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Let the River FlowLet the River Flow (2023)Aro Favourite
A superbly–crafted and moving indigenous rights drama about a young teacher whose repressed Sami heritage is awakened by a protest group who…
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Annie's FireAnnie's Fire (Annie Colère) (2022)Recommended
Laure Calamy again proves she's one of the most likeable actresses in French cinema as a working mother who finds her people among those offering…
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Between Two WorldsBetween Two Worlds (2022)
Juliette Binoche plays a well–known author who goes to live in northern France to research her new book on the subject of job insecurity.…
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BrokerBroker (2022)Recommended
Master Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore–eda turns to South Korea for the first time for this drama starring Cannes–winning actor Song…
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CloseClose (2022)Recommended
Another closely–observed Belgian drama that, along with "Playground", explores a traumatic rite–of–passage. Here the protagonists…
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EOEO (2022)Recommended
Veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski returns with this Cannes Jury Prize–winner — a unique, visually expressive and sometimes bleak…
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GodlandGodland (2022)Recommended
A masterly work of slow cinema from Iceland, inspired by 19th–Century period photography in both narrative and style, and the contemporary…
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One Fine MorningOne Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022)Aro Favourite
Lea Seydoux is French movie star royalty but she keeps it real in this sublime film from Mia Hansen–Løve (Bergman Island), one of Europe’s…
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Saint OmerSaint Omer (2022)Aro Favourite
Inspired by real events, this devastating fictional drama from French–Senegalese director Alice Diop delivers a formally brilliant treatise on…
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Another WorldAnother World (2021)Recommended
Vincent Lindon plays a factory boss going through a painful divorce while managing a painful downsize at his company which has been taken over by a…
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Big Hit, TheBig Hit, The (Un Triomphe) (2021)Recommended
Inspired by remarkable true events, this French Film Festival favourite follows a dedicated out–of–work actor (indelibly played by the…
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Drive My CarDrive My Car (2021)Recommended
This winner of the Best International Feature at the 2022 Academy Awards is a slow–burn, methodical drama about a grieving stage actor and…
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Full TimeFull Time (A Plien Temps) (2021)Aro Favourite
A cracker of a French drama that teeters on the edge of a thriller throughout because it’s all about the pressure cooker that is modern life.…
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LambLamb (2021)Recommended
An Icelandic folk horror of haunting, pastoral beauty with Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snaer Gudnason playing a couple who live on a remote farm with…
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Lost IllusionsLost Illusions (2021)
An all–star cast dazzles in the spectacular adaptation of Balzac’s classic novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be…
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Paris, 13th DistrictParis, 13th District (Les Olympiades, Paris 13e) (2021)Aro Favourite
Jacques Audiard’s film charts the interwoven relationships between four twenty–somethings, beautifully played by Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba,…
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Passengers of the Night, ThePassengers of the Night, The (Les passagers de la nuit) (2021)Recommended
Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day–to–day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a…
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Petite MamanPetite Maman (2021)Recommended
Master filmmaker Céline Sciamma is back with a captivating coming of age story that explores childhood and a mother–daughter relationship that…
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Three FloorsThree Floors (Tre Piani) (2021)
Nanni Moretti's all–star ensemble drama about three families who reside in the same apartment complex in Rome’s stylish Prati neighbourhood.
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To ChiaraTo Chiara (A Chiara) (2021)Recommended
A rites–of–passage drama in the Italian neo–realist tradition that examines the impact of Mafia activity on those in the close…
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Wheel of Fortune and FantasyWheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to Sozo) (2021)
An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, the director of DRIVE MY CAR explores…
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Worst Person in the World, TheWorst Person in the World, The (2021)Aro Favourite
Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…
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A Friendly TaleA Friendly Tale (Le bonheur des uns) (2020)
A charming four–hander from the director of LE CHEF in which a sparkling cast play two forty–something couples whose professional and…
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Antoinette in the CevennesAntoinette in the Cevennes (2020)
A warm hearted French comedy from writer director Caroline Vignal, starring Laure Calamy as a school teacher on a journey of self–discovery in…
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BeginningBeginning (Dasatskisi) (2020)Recommended
A devout women of the Jehovah's Witness faith undergoes a profound personal crisis in this triumphant cinematic achievement for Georgian…
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County, TheCounty, The (2020)
A quintessentially Icelandic serio–comedy from the director of RAMS about one woman’s fight against a monopolistic co–op stifling the…
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De GaulleDe Gaulle (2020)
Spectacularly mounted biographical drama depicting a crucial period in the life of French army officer Charles de Gaulle, a famous figure in modern…
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Everything Went FineEverything Went Fine (2020)Recommended
When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuelle hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half–paralyzed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to…
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How to Be a Good WifeHow to Be a Good Wife (2020)
