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Dangerous LiaisonsDangerous Liaisons (2012)
Dir. Jin-ho Hur
Feat. Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-Gun, Zhang Ziyi
A sumptuous new adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' famous novel, relocating the grand sexual conspiracy to opulent 1930s Shanghai, where two wealthy…
Laurence AnywaysLaurence Anyways (2012)
Dir. Xavier Dolan
Feat. Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye
Young French–Canadian actor/director Xavier Dolan sits behind the camera of his third film (made at 23 years of age, no less), an assured…
LoreLore (2012) Recommended
Dir. Cate Shortland
Feat. Saskia Rosendahl
A satisfyingly ambitious and haunting drama from the Australian dir. of SOMERSAULT, set in Europe in the aftermath of WWII. Following the arrest…
Royal Affair, ARoyal Affair, A (2012)
Dir. Nikolaj Arcel
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
18th Denmark is the backdrop for this high–costumed drama about the love affair between Queen Caroline Matilda and her royal physician under…
SuskindSuskind (2012)
Dir. Rudolf van den Berg
Feat. Karl Markovics, Jeroen Spitzenberger
A serious, respectful historical dramatisation of the deeds of Walter Sueskind, a Jewish industrialist in Amsterdam who used his leverage as an…
Taste of Money, TheTaste of Money, The (2012)
Dir. Sang-soo Im
Feat. Kang-woo Kim, Yoon-sik Baek, Yuh-jung Youn
The dir. of THE HOUSEMAID buffs this heady class critique of Korea's impudent elite to a high sheen, with the lust and corruption of a wealthy family…
Welcome AbroadWelcome Abroad (2012)
Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Patrick Chesnais, Jeanne Lambert, Miou-Miou
No stranger to movies about unlikely friendships, dir. Jean Becker balances sentiment with pathos in this finely drawn character study of a…
A Happy EventA Happy Event (Un Heureux Evenement) (2011)
Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmaï, Josiane Balasko
Keenly felt depiction of the baby blues as a young couple struggle to come to grips with parenthood.
A SeparationA Separation (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat
A thoroughly deserving winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this is a masterfully layered domestic drama in which the wheels…
Ages of LoveAges of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011)
Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Riccardo Scamarcio
Third installment in the fluffy romantic series has benefits from the presence of De Niro as a visiting professor seduced by his neighbour's…

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