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Shadows of Forgotten AncestorsShadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
Dir. Sergei Paradjanov
Feat. Ivan Mikolajchuk, Larisa Kadochnikova, Tatyana Bestayeva
A tragic, Carpathian folk tale of two lovers separated by a family feud is the basis for Parajanov’s staggering debut. Miraculous visuals and a…
Shop on High Street, TheShop on High Street, The (The Shop on Main Street) (1965) Recommended
Dir. Jan Kadar
A key film of the Czech film renaissance of the 1960s, that explores 'everyday fascism' through the story of a Jewish shopkeeper who mistakes her…
Simon of the DesertSimon of the Desert (1965) Recommended
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Silvia Pinal, Claudio Brook
A short surrealist fantasy concerning the life of Simon Stylites (Claudio Brook), an early Christian ascetic, who stood for years atop a column in…
Sucker, TheSucker, The (Le Corniaud) (1965) Recommended
Dir. Gerard Oury
Feat. Andre Bourvil, Gerard Oury, Louis de Funès
Quintessential French farce finds the affable Bourvil tricked into driving a Cadillac to Bordeaux containing thousands of dollars of jewelry and…
Two or Three Things I Know About HerTwo or Three Things I Know About Her (1965)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Joseph Gehrard, Marina Vlady, Anny Duperey
The life of a Parisian prostitute, analysing the likes of women, language, western society as well as cinema itself. Godard's cinematic essay broke…
AssassinationAssassination (Ansatsu) (1964)
Dir. Masahiro Shinoda
Feat. Tetsuro Tamba, Eiji Okada
Japan’s turbulent, late 19th century landscape is the backdrop to this fiercely stylized tale of a masterless whose sword edge thrusts between the…
Bande a PartBande a Part (Band of Outsiders) (1964)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur, Sami Frey
One of the dir.’s more accessible films follows the carefree criminal adventures of Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur and Sami Frey, while still…
Black God White DevilBlack God White Devil (1964)
Dir. Glauber Rocha
Feat. Maurício do Valle, Geraldo Del Rey, Othon Bastos
A landmark of Brazil’s Cinema Novo movement, fusing discordant sound and imagery with the embittered folktale of a…
CharulataCharulata (The Lonely Wife) (1964)
Dir. Satyajit Ray
Feat. Madhabi Mukherjee
One of Satyajit Ray’s most accomplished (and Western–influenced) films, whose central female protagonist falls for the young, aspiring cousin…
Diamonds of the NightDiamonds of the Night (1964) Recommended
Dir. Jan Nemec
Feat. Ladislav Jansky, Antonin Kumbera, Irma Bischofova
Extraordinarily intense account, told with almost no dialogue, of two Jewish teenagers running for their lives after escaping from a train bound for…

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