Feather lite French comedy set in 1968, with the predictably scene–stealing Juliette Binoche playing an immaculate and morally upright teacher…
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LimboLimbo (2020)Recommended
A moving cross–cultural comedy about the refugee experience, set on a remote Scottish island where a promising young Syrian musician is waiting…
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Man in the Hat, TheMan in the Hat, The (2020)
Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…
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MinariMinari (2020)Recommended
Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at Sundance, this delicately drawn, sweeping story follows a Korean–American family in search of…
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Never Gonna Snow AgainNever Gonna Snow Again (2020)
Assured Polish Oscar contender about a Ukrainian immigrant who unexpectedly develops a cult–like following while working as a masseur in a…
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Quo Vadis, Aida?Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)Aro Favourite
A devastating, personal account of a nightmarish dilemma for a wife and mother working as a translator between the UN, the Serbian aggressors and…
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Rosa's WeddingRosa's Wedding (2020)Recommended
Delightful Spanish comedy about a hard–working seamstress in her mid–40's who decides to turn her life around after spending years…
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Rose Maker, TheRose Maker, The (La fine fleur) (2020)
Gentle French comedy with Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE) playing a rose maker on the verge of financial ruin, who hires three hapless misfits with no…
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Ties, TheTies, The (Lacci) (2020)
Naples, early 1980s. The once–happy union between Aldo and his wife Vanda is ruptured one evening when Aldo admits, unprompted, that he has…
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TigersTigers (2020)
Sports biopic telling the true story of Swedish football talent Martin Bengtsson, an 18–year–old whose dreams turned into nightmares when…
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WildlandWildland (2020)
Powerful coming–of–age Scandi–noir about a Danish teenager who becomes embroiled in the ruthless criminal life of her aunt and…
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19171917 (2019)Recommended
Immersive epic war film from director Sam Mendes (JARHEAD) which evokes the impression of a continuous take to follow two British soldiers on a…
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A White, White DayA White, White Day (2019)Recommended
Aesthetically striking Icelandic drama which plunges the viewer deep into the psyche of a tortured former police officer who suspects a neighbour…
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EmaEma (2019)Recommended
A bold and distinctive film from director Pablo Larrain (NO), with newcomer Mariana Di Girolamo playing a young dancer who is coping with an adoption…
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Extraordinary, TheExtraordinary, The (The Specials, Hors normes) (2019)
From the French directing team behind THE INTOUCHABLES comes this astute dramatisation of the true story of Stephane Benhamou (played by Vincent…
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In the Name Of The LandIn the Name Of The Land (2019)
Following the life of a stoic farmer across four decades, this bittersweet and deeply moving drama marks the directorial debut of French…
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Martin EdenMartin Eden (2019)
A dazzling adaptation of Jack London's semi–autobiographical 1909 novel about a sailor who abandons his working class roots to pursue an…
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Mystery of Henri Pick, TheMystery of Henri Pick, The (Le mystère Henri Pick) (2019)Recommended
Delectable literary–themed French comedy caper based on the book of the same name by David Foenkinos. The titular Henri Pick is a…
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Of Love and LiesOf Love and Lies (2019)
Uplifting French dramedy about a diminutive but spirited 12–year old boy who challenges his lonely disillusioned dad into embracing life again…
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PerfumesPerfumes (2019)
Anne (Emmanuelle Devos) was once the star of her industry – a perfumer whose ability to produce enticing new fragrances was second to none. She…
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ProximaProxima (2019)Recommended
Eva Green plays a French astronaut enrolled in a demanding program at the European Space Agency in Cologne, struggling to maintain a relationship…
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Room 212Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019)
Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…
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SebergSeberg (2019)
Kristen Stewart is riveting as French New Wave actress Jean Seberg, in this drama set in the 1960's, when she passionately involved herself in the…
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Spread Your WingsSpread Your Wings (Donne-moi des ailes) (2019)
A gorgeous boys' own eco–adventure from France, based on the true story of a visionary scientist and his 14–year–old son who bond…
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Truth, TheTruth, The (2019)Aro Favourite
Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…
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We'll End Up TogetherWe'll End Up Together (Nous finirons ensemble) (2019)
From the writer/director of the LITTLE WHITE LIES comes another chic French take on the formula of THE BIG CHILL, with the entire cast returning to…
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Weathering with YouWeathering with You (2019)
Touching Japanese animated romance doubling as an eco–fable, about a high school boy who befriends a girl who can manipulate the weather. From…
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While at WarWhile at War (2019)
From Alejandro Amenabar, acclaimed director of THE SEA INSIDE, comes this drama set in Spain in 1936 on the cusp of the Spanish Civil…
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Who You Think I AmWho You Think I Am (Celle que vous croyez) (2019)Recommended
Juliet Binoche is outstanding at the helm of this elegant psychological thriller, playing a French literature professor and middle–aged…
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A Faithful ManA Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018)
Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…
