Synopsis: Israel 1953. At a kibbutz boarding school, Aviya is the only Israeli-born pupil. Her friends are all survivors of Nazi persecutions in Europe. As the students follow current events, it triggers traumatic memories in several of the classmates, who are simultaneously dealing with the challenges of transitioning into adult life. Very few have the support support from parents and the majority lost one or both parents. Aviya herself is determined to find the tomb of her father, who died before she was born. Meanwhile her mother is staying at a mental hospital and refuses to recall her painful past. A film about young orphaned people in the new-born, traumatised yet hopeful state of Israel.Read More »
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Eli Cohen – Etz Hadomim Tafus AKA Under the Domim Tree (1994)
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Martin Veyron – L’Amour Propre ne le Reste Jamais Tres Longtemps (1985)
1981-1990CultEroticaFranceMartin VeyronDescription
In a routine sex farce, Gautier (Jean-Claude Dauphin) is a man determined to figure out how to give a woman an orgasm — which of course requires a lot of practice and experimentation. His buddy Roussel (Jean-Luc Bideau) also chases after women but does not share Gautier’s unique quest. Rose (Nathalie Nell) finds Gautier entrancing and devises a way to capture his heart while helping him on his search for the ultimate turn-on.Read More » -
Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Hanagatami (2017)
2011-2020ArthouseDramaJapanNobuhiko ObayashiQuote:
Spring, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside’s nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town’s other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war’s gravitational pull.Read More » -
Andrea Bussmann – Fausto (2018)
2011-2020Andrea BussmannCanadaDocumentaryMysteryOn the Oaxacan coast of Mexico, rumblings of previous times are never far from the surface. Tales of shapeshifting, telepathy and dealings with the Devil are embedded in the colonization and enslavement of the Americas. Characters from the Faust legend mingle with the inhabitants, while attempting to colonize and control nature through a seemingly never-ending building project. Through literature, myth and local entanglements, the frontier between reality and fiction, and the seen and unseen, no longer apply.Read More »
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Slobodan D. Pesic – Slucaj Harms AKA The Harms Case (1987)
1981-1990ArthouseSlobodan D. PesicYugoslaviaQuote:
Harms Case, The / Slučaj Harms [FL 555]
The film is based on the life and writing of Russian avant-garde poet of the 1920s Danilo Ivanovič Harms who has become a cult figure in Yugoslavia. Harms wrote about strange and absurd cases, only to became a “case” himself when he was persecuted by the Soviet authorities. The film describes a possible, but bizarre scenario of his last days in 1942. After the authorities have questioned him about his fictional literal characters and their whereabouts he is finally released. Read More » -
Miguel Iglesias – Destino: Estambul 68 (1967)
1961-1970CrimeMiguel IglesiasSpainDestino: Estambul 68 is a Spanish-Italian crime film first released in 1967, directed by Miguel Iglesias.Read More »
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Simon Lavoie – À l’ombre (2006)
2001-2010CanadaShort FilmSimon LavoieA mother who has recently been incarcerated refuses to give up on her young son, no matter how fragile their connection may now be.Read More »
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Bill Melendez – A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (HD)
1961-1970AnimationBill MelendezShort FilmUSASynopsis
One of the most endearing of all Peanuts’ specials finds Charlie Brown nurturing the thinnest, scraggliest Christmas tree ever. At first the gang makes fun of Charlie for choosing such an ugly tree for the holiday but a timely assist from Linus makes the true message of the season come shining through. Everyone realizes in the end that a little affection can make all the difference in the world… even to a treeRead More » -
Masao Adachi – Datai AKA Abortion (1966)
1961-1970ArthouseAsianJapanMasao AdachiIMDB says:
A gynecologist attempts to rid the world of sexual problems by separating sex on the one hand and reproduction, which he feels should be left to artificial wombs.Read More »