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Gabriel Axel – Babettes gæstebud AKA Babette’s Feast (1987)
In 19th century Denmark, two adult sisters live in an isolated village with their father, who is the honored pastor…
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Sidney J. Furie – Lady Sings the Blues [+ Commentary] (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues, like many enjoyable biopics, has little to do with presenting fact and everything to do with…
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Shin’ya Tsukamoto – Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009)
Quote:Twenty years after making his breakout cult hit, “Tetsuo,” and 17 years after its sequel, “Tetsuo II: Body Hammer,” multihyphenate…
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Mojtaba Mirtahmasb & Jafar Panahi – In film nist AKA This Is Not a Film (2011)
The title of “This Is Not a Film” is itself a bitter joke on the illogic of totalitarian thinking. The…
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Mikael Kristersson – Pica Pica (1987)
Quote:In Pica Pica Kristersson invites the viewer to be enthralled for an hour and a half by the vicissitudes of…
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Eric M. Nilsson – Brutal (1980)
Short film on the economic conditions and aesthetic decisions of filmmaking. One of Eric M. Nilsson’s most acclaimed films. Quote:Nilsson…
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Aleksandr Gordon – Ogni pritona AKA Brothel Lights (2011)
Quote:A richly outfitted journey backwards to daily life in small “family-run” brothel, the film is reminiscent of Federico Fellini’s 1973…
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Claude Sautet – Un Coeur En Hiver AKA A Heart in Winter (1992)
Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband’s who crafts violins.…
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