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Birds of PassageBirds of Passage (2018)Recommended
Intelligent and engrossing narco–thriller set in Columbia in the 1960's, following an indigenous Wayuu man and his family as they turn to drug…
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BurningBurning (2018)Recommended
Beautifully crafted film following a young aspiring novelist who reconnects with a childhood neighbour, before events take an unexpectedly sinister…
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CapharnaumCapharnaum (2018)Recommended
A uniquely humanistic portrayal of tragic poverty in Beirut from the perspective of an extraordinarily gutsy 12 year old Lebanese boy. After…
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Claire DarlingClaire Darling (La dernière folie de Claire Darling) (2018)
Catherine Deneuve plays a reclusive millionaire who unexpectedly decides to get rid of all her belongings in a yard sale on the lawn of her mansion.…
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ClimaxClimax (2018)
A dance movie like you're never seen, legendary provocateur Gaspar Noe helms this brilliant and intoxicating ensemble piece. Set in an abandoned…
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Cold WarCold War (2018)Recommended
The director of 'Ida' (2013) follows up with a deeply romantic, immaculately composed tale of a Polish concert pianist and a charismatic singer who…
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Everybody KnowsEverybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben) (2018)
Iranian maestro Asghar Farhadi assembles a powerhouse cast for this Spanish–language about a mother–of–two who returns from Buenos…
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Happy as LazzaroHappy as Lazzaro (2018)Recommended
It's summer at Inviolata, an isolated rural estate, where an extended family of tobacco farmers toil under the rule of a domineering marchesa, and…
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Heiresses, TheHeiresses, The (2018)
Slow–burn drama from Paraguay about a privileged middle–aged lesbian couple whose new found financial hardship results in one being…
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Keeper, TheKeeper, The (Trautmann) (2018)
Biographical drama telling the story of Bert Trautmann, the German soldier who escapes a POW camp to become a footballing icon, marrying the daughter…
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LoroLoro (2018)
The director of THE GREAT BEAUTY returns with another tale of Italian decadence and corruption, this time based on the life and times of the infamous…
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Mother is Wrong (TV Mini-series)Mother is Wrong (TV Mini-series) (Maman a tort) (2018)
French thriller following a detective who, despite being already consumed by a major robbery, takes on the chilling case of a child who tells her his…
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My Brilliant Friend (TV Mini-series)My Brilliant Friend (TV Mini-series) (L'amica geniale) (2018)Recommended
Evocative Neapolitan drama adapted from the international best–selling novel by Elena Ferrante, following an elderly woman as she recounts her…
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Non-FictionNon-Fiction (Non Fiction) (2018)
Buoyant drama set in the Parisian publishing world, with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas reuniting with actors Juliette Binoche and Guillaume…
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PhotographPhotograph (2018)
A charming romance from the director of THE LUNCHBOX set in Mumbai, where a struggling street photographer convinces a shy stranger to pose as his…
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ShopliftersShoplifters (Manbiki kazoku) (2018)Recommended
Charming, funny and heartbreaking all at once, this drama from the Japanese master of humanism Kore–eda is set in Tokyo and follows a group of…
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Sink or SwimSink or Swim (Le grand bain) (2018)
A group of 40–something guys, all on the verge of a mid–life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first ever synchronized swimming…
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Sorry AngelSorry Angel (2018)
Articulate and powerful love story set in Paris in the 90's, where a worldly writer falls for a younger, carefree university student.
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Third Wife, TheThird Wife, The (2018)
Haunting and devastating period drama set in 19th century rural Vietnam, where a 14–year old girl is married off to a wealthy landowner and…
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TransitTransit (2018)
Distinguished wartime melodrama from Christian Petzold (BARBARA, PHOENIX) following the plight of a holocaust survivor who assumes the identity of a…
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Woman at WarWoman at War (2018)Aro Favourite
A droll yet heroic tale of a fifty–year–old environmental activist who is secretly waging a one–woman–war on the local…
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Working WomanWorking Woman (2018)Recommended
Workplace drama capturing the spirit of the "Me Too" movement to tell the story of a smart and capable mother of three who returns to the workforce…
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YuliYuli (2018)
Rousing biopic of the Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta, nicknamed Yuli by his father, who saw recognised his talent for dance and sent him to…
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AuroreAurore (I Got Life!) (2017)
Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…
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FoxtrotFoxtrot (2017)Recommended
The impressive sophomore effort of director Samuel Maoz (LEBANON) is a perceptive and bold exploration of war and grief. An affluent couple living in…
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I Am Not a WitchI Am Not a Witch (2017)Recommended
Full of joy and tragedy in the equal measure, this assured debut from Zambian writer–director Rungano Nyoni follows the story of 9–year…
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Insult, TheInsult, The (2017)Recommended
An exchange on a Beirut street between a Palestinian construction worker and a Lebanese Christian escalates into a passionate dispute that opens…
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Legacy, The - Series 3 (TV Series)Legacy, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2017)Recommended
The excellent Danish family saga continues with the four siblings – Gro, Signe, Frederick and Emil entangled in emotional and financial…
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Midwife, TheMidwife, The (Sage femme) (2017)
