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Las HurdesLas Hurdes (Land Without Bread) (1933)
Dir. Luis Bunuel
Surrealist non–fiction short film focused around Las Hurdes, the poorest region of Western Spain. An unnervingly straight travelogue delivered…
LiebeleiLiebelei (1933)
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Arthur Schnitzler
An early work from the German maestro of the tracking shot, whose tale of doomed romance between a young soldier and fraulein (taken from a play by…
Boudu Saved from DrowningBoudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Recommended
Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcelle Hania
Renoir's joyfully anarchic attack on the bourgeoisie in which vagrant Michel Simon wreaks emotional havoc in the orderly household that have offered…
FannyFanny (1932)
Dir. Marc Allegret
Feat. Raimu, Orane Demazis, Pierre Fresnay
Leisurely French romantic drama based on the play by Marcel Pagnol that marks the second part in the Marseille film trilogy that started with Marius…
Le MillionLe Million (1931) Aro Favourite
Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Annabella, Rene Lefevre, Louis Allibert
An early French musical, so delightful it was to inspire the likes of the Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin and even the American Musical as a…
M... Worst Crime of AllM... Worst Crime of All (1931) Recommended
Dir. Fritz Lang
Feat. Peter Lorre
A chilling expressionist classic starring Peter Lorre as psychotic child molester. Dir. Lang masterfully fills the screen with understated but…
MariusMarius (1931)
Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis
Based on the play by revered French writer Marcel Pagnol, this is the first film in the Marseille Trilogy featuring the characters of Marius (Pierre…
Silent NaruseSilent Naruse (Flunky, Work Hard; No Blood Relation; Apart From You; Every-Night Dreams; Street Without End) (1931-1934)
Dir. Mikio Naruse
A collection of silent era films from renowned Japanese director Mikio Naruse, the only five from the 1930's that still exist today, featuring new…
Blood of a PoetBlood of a Poet (1930)
Dir. Jean Cocteau
Feat. Lee Miller, Pauline Carton
Cocteau's first film is a surrealist gem that sewed the seeds of his style. The Dali/Bunuel influence is clear, but this goes one step further with…
Blue Angel, TheBlue Angel, The (1930) Aro Favourite
Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings
A masterwork of the twenties German grotesquerie, this enjoyed great success and gave an early career boost to Marlene Dietrich.

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