Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema: 3342 Films to Buy & Rent
Roman De Gare (Crossed Tracks) (2007)
- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. Audrey Dana, Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant
- Playfully pulpy French thriller from veteran director Claude Lelouch (A MAN AND A WOMAN) depicts the intersecting lives of two strangers oddly…
Romance Of Astrea and Ceadon, The (2007)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Stéphanie Crayencour, Andy Gillet, Cécile Cassel…
- Eric Rohmer, master of the seasonal romantic tryst, steps out with this playful adaptation of a 17th century French novel, in which a handsome…
Rush Hour (The Trial Begins) (2007)
- Dir. Vincenzo Marra
Feat. Michelle Lastella, Fanny Ardant, Giulia Bevilacqua…
- Tightly directed drama about the temptation of amoral manipulation. Italian tax official Filippo makes himself guilty of fraud and bribery to join…
Saawariya (Beloved) (2007)
- Dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Feat. Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor
- Notable for being the first mainstream Hindi movie to be funded by a U.S. studio, this stylistically decadent romance of unrequited love and desire…
Saturn in Opposition (Saturno Contro) (2007)
- Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek
Feat. Stefano Accorsi, Margherita Buy, Pierfrancesco Favino
- Sensitive ensemble drama exploring the relationships of a group of friends who meet regularly for dinner.
Ozpetek brings his characters…
Secret of the Grain, The (Couscous) (2007)
- Dir. Abdellatif Kechiche
Feat. Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Farida Benkhetache…
- Acclaimed French film siphons the daily trials and tribulations of a working class Arab clan, whose patriarch dreams of opening a restaurant…
Severed Ways (2007)
- Dir. Tony Stone
Feat. Tony Stone, Fiore Tedesco, Gaby Hoffmann
- On the coast of North America in AD 1007, two Norsemen are stranded when their expedition is attacked and they are left for dead. As they struggle to…
Shall We Kiss? (Un baiser s'il vous plaît) (2007)
- Dir. Emmanuel Mouret
Feat. Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet
- Delicate French comedy focused on two strangers who share a romantic evening but stop short of a kiss on her opinion that there is no such thing 'as…
Siyama: Village of Warriors (2007)
- Dir. Preecha Songsakul
- Three teenagers travel back to the 18th century in their Toyota to lend a helping hand to villagers engaged in an epic battle with a callous Burmese…
Son Of A Lion (2007)
- Dir. Benjamin Gilmour
Feat. Niaz Khan Shinwari, Sher Alam Miskeen Ustad
- 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…