Two of French cinema's most beloved actors, Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot, team up in this rich character study by the director of SERAPHINE.…
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Other Side of Hope, TheOther Side of Hope, The (2017)Recommended
This Finnish take on the European migrant crisis – proclaimed to be last directed by auteur Aki Kaurismäki – is a poignant yet typically…
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Square, TheSquare, The (2017)Recommended
A smart and ambitious art world satire from the director of FORCE MAJEURE set in and around a cutting–edge contemporary art museum, where a…
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A Silent VoiceA Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) (2016)
Unique Japanese anime following a deaf girl called Shoko, who is bullied at school by a boy who grows up to be tormented by his past behavior, and…
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Country Doctor, TheCountry Doctor, The (Irreplaceable) (2016)
Genteel drama starring François Cluzet (THE INTOUCHABLES) as a devoted doctor in a rural French town who himself is diagnosed with a serious illness…
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Dancer, TheDancer, The (La danseuse) (2016)
Dazzling rags–to–riches biopic following the true story of Loïe Fuller and Isadora Duncan, two dancers who together pioneered modern…
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Handmaiden, TheHandmaiden, The (2016)Recommended
Delicious erotic thriller from the brilliant Park Chan–Wook, who lends his impeccable style to a provocative potboiler of lesbian love and…
Blu-Ray $34.95
King's Choice, TheKing's Choice, The (2016)
Vibrant war–time drama set during the three days in 1940 when German forces occupied Oslo and King Haakon VII and his family went into hiding.…
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Like CrazyLike Crazy (La Pazza Gioia) (2016)
Gratifying comedy–drama following two women, one a troubled introvert, one an impassioned mythomaniac, who break out of a psychiatric facility…
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Odyssey, TheOdyssey, The (L'odyssée) (2016)Aro Favourite
A shimmering yet unvarnished biopic of pioneering Frenchman Jacques Cousteau, who invented the aqualung and went on to become a world–famous…
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Olive Tree, TheOlive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016)
Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…
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RamsRams (2016)Recommended
Distinctively woolly Nordic tale of two estranged sheep–farming brothers as they attempt to save their flocks from pending eradication in a…
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Salesman, TheSalesman, The (Forusande‎) (2016)Recommended
Another subtle yet powerful drama from the celebrated director of THE SEPARATION and THE PAST that replays his signature themes of fear, guilt and…
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Sami BloodSami Blood (2016)Recommended
Emotionally powerful female coming–of–age movie set in 1930's Sweden, where a reindeer–herding teenager, an indigenous Sami child,…
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Two is a FamilyTwo is a Family (Demain tout commence) (2016)
An elegantly crafted, crowd–pleasing comedy–drama in fine French tradition, following a bachelor (Omar Sy, THE INTOUCHABLES) who enjoys a…
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Your NameYour Name (Kimi no na wa) (2016)Recommended
Another exquisite animated drama from Makoto Shinkai, an increasingly beloved and notable voice in the world of Japanese anime. The story is based on…
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Heavy Water War, TheHeavy Water War, The (The Saboteurs) (2015)Aro Favourite
Thrilling Norwegian mini–series tells the story behind Hitler's plan for obtaining the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in…
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La Belle SaisonLa Belle Saison (Summertime) (2015)
Two women strike up a passionate affair against a backdrop of the feminist movement in early–1970's France, but struggle to reconcile of…
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Land of MineLand of Mine (Under sandet) (2015)Recommended
Multi award–winning historical drama following a unit of captured German soldiers who are put to work disabling Hitler's munitions by an…
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Legacy, The - Series 2 (TV Series)Legacy, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2015)Recommended
Second season of the gripping drama in which the death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for…
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Passion of Augustine, ThePassion of Augustine, The (2015)
A warm, intelligent drama set in a convent school in Quebec in the late 1960's, where women are given the opportunity to learn music regardless of…
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SuburraSuburra (2015)Recommended
Enthralling crime saga follows a gangster named Samurai as he attempts to turn the waterfront of Rome into an Italian Las Vegas.
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TrumanTruman (2015)Recommended
Spanish cinema stars Ricardo Darin and Javier Camara team up for this sensitive comedy as childhood friends who reunite after many years when one of…
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Wait, TheWait, The (L'attesa) (2015)
Juliette Binoche plays a mother who slowly draws a connection to her son's fiancée while they await his arrival at a beautiful Sicilian villa.
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DiplomacyDiplomacy (2014)Recommended
A thematically rich and expertly staged historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz, the German military governor of…
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Far from MenFar from Men (2014)Recommended
Viggo Mortensen stars in this existential western adapted from an Albert Camus' short story. Set in Algeria in the fifties, Mortensen is charged with…
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Folies BergèreFolies Bergère (Paris Follies) (2014)
Isabelle Huppert stars in this lighty comic French tale as a as a farmer’s wife who takes off to Paris on a whim and finds romance in unexpected…
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Giovanni's IslandGiovanni's Island (2014)
Affecting anime drama in the mould of GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES set in the Kuril Islands during the aftermath of WWII where a friendship blossoms…
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HaemooHaemoo (2014)
Harrowing account of a fishing–boat crew that takes on a dangerous commission to smuggle a group of illegal immigrants from China to Korea.
