Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema: 3342 Films to Buy & Rent
Double Hour, The (La Doppia Ora) (2009)
- Dir. Giuseppe Capotondi
Feat. Kseniya Rappoport, Filippo Timi, Antonia Truppo…
- A high–concept, twisty Euro–thriller plays out after a chambermaid and an ex–cop meet at a speed dating event.
As is par for the…
Eagle Hunter's Son, The (2009)
- Dir. René Bo Hansen
Feat. Bazarbai Matei, Mardan Matei
- Wistful Mongolian adventure follows a 12–year–old boy and his rite–of–passage between the lure of city life, and the…
East West East (2009)
- Dir. Gjergj Xhuvani
Feat. Ervin Bejleri, Helidon Fino, Gentiano Hazizi
- An amateur cycling team from Albania heads to France to take part in a tournament only to discover on the way that revolution has broken out back…
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
- Dir. Manoel de Oliveira
Feat. Ricardo Trepa, Leonor Silveira, Catarina Wallenstein
- Bewitching tale of a young man's obsessive love for his blonde–haired neighbour. Elegant and gently surreal adaptation of José Maria Eça de…
Eden is West (2009)
- Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Riccardo Scamarcio
- A pictorial offering from Costa–Gavras – usually at the helm of taut political thrillers – here directing a travelogue centered around…
Eden of the East (TV Series) (2009)
- Dir. Kenji Kamiyama
- A sprawling, suspenseful anime series in the wake of popular narrative arc serials (i.e. LOST, FLASH FORWARD), this centres on an amnesiac man who…
Empire of Silver (2009)
- Dir. Christina Yao
Feat. Aaron Kwok, Tielin Zhang, Lei Hao…
- A family banking empire begins to crumble when father and son come to grief over the country's transition from silver to paper money. Visually…
Farewell (2009)
- Dir. Christian Carion
Feat. Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica, Gary Lewis…
- This riveting Cold War yarn from the dir. of JOYEUX NOEL brings to light the little–known true story of a disillusioned KGB colonel (played by…
Father of My Children (2009)
- Dir. Mia Hansen-Love
Feat. Chiara Caselli, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Alice de Lencquesaing…
- A convincing dramatic study of grief in the family, centred on a workoholic movie producer who leaves behind a legacy of financial burden to his wife…
Fortapasc (Fort Apache) (2009)
- Dir. Marco Risi
Feat. Libero de Rienzo, Valentina Lodovini, Michele Riondino…
- Poignant account of the last days in the life of a young Italian journalist who's investigations into the Neapolitan Mafia resulted in his murder.