ArthouseDocumentaryMark MoskowitzUSA
    Stone Reader (2002)
    Stone Reader (2002)

    In this labor-of-love documentary, director-writer-producer Mark Moskowitz tackles a project he had been wanting to pursue since he was 18 years old. In 1972 he read a New York Times book review of THE STONES OF SUMMER by Dow Mossman, a title which would later became an object of obsession for Moskowitz. Though he shelved the book for 25 years, Moskowitz finally did read it and was amazed at its ingenuity. He was shocked that its onetime author never penned another book. Determined to solve this mystery, Moskowitz made THE STONE READER, documenting his research project in finding the forgotten author and getting to the bottom of the publishing mystery of how so many great works of literature, and great authors, just disappear.Read More »

  • Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Mekong Hotel (2012) (HD)

    Apichatpong Weerasethakul2011-2020ArthouseDramaThailand
    Mekong Hotel (2012)
    Mekong Hotel (2012)

    Quote:
    When it comes to impenetrable arthouse fare, Thai indie auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul is widely regarded as something of a master. Two years ago, he arrived in London triumphantly with his Palme d’Or for the majestic Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) and has returned this year with the not-quite-feature-length oddity, Mekong Hotel (2012), which rightly features in the LFF’s ‘Experimenta’ stream. Weerasethakul’s latest lingers instead on a series of moments all taking place around the titular hostelry sat on the bank of the enormous river which separates Thailand from Laos.Read More »

  • Anne Claire Poirier – Mourir à tue-tête AKA A Scream from Silence (1979)

    1971-1980Anne Claire PoirierArthouseCanadaDrama
    Mourir à tue tête (1979)
    Mourir à tue tête (1979)

    Quote:
    A therapist’s client, a young auditioning actress, a guru’s disciple, a secretary, a wife: five short rape stories before the start of the main story. Suzanne, a nurse, returns home at midnight after her work. She is attacked by a man who forces her into his truck, beats her, insults her, rapes her. The following medical examination and statements at the police station are felt as an extension of the rape. Library documents broaden the subject to all those women who, during the Vietnam War among others, serve as distractions to the warriors, to this barbaric practice still current in Africa, clitoridectomy, “the most absolute rape, that of the woman within the woman.”Read More »

  • Kô Nakahira – Suna no ue no shokubutsu-gun AKA Flora on the Sand (1964)

    1961-1970ArthouseCultJapanKô Nakahira
    Suna no ue no shokubutsu gun (1964)
    Suna no ue no shokubutsu gun (1964)

    One evening, at the Marine Tower observatory, cosmetics salesman Ichiro Iki is drawn into conversation with an unfamiliar young lady Akiko. She invites Ichiro back to a hotel where they make love but part without even exchanging names. A week later, they have a second chance encounter at the observatory. This time, Ichiro is the one who pursues her. Back at the hotel, Akiko begs Ichiro to give her sister – Kyoko, a bar hostess – absolute hell. Akiko resents her sister for lecturing on chastity, while wantonly indulging in promiscuous activity. Ichiro takes an interest in Kyoko and sets out towards her bar…Read More »

  • Aleksei Balabanov – Reka AKA River (2002)

    Aleksei Balabanov2001-2010ArthouseDramaRussia
    Reka AKA River (2002)
    Reka AKA River (2002)

    A story of jealous love and betrayal that end up decimating a small group of outcaste lepers who have been banished from participation in Yakut community life.Read More »

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