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Labyrinth of LiesLabyrinth of Lies (2014)Recommended
Thought–provoking drama set in 1950's Germany in which an ambitious young prosecutor's pursuit of an Auschwitz commandant exposes the…
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Legacy, The - Series 1 (TV Series)Legacy, The - Series 1 (TV Series) (Arvingerne) (2014)Recommended
From the creators of BORGEN and THE KILLING comes this gripping drama in which the death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open…
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MommyMommy (2014)
Xavier Dolan directs this piercing account of a widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, who finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor…
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Second Chance, ASecond Chance, A (2014)
Susanne Bier directs a haunting melodrama about the contrasting lives of two police officers, whose lives take a dark turn after finding a neglected…
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Someone You LoveSomeone You Love (2014)
Danish drama about an aging singer whose recording process is interrupted by the arrival of a grandson he's never met.
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Winter SleepWinter Sleep (2014)Recommended
Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes this provocative drama follows a local celebrity who runs a small hotel with his wife. In winter…
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Garden of Words, TheGarden of Words, The (2013)Recommended
Another gorgeous animated romance from the director of 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND, centred on the poignant relationship between a sensitive teenager…
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German Doctor, TheGerman Doctor, The (2013)
Chilling domestic thriller centred on the Argentine family who lived unknowingly with Josef Mengele, the notorious Auschwitz physician, after he fled…
DVD $24.95
Great Beauty, TheGreat Beauty, The (2013)Recommended
This Academy–Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film has dir. Paolo Sorrentino's regular frontman Toni Servillo as an aging Roman…
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In BloomIn Bloom (2013)Recommended
Set in the newly independent state of Georgia in the wake of the Soviet regime, this powerful story follows two young girls as they courageously…
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WetlandsWetlands (2013)
Provocative comic tale of an eccentric girl who has strange attitudes towards hygiene and sexuality longs for the reunion of her divorced parents.
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A Royal AffairA Royal Affair (2012)Recommended
18th Century Denmark is the backdrop for this high–costumed drama about the love affair between Queen Caroline Matilda and her royal physician…
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Dangerous LiaisonsDangerous Liaisons (2012)
A sumptuous new adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos' famous novel, relocating the grand sexual conspiracy to opulent 1930s Shanghai, where two wealthy…
Blu-Ray $39.95
Laurence AnywaysLaurence Anyways (2012)
Young French–Canadian actor/director Xavier Dolan stays behind the camera of his third film (made at 23 years of age, no less), an assured…
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PietaPieta (2012)
Kim Ki–Duk directs this controversial Golden Lion winner, about a debt–collecting thug who is forced to confront his violent ways when a…
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SisterSister (2012)Recommended
On the slopes of a Swiss ski resort, a resourceful 12–year–old boy steals to support his troubled older sister in this fine…
DVD $19.95
Taste of Money, TheTaste of Money, The (2012)
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…
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Third Half, TheThird Half, The (2012)
A Macedonian football club hires a German coach to galvanize the team as Nazis prepare to enter the country in this wartime occupation drama.
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Against the WindAgainst the Wind (Headwinds) (2011)
Quality French drama explores the emotional wreck of a widower who tries to rebuild his life and make sense of his loss in the aftermath of his…
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Ages of LoveAges of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011)
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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All Our DesiresAll Our Desires (2011)
Well–meaning social melodrama from the dir. of WELCOME follows the determined fight by a judge to defend an impoverished woman from ruthless…
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And If We All Lived TogetherAnd If We All Lived Together (2011)
Five 70–something friends resolve to move in together when faced with life in a retirement home, much to the fascination of a ethnology student…
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Café de FloreCafé de Flore (2011)
Two parallel stories of love and hope transcend their time difference in this fantastical juggling act from French–Canadian filmmaker…
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ElenaElena (2011)
An old fashioned mortality play told through the eyes of Russia's new monied class, centred on the wife of a wealthy businessman whose sudden death…
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EllesElles (2011)
Juliette Binoche plays an investigative reporter who becomes entangled in the world of student prostitution in this serious erotic thriller.
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Giants, TheGiants, The (2011)
The misadventures of two teenage brothers and a local misfit are engagingly recounted in this balmy Belgium picaresque.
