Drama

  • Isshin Inudô – Kiiroi namida AKA Yellow Tears (2007)

    2001-2010DramaIsshin InudôJapan

    The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke – the manga artist, Shoichi – the singer, Ryuzo – the novelist, Kei – the painter and Yuji – the 5th wheel. The friends spend the summer in pursuit of their own ideals of personal freedom – being able to do what they want. In the process of pursuing their dream they learn firsthand that however ideal it may seem, its not as easy as they think.Read More »

  • Robert Guédiguian – Ki lo sa? (1986)

    1981-1990DramaFranceRobert Guediguian

    “Robert Guédiguian is well-known for his idiosyncratic slices of life set
    in his beloved Marseille, in films such as Marius et Jeannette (1997)
    and À la place du coeur (1998). Whilst most of Guédiguian’s films are set in this historic
    French port they span a remarkable range of genres and encompass a
    dizzying assortment of themes, including noir-style thriller intrigue,
    classic romance and pressing social issues. Ki lo sa?, Guédiguian’s
    third feature, is one of his more unusual films in this series, a
    surprisingly dark and mystical work which explores various
    existentialist concerns through the interlocking prisms of black comedy
    and social realism.Read More »

  • Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne – Le jeune Ahmed AKA Young Ahmed (2019)

    2011-2020ArthouseDramaFranceJean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

    NYFF wrote:
    The Dardenne Brothers won this year’s Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for this brave new work, another intimate portrayal-in-furious-motion of a protagonist in crisis. The filmmakers’ radical empathy alights on a Muslim teenager (extraordinary first-time actor Idir Ben Addi) in a small Belgian town who is being gradually radicalized into extremism despite the desperate protestations of his single mother (Claire Bodson), and who winds up hatching a murderous plot targeting his beloved teacher (Myriem Akheddiou). Taking a serious view of a difficult issue—the effect of fanaticism on the body and soul—the Dardennes here remind viewers why they continue to be at the center of 21st-century cinema.Read More »

  • Mia Hansen-Løve – Tout est pardonné AKA All Is Forgiven (2007)

    2001-2010DramaFranceMia Hansen-Løve

    Debut director Mia Hansen-Love turns seemingly random slices from the life of a disintegrating family unit into a remarkably graceful, natural film about what it is to be human. Perhaps the most persuasive aspect of this hopeful parable of failure is the way casting, acting, script, and camerawork conspire to usher us into an immediately believable world which is observed with a painterly eye yet never seems staged.Read More »

  • Joseph B. Vasquez – Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991)

    1991-2000ComedyDramaJoseph B. VasquezUSA

    Four friends (two African-American, two Puerto Rican-American) learn a lot about themselves and one another while negotiating a memorable roller coaster of a Friday night out on the town.Read More »

  • Jonathan Demme – Handle with Care AKA Citizen’s Band (1977)

    1971-1980ComedyDramaJonathan DemmeUSA

    Quote:
    The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen’s band) radio.Read More »

  • John Frankenheimer – Grand Prix (1966)

    Drama1961-1970John FrankenheimerUSA

    Synopsis:
    The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron (James Garner) is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate’s wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti (Yves Montand), a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.Read More »

  • Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger – Gone to Earth (1950)

    1941-1950DramaEmeric PressburgerMichael PowellRomance

    Screen legend Jennifer Jones (Portrait of Jennie) stars as the young, beguiling Hazel Woodus in 1897 Shropshire, England. More than the people around her, she loves and understands the wild animals of the countryside, especially her pet fox. Whenever she has problems, she turns to the book of spells and charms left to her by her gypsy mother. When dashing local squire Jack Reddin (David Farrar, Hour of Glory) begins to pursue Hazel—despite her marriage to Baptist minister Edward Marston (Cyril Cusack, Fahrenheit 451)—a struggle for her body and soul ensues.Read More »

  • Shin’ya Tsukamoto – Zan (2018)

    2011-2020DramaJapanShinya Tsukamoto

    Quote:
    Set during the tumultuous mid-19th century Edo period of Japan, Killing is the story of a masterless samurai or ronin named Ikematsu Sosuke. As the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure to be replaced by war and conflict across the land the swordsman feels restlessness creep upon him.Read More »

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