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Subgenre Sampler

 
Cherry BlossomsCherry Blossoms (2008)
Dir. Doris Dorrie
Feat. Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki
Tender cross–cultural tale with a German widower travelling to Japan to honour his wife's wishes to see the famed cherry blossom festival.…
Class, TheClass, The (Entre les murs) (2008) Recommended
Dir. Laurent Cantet
Feat. François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio
This stimulating Palm d’Or winner engages with the toil and trouble of a multi–ethnic, inner–city French classroom, and the headstrong…
Cloud 9Cloud 9 (Wolke 9) (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Andreas Dresen
Feat. Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, Horst Westphal
A frank yet sensitive depiction of a passionate love affair between a man and a married woman in their autumn years. Using a methodology similar…
DeparturesDepartures (2008) Recommended
Dir. Takita Yojiro
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Poignant Oscar–winner that’s won over many hearts with its affecting tale of self–discovery, centered on a failed cellist whose career…
Early Bird Catches the Worm, TheEarly Bird Catches the Worm, The (2008)
Dir. Francesco Patierno
Feat. Elio Germano, Laura Chiatti, Martina Stella
Leaden portrait of the rise and fall of popular Italian disc jockey Marco Baldini who's gambling addiction leads him tom make some decidedly rash…
Everlasting MomentsEverlasting Moments (2008) Recommended
Dir. Jan Troell
Feat. Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen
A touching, delicately shot memoir told from the perspective of a Finnish immigrant in Sweden who finds relief from her abusive husband in the art of…
First Day of the Rest of Your Life, TheFirst Day of the Rest of Your Life, The (Le Premier Jour du Reste de ta Vie) (2008) Recommended
Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Deborah Francois
Five days in the life of an average, functional family form the basis of this universally appealing French comedy spanning the decade of the…
Giovanna's FatherGiovanna's Father (2008)
Dir. Pupi Avati
Feat. Silvio Orlando, Francesca Neri, Alba Rohrwacher
Set during the second world ward this is a sad character study of a naive father who covers for his daughter's terrible crime.
GomorrahGomorrah (2008) Recommended
Dir. Matteo Garrone
Feat. Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale
Justifiably celebrated, this ruthless expose of the Camorra underworld in Naples paints a stark and brutal picture of organised crime through five…
Headless Woman, TheHeadless Woman, The (2008) Recommended
Dir. Lucrecia Martel
Feat. María Onetto, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón
A mystery surrounding a woman's hit and run accident – and whether she in fact killed someone – is the riveting hook of this oblique,…

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