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Goodbye, First LoveGoodbye, First Love (2011)
The director of FATHER OF MY CHILDREN turns her nuanced lens on the passionate but slow–maturing romance between a couple who break up in their…
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HimizuHimizu (2011)
Bleak coming–of–age story with two teens scraping out an existence in post–tsunami Japan and embarking on a campaign of violence…
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King of Pigs, TheKing of Pigs, The (2011)
A tough, hard–glancing Korean anime about two adults who recall their violent school days as both purveyors and victims of systemic bullying.…
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Lan Kwai FongLan Kwai Fong (2011)
Hong Kong's answer to SEX AND THE CITY set in its central nightlife district, where lust is rampant and love elusive for an ensemble of handsome…
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Life Without PrincipleLife Without Principle (2011)
Hong Kong's master of suspense crafts this swirling triumvirate of stories centred on unraveling lives amidst the global financial crisis. Combing…
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Minister, TheMinister, The (2011)
Nuanced political drama follows the daily process of governance from the vantage point of of the French Transport Minister as he negotiates the…
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You Will Be My SonYou Will Be My Son (2011)Recommended
An intense, boldly flavoured father–son melodrama centred on a prestigious French wine label, whose arrogant owner (Arestrup) begins to groom…
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AbelAbel (2010)
Sweet and satisfyingly unpredictable child fantasy about an imaginative young boy who returns from a psychiatric ward to declare himself the father…
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Angele and TonyAngele and Tony (2010)Recommended
This quality, character–driven courtship between a prostitute with a past and a plainspoken fisherman successfully plays down obvious emotion…
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King of Devil's IslandKing of Devil's Island (2010)
The boys of an early 20th century reform school revolt against an abusive regime in this stirring, snow–swept Norwegian drama. Featuring music…
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Love Like PoisonLove Like Poison (2010)Recommended
A potent variation on an oft–told theme, this carefully observed drama considers the fraught adolescence of a 14–year–old girl torn…
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Round Up, TheRound Up, The (La Rafle) (2010)
A sensitive recreation of the tragic events and personal stories surrounding the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup of 1942, where some 13,000 French Jews were…
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Special TreatmentSpecial Treatment (2010)
Playing a high class prostitute, Isabelle Huppert gets cosy with one her clients, a psychoanalyst, in this occasionally titillating, comically…
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About EllyAbout Elly (2009)Recommended
Though something of a dress rehearsal for Farhadi's Oscar–winning A SEPARATION, this tense and absorbing account of a beach holiday tainted by…
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DogtoothDogtooth (Kynodontas) (2009)Aro Favourite
An astringent, blackly comic tale of a modern Greek family whose adult children have been imprisoned in their home since birth. Something of a…
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Eden is WestEden is West (2009)
A pictorial offering from Costa–Gavras – usually at the helm of taut political thrillers – here directing a travelogue centered around…
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5 Centimetres Per Second5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008)Recommended
Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…
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I've Loved You So LongI've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) (2008)Aro Favourite
Gratifying, melancholy French drama featuring a career–best performance by Kristen Scott–Thomas as an enigmatic woman struggling to fit…
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Mid-August LunchMid-August Lunch (2008)Recommended
A comedy of manners and good taste in form and content, this soulful comedy sets up a middle–aged man forced to play host to a gaggle of…
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After HimAfter Him (Après lui) (2007)
Unsettlingly intimate French drama stars Catherine Deneuve as a devastated mother who obsessively channels her dead son by using his best friend as a…
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Grocer's Son, TheGrocer's Son, The (Le fils de l'épicier) (2007)Recommended
Gentle coming–of–age story following Antoine, a self–centered young man living in Paris, who is forced to return to his provincial…
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Hunting and Gathering Hunting and Gathering (2007)Recommended
A waif–thin artist/cleaner (Tautou) gains a new lease on life after a chance encounter with a dignified stutterer in this heartwarming lost…
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Kite Runner, TheKite Runner, The (2007)Recommended
The ravages of Afghanistan and its effect on an American 'refugee' forms the basis of Khaled Hosseini's best–selling book, here given due…
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Son Of A LionSon Of A Lion (2007)
Pertinent, courageous drama filmed entirely in the Pashtun tribal area, telling the story of a young Pakistani boy who yearns to go to school and…
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Days of GloryDays of Glory (Indigènes) (2006)
Epic Algerian WW2 drama focused on a determined group of Algerian soldiers fighting to defend France with little acknowledgement of their sacrifices…
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Page Turner, ThePage Turner, The (2006)
A typically frosty, femme–centric French chamber–piece about a classical music prodigy whose career is sabotaged by a concert pianist,…
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ProvokedProvoked (2006)
Provocative indeed, this is the true story of an Indian woman (played by Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai) who radically changed how the British public…
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Rang De BasantiRang De Basanti (2006)
Progressive Bollywood fare bypasses musical melodrama for an overarching tale of history and self–discovery, guided by a British–Indian…
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Singer, TheSinger, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006)
Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…
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SuddenlySuddenly (Underbara älskade) (2006)
