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James W. Horne & Ray Taylor – The Spider’s Web (1938)
The Spider’s Web (1938) is a Columbia Pictures movie serial based on the pulp magazine character The Spider. The 15-chapter…
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Yasuzô Masumura – Shibirekurage AKA The Hot Little Girl (1970)
Aspiring fashion model Midori (Atsumi Mari) finds herself caught between a dubious lover (Kawazu Yûsuke) and the yakuza. The sixth…
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Eiji Uchida – Gureitofuru deddo AKA Greatful dead (2013)
Quote:Nami (Kumi Takiuchi) is a lonely young girl prone to outbursts of left field violence, due to being ignored by…
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Masahiro Shinoda – Yasha-ga-ike AKA Demon Pond (1979)
Quote:Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Their story is of revenge,…
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Stephen Frears – One Fine Day (1979)
Quote:George Phillips, a middle-aged Londoner, works as an estate agent for the firm of Frobisher, Rendell and Ross. His home…
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Jan Svankmajer – Otesánek AKA Little Otik (2000)
When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife’s pain, the…
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Harun Farocki – Industrie und Fotografie (1979)
Farocki frequently chooses a single news photo as his pretext. In his film he explains convincingly that ‘learning from images’…
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Hollis Frampton – Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia (1971)
Quote:As its name suggests, Nostalgia is autobiographical. Its maker, HOLLIS FRAMPTON, is recognised as one of the leading figures of…
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Jan Svankmajer – Prezít svuj zivot (teorie a praxe) AKA Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
Eugene, an aging man, leads a double life: one real – the waking life he spends in the company of…
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