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Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Lynn is the most meticulous chambermaid in her hotel, leaving no shelf undusted, no sheet untucked. Crippled by shyness, she rummages through guests' belongings and even hides under their beds, vicariously experiencing their conversations, meals and discreet interludes. After clandestinely observing an S&M session, Lynn discovers the phone number of the call girl, Chiara. Bold and unrestrained, Chiara soon draws Lynn out of her shell, opening her...
3) L'avventura
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001], c1960
Language
Italiano
Description
Story about the search for a girl lost on an island; gradually the searchers become preoccupied with their own problems, and the girl is never found.
5) In the Fade
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Golden Globe® Winner for best foreign language film. Katja’s family is killed in a terrorist attack and her life falls apart. The killers are set free and Katja can do nothing else but seek justice.
6) Jaber
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Français
Description
A peek into the creativity of Jaber al Mahjoub, a street artist, originally from Tunisia and now living in Paris, France. Encouraged at an early age by the French artist Jean Dubuffet, Jaber calls himself the “Happy Idiot,” obsessively making paintings, sculptures and songs that express the immediacy of life and experience. Jaber himself is Art Brut.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Shot in secret and smuggled out of Iran, THERE IS NO EVIL is an anthology film comprising four moral tales about men faced with a simple yet unthinkable choice – to follow orders to enforce the death penalty, or resist and risk everything. Whatever they decide, it will directly or indirectly affect their lives, their relationships, and their consciences. Says director Mohammad Rasoulof: "As responsible citizens, do we have a choice when enforcing...
9) Curiosa
Language
Français
Description
Paris 1895. Pierre Louÿs is a Parisian dandy and poet on the verge of fame. Pierre and his friend Henri De Régnier are both madly in love with Marie de Heredia (Noemie Merlant), the cheeky daughter of their mentor. Despite her feelings for Pierre, Marie eventually marries Henri who has a better situation. Badly hurt, Pierre leaves for Algeria where he meets Zohra, a bewitching local girl with whom he shares a tumultuous relationship and a passion...
10) Oblivion Verses
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures*
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
When the elderly caretaker of a remote morgue discovers the body of a young woman killed during a protest, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial before the militia returns. Winner of four awards, including Best Screenplay and the FIPRESCI Prize at the **Venice International Film Festival.** Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** *"Haunting and perplexing." - Jordan Mintzer, **Hollywood Reporter***
11) Captain Abu Raed
Publisher
Under the Milky Way
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Arabic
Description
When an old airport janitor finds a captain's hat in the trash, he gets pulled into the lives of children in his poor neighborhood. He weaves imaginary stories of his world adventures to offer hope in the face of their harsh reality.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Arabic
Description
A moving meditation on what it means to live in the present, YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY is an auspicious debut and Sudan’s first Oscar submission, Shortly after his birth, the holy man of the village predicts that Muzamil will die at age 20. His father, unable to stand the curse, leaves home forcing Sakina to raise her son as an overly protective single mother. One day, Muzamil turns 19....
13) Sway
Publisher
Cheng Cheng Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An intelligent and affecting drama that follows lives of three couples living in three worldly cities, Sway reflects on the excitements and struggles of immigrant experience in the age of globalization when individuals have become more mobile but also more rootless than ever. In Paris, Arthur tries to convince his girlfriend to return to Asia together with him before his visa expires. In Bangkok, June ponders her future with husband Palm in America....
14) Saint Omer
Publisher
Neon
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Français
Description
A young novelist Rama attends the trial of a woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. As the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama and call into question our own judgement.
Publisher
Arrow Films
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
日本語
Description
An extended farming family faces the cultural tradition of abandoning their aged mother on a mountain as she reaches her seventieth year. Imamura's documentary-style filmmaking delves into the complex dynamics of Japanese society and its timeless traditions.
16) 1982
Publisher
Foundation Distribution
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
During the 1982 invasion of Lebanon at a Quaker school in the mountains above Beirut, 11-year-old Wissam tries to tell a classmate about his crush on her, while his teachers on different sides of the political divide, try to mask their fears.
Publisher
Dekanalog
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Türkçe
Description
At Turkey’s oldest zoo, a lonely zoo keeper and a neglected female staff member form an unlikely bond as they hide the death of the zoo’s oldest inhabitant, an Anatolian leopard, in order to stop the privatization process and fake its escape, they set in motion an absurd charade that spins out of control. In Turkey’s grey and quiet capital, the ghost of the leopard persists.
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Français
Description
Handsome Luc (Logann Antuofermo), following in his aging father’s footsteps to study the craft of furniture joining, doesn’t appear to have any trouble meeting and dating women; as the film opens he’s aggressively courting Djemila (Oulaya Amamra) at a Paris bus stop. Skeptical yet ultimately trusting, Djemila will not be Luc’s one and only.
19) The Rose Maker
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Français
Description
Eve is one of France’s greatest artisanal horticulturalists, but her rose business is facing imminent bankruptcy. When her secretary hires three inexperienced ex-convicts, they must team up to rescue the business in this verdant comedy.
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