Quality Swedish drama explores themes of grief and solace in its portrait of a bereaved family man, who must come to terms with the sudden death of…
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VitusVitus (2006)
Sweet–natured chronicle of a young prodigy whose parents demand success as a pianist. The problem of trying to foster a child’s talent but…
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Italian, TheItalian, The (Italianetz) (2005)Recommended
Despite the title there is little Tuscan sunshine to be found here, but instead a frosty though warm–hearted tale from a Russian orphanage,…
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Lower CityLower City (Cidade Baixa) (2005)
Sensual, if sordid Latin American affair lustily relaying an ongoing threesome between two poverty–stricken ferrymen and a gorgeous Salvadorian…
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Ring Finger, TheRing Finger, The (L'annulaire) (2005)
Ravishing to look at, if lacking so much as a storyline, this exquisite erotic fiction features Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko as a gorgeous laboratory…
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Valley of FlowersValley of Flowers (2005)
Visually gorgeous, sprawling love story from the director of SAMSARA revises an epic Himalayan legend of a mischievous couple whose immortal love…
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As it is in HeavenAs it is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004)
A feelgood arthouse hit about a renowned classical music conductor who rediscovers his roots in the far north of Sweden. Acquiring a rundown…
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CleanClean (2004)
An unorthodox drugs movie from the always–interesting Olivier Assayas (IRMA VEP), this distills with refreshing clarity the aftermath of…
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Edukators, TheEdukators, The (The Educators) (2004)Recommended
A compulsive slice of German youth angst about rebels struggling with their cause, this arthouse smash–hit concerns a trio of youthful…
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Head-OnHead-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004)Recommended
Set in scungy working–class Hamburg, this constructs an unusual love story around two Turkish immigrants – a drunken janitor (Unel) and a…
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Turtles Can FlyTurtles Can Fly (Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand) (2004)Recommended
The first widely–released film to emerge from post–Hussein Iraq, this wrenching tale concerns a raucous gang of children who scratch out…
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UshpizinUshpizin (2004)
Respectful and dryly humorous parable of an ultra–Orthodox Jewish couple on the eve of the festival of Succoth, who invite two travellers…
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Chokher BaliChokher Bali (2003)
Set in colonial Bengal, this adaptation of Nobel prizewinner Rabindranath Tagore's 1902 novel, concerns a beautiful widow (Aishwarya) who enters a…
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Crimson GoldCrimson Gold (Talaye sorkh) (2003)Recommended
Extraordinary, emotionally–compelling class fable set in contemporary Iran, which begins with a failed jewelery heist in Tehran, then…
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EvilEvil (Ondskan) (2003)
Based on a renowned novel, this dramatic thriller is set in the 1950s Sweden, where a high school bully (Wilson) is expelled and sent by his mother…
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Facing WindowsFacing Windows (La Finestra di fronte) (2003)
An Italian woman finds her life and desires fraying away, as she struggles to support her family in the apartment blocks of Rome, while coming to…
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I'm Not ScaredI'm Not Scared (Io Non Ho Paura) (2003)Recommended
Atmospheric thriller from dir. Gabriele Salvatores that deftly conveys a foreboding childhood experience during a long, hot summer in the country,…
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Springtime in a Small TownSpringtime in a Small Town (2003)
Long–awaited followup to THE BLUE KITE for dir. Zhuangzhuang (who was banned from filmmaking for three years afterwards), constructing a…
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A Tale of a Naughty GirlA Tale of a Naughty Girl (Mondo Meyer Upakhyan) (2002)Recommended
Caught between the push of tradition and the pull of the promise of a new life, a bright prostitute's daughter runs away to Calcutta to escape a…
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Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2002)Recommended
Lovingly photographed fable of freedom, set during China's 'Cultural Revolution' in 1971 and based on the dir.'s own adolescence. Two young…
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City of GodCity of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)Recommended
An incendiary Brazilian drama depicting two decades of blood–drenched rivalry between two youth gangs who control a slum area of Rio De…
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Madame SataMadame Sata (2002)
The underbelly of 1930s Rio de Janeiro glistens in this atmospheric drama about the celebrated João Francisco dos Santos (Ramos), a flamboyant gay…
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Open HeartsOpen Hearts (Elsker dig for evigt) (2002)
A touch edgier than recent 'Dogme 95' melodramas, this explores the consequences of a car accident on the previously steady lives of those…
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Radical Digital Cinema - Vol. 2Radical Digital Cinema - Vol. 2 (Summer Moon (aka Junimond), Fools) (2002-2003)
The brainchild of Wim Wenders, this digital cinema incubator provides a supportive framework for young filmmakers to push the envelope of the…
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Autumn SpringAutumn Spring (Babí léto) (2001)Recommended
Spry Czech comedy of elderly bad manners, concerns an aging prankster (Brodsky) who spends his retirement impersonating people in league with a…
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BaranBaran (2001)
Patiently rewarding, bittersweet drama in which a young Afghan woman disguises herself as a man in order to assume her injured father's construction…
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Read My LipsRead My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) (2001)Recommended
Sturdy, unconventional French thriller about an insecure, partially–deaf office clerk who tries to help an irascible ex–con integrate…
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Song for Martin, ASong for Martin, A (2001)
Touching drama of a composer and concertmaster who fall in love through classical music, only to battle the effects of Alzheimer's. Foreseeable…
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Amores PerrosAmores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (2000)Aro Favourite
