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Fons Rademakers – Als twee druppels water AKA The Spitting Image (1963)
Quote:Transformation under duress is at the nexus of this excellent wartime drama by noted Dutch filmmaker Fons Rademakers. The setting…
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Andrea Luka Zimmerman & Adrian Jackson – Here for Life (2019)
In Andrea Luka Zimmerman and Adrian Jackson’s freewheeling kaleidoscopic film Here for Life, place is again of paramount importance. We’re…
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Sacha Guitry – Le comédien AKA The Private Life of an Actor (1948)
SynopsisThe Private Life of an Actor was the English-language title bestowed upon Sacha Guitry’s first postwar feature, Le Comédien. The…
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Jeanine Meerapfel – Malou (1981)
Malou feels that the difficulties she is experiencing in her relationships lie in her past and so she searches out…
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Karim Aïnouz – O Abismo Prateado AKA The Silver Cliff (2011)
Violeta, 40 years old, dentist, married, a teenage son, is ready start another ordinary day, between her office and her…
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David Kaplan – Year of the Fish (2007)
Quote:The film was shot in live-action, then adapted with rotoscope animation. That process creates realistic scenes of Chinatown — from…
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John G. Blystone – Great Guy AKA Pluck of the Irish (1936)
Plot:It’s the New York Department of Weights and Measures vs. a systematic effort to cheat the public by giving them…
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Pare Lorentz – The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
Synopsis:Filmmaker/critic Pare Lorentz was the creative force behind the landmark documentary The Plow That Broke the Plains. The project was…
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Eugenio Martín – Réquiem para el gringo AKA Duel in the Eclipse (1968)
Gringo is a notorious gunfighter. After his brother is tortured and killed by bandits, Gringo joins the group to eliminate…
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