• Mats Arehn – En kärleks sommar AKA A Summer Of Love (1979)

    Drama1971-1980Mats ArehnRomanceSweden

    David is stuck. Stuck in his middle-aged life, with a middle-aged wife and a daughter, a decent Volvo, a decent apartment in the suburbs and a decent job. He meets Eva, a free-roaming spirit, young and full of vitality. He falls head over heels in love with her…Read More »

  • Tatsuya Mori – A2 (2001)

    2001-2010DocumentaryJapanTatsuya Mori

    Documentary filmmaker Tatsuya Mori continues the story of the notorious Aum Shinrikyo cult in this provocative follow-up to his critically acclaimed A. With Aum leader Shoko Asahara on trial for his role in the 1995 poison gas attack in the Tokyo subways, his followers struggle to maintain their beliefs and doctrines. Despite a name change and a shake up in leadership, the cult suffers from verbal and physical assaults by media, police, and ordinary Japanese citizens. Broader in scope than A, this sequel continues to chronicle the inner workings of this elusive cult while revealing the dark side of contemporary Japan.Read More »

  • Damiano Damiani – La moglie più bella AKA The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)

    1961-1970Damiano DamianiDramaItaly

    Quote:
    Based on the story of Franca Villa and Filippo Melodia. In Sicily, as a Mafia boss leaves for prison, he advises Vito, a young man who’s his potential successor, to marry a virtuous and poor woman. Vito’s eye settles on Francesca, only 15, but lovely and self-possessed. Among her virtues are high self worth and forthright speech, so although she falls in love with Vito, she won’t bow down to him. Believing he’s losing face, he has his boys kidnap her and he rapes her. Then, he tells her he’ll still marry her. Instead, she files charges. Her parents, brother, and neighbors refuse to support her. Will she break? Will Vito continue his assaults?Read More »

  • R.A. Rivera – Chicken Soup 2 (1999)

    Comedy1991-2000PhilippinesR.A. RiveraShort Film

    In facing apartment units, two men share parallel stories. One, distraught over the death of John Lennon, contemplates on killing himself. The other goes into a fit deciding how to part with his 3-years-old toothbrush.Read More »

  • Derek Jarman – Glitterbug (1994)

    1991-2000ArthouseDerek JarmanExperimentalQueer Cinema(s)United Kingdom

    Quote:
    Maverick British gay director Derek Jarman’s last film is a wordless compilation of his home movies from 1970 — six years before his debut feature “Sebastiane” — to 1986, set to a Brian Eno score. Footage ranges from casual snippets of home life to behind-the-scenes set footage, along with appearances from famous friends like William S. Burroughs and the Sex Pistols. As the years progress, the spread of AIDS begins to decimate Jarman’s social circle.Read More »

  • Nesli Çölgeçen – Kardesim benim AKA My Brother (1983)

    1981-1990DramaNesli ColgecenTurkey

    Şöhretini yitirip, bunalıma düşen eski bir sinema aktörüyle, aşık olduğu bir bar hostesinin öyküsü.Read More »

  • Michal Hytros – Siostry AKA The Sisters (2018)

    2011-2020DocumentaryMichal HytrosPolandShort Film

    Autotranslated:
    Behind the 800-year-old wall, the lives of 12 Benedictine sisters take place in Staniatki near Krakow. It is the oldest cloister convent in Poland. Its inhabitants are cheerful, elderly people who function according to the “ora et labora” rule invented over 10 centuries ago. The protagonists of the documentary – Sisters Anunciate and Benedict, who have been in the monastery for over 40 years, introduce us to life behind the wall, tell us about the experience of being a nun, as well as about passing and longing for youth. Without avoiding jokes, they show us a monastic world far from the stereotype – often touching and funny.Read More »

  • Avery Danziger & Sarah Stein – Edward James: Builder of Dreams (1995)

    1991-2000ArchitectureAvery DanzigerDocumentarySarah SteinUSA

    This film takes you on an extraordinary journey into the world of the Surrealists as the life and accomplishments of the surrealist collector, poet, and architect Edward James unfolds. For the last 20 years of his life, aided by 40 full time laborers and craftmen, he built one of the biggest and yet least known architectural monuments of the 20th century, dedicated to Surrealism and hidden in the jungles of Mexico. He created over 36 extraordinary concrete structures, some over 100 feet high, at a personal cost exceeding 5 million dollars.Read More »

  • Robert J. Flaherty – Industrial Britain (1933)

    1931-1940DocumentaryRobert J. FlahertyShort FilmUnited Kingdom

    SPOILER

    (from an imdb review)
    “Ah, PROPOGANDA! See one of the early propaganda films–worth the viewing
    Author: TheMrLee

    Grierson set out to make “propaganda,” and this film–with it’s voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hint of ambiguity or doubt–fits that category well. The authoritatarian narrator feels out-of-date and unsophisticated, but the footage is well shot and interesting, and the transparency of the propaganda aspect is almost a reflief at a time when so many films have hidden agendas. “Read More »

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