Bursting forth with passion, cinematic mettle and pungent local flavours, this debut feature, a triptych of stories set in polyglot Mexico City, is…
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HimalayaHimalaya (2000)Recommended
A journey into the life of a remote Nepalese village which relies on an annual pilgrimage to collect salt from the Tibetan side of the Himalayas,…
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EarthEarth (1998)Recommended
The director of FIRE takes on another controversial element of modern India with the second in her (proposed) trilogy – a humanistic view of…
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L'EnnuiL'Ennui (1998)
The tale of the restless and infuriating sexual obsession that a philosophy professor develops for an uncomplicated young woman. Observing their…
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CharacterCharacter (1997)
A murderous confrontation bookends an elegantly told story of class, oppression and perseverance in 1920s Rotterdam, in which a young…
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Post CoitumPost Coitum (1997)
The director herself plays a 40–year–old wife, mother and book editor who has her respectable life devastated after a whirlwind affair…
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Kama SutraKama Sutra (1996)
The director of SALAAM BOMBAY returns to her native land for this enticing, beautifully photographed tale of love, jealousy and revenge among the…
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Les MiserablesLes Miserables (1995)Recommended
Widely considered the definitive screen version of this granddaddy of French literary staples. Few concessions have been allowed in staging a…
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Like Grains of SandLike Grains of Sand (1995)
Remarkable, intense Japanese high school romance is centrally about a gay relationship, though it essentially captures the universal,…
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Shanghai TriadShanghai Triad (1995)
Richly–hued encounter with the criminal high–life of 1930s Shanghai, told through the hired servant of a pampered gangster's moll, and…
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Ulysses' GazeUlysses' Gaze (1995)
Returning from exile in America, Yugoslavian filmmaker Harvey Keitel quests after rare film footage in the wartorn Balkans. Shot under conditions…
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Zero KelvinZero Kelvin (1995)Recommended
This tale of hardcore cabin fever in the 1930s has the Arctic wasteland as a backdrop for the face off between two romantic idealists – one a…
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Blue Kite, TheBlue Kite, The (1993)
Emotive and honest account of the realities of daily life under chairman Mao's regime as witnessed by one Beijing family from the 1950s through…
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Like Water for ChocolateLike Water for Chocolate (1993)Recommended
Certifiable foreign–language block–buster blends the irresisistible ingrediants of primal female desire with old–fashioned…
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FiorileFiorile (1992)
The brothers' Taviani spin three torrid tales of hot–blooded Italians at love and war, recounted by a father to his children about family myths…
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Olivier OlivierOlivier Olivier (1991)
After disappearing from his country home six years earlier, a boy's mysterious return brings with it a mix of salvation and suspicion to his…
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Life and Nothing ButLife and Nothing But (1990)
Philippe Noiret plays a Missing–in–Action chief officer whose obsession to account for the anonymous casualties of WW1 draws him to a…
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ChocolatChocolat (1988)
Quietly rewarding autobiographical work follows a young woman to West Africa where she reminisces her childhood. Early work by the director of BEAU…
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MapantsulaMapantsula (1988)Recommended
A disturbingly accurate evocation of township unrest in Soweto, as a young black petty criminal is throne into jail with a militant fraternity whom…
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Music Teacher, TheMusic Teacher, The (1988)
Sterling voiced Jose Van Dam plays an opera star who retires to train an aspiring nymphette and her wayward peer. Like the superlative operatic…
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Betty BlueBetty Blue (1986)Aro Favourite
Beatrice Dalle stars as the ultra crazy and ultra sexy Betty in this lusty, over–the–top drama as only the French aspire to create.…
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Lancelot Du LacLancelot Du Lac (1974)
Bresson endows the legend of King Arthur with his unique style and vision, and exposes a density of ideas by stripping the story back to its base…
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Battle of Algiers, TheBattle of Algiers, The (1965)Aro Favourite
Gripping account of the Muslim uprising which led to the withdrawal of France from Algeria was shot merely four years after the revolution, and as…
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Bande a PartBande a Part (Band of Outsiders) (1964)
One of the dir.’s more accessible films follows the carefree criminal adventures of Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur and Sami Frey, while still…
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Le MeprisLe Mepris (Contempt) (1963)
An insecure screen–writer struggles with vulgar producers as well as his movie–star wife on the set of Homer's Odyssey. Brigitte Bardot,…
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Leopard, TheLeopard, The (Il Gattopardo) (1963)Aro Favourite
An Italian classic, concerning the decline of the 19th century Sicilian aristocracy – represented by Burt Lancaster– that fulfils its…
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Grim Reaper, TheGrim Reaper, The (La Commare Secca) (1962)
Dir. Bertolucci's first film – with trademark technical virtuosity already in evidence – is a whodunnit about a prostitute murdered in a…
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Lower Depths, TheLower Depths, The (Donzoko) (1957)
Arresting Maxim Gorky stage adaptation (previously filmed by Jean Renoir) is transposed to Japan’s Edo–era slums. Social realisms and the…
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Late SpringLate Spring (1949)Aro Favourite
Ozu’s greatest film outside of the universally acclaimed TOKYO STORY magically distils the director’s reoccurring family concerns: that of a…
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Battleship PotemkinBattleship Potemkin (1925)Recommended
This landmark Soviet propaganda film about the 1905 revolution is one of the greatest classics of all time. The smart use of visual metaphor and that…
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