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Agnès Varda – Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse AKA The Gleaners and I (2000)
Quote:Varda films and interviews gleaners in France in all forms, from those picking fields after the harvest to those scouring…
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Philippe Garrel – L’enfant secret AKA The Secret Child (1979)
Quote:Four chapters based on the birth of a ‘secret child’, or a film, with chapter titles: “La séction Césarienne” (Caesarian…
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Nicholas Ray & Guy Green – 55 Days at Peking (1963)
Synopsis:This historical epic dramatizes the Battle of Peking, a turning point of the Boxer Rebellion in China in 1900. When…
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Sang-soo Hong – Haebyeonui yeoin AKA Woman on the Beach (2006)
Quote:Film director, Joong-rae is preparing for his next movie but is unable to finish his script. So he pleads his…
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Guillermo del Toro – Cronos [+ Commentaries] (1993)
Quote:A mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life resurfaces after four hundred years, leaving a trail of…
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Sang-soo Hong – Saenghwalui balgyeon aka Turning Gate (2002)
Hong San-soo’s comic rendezvous Turning Gate is built on a series of repetitions that mirror the South Korean director’s fascination…
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Robert Bresson – Lancelot du Lac AKA Lancelot of the Lake (1974)
Synopsis:A million miles away from ‘Camelot’ or ‘Excalibur’, this film ruthlessly strips the Arthurian legend down to its barest essentials.…
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Joshua Waletzky – Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)
Music For The Movies: Bernard Herrmann explores the work of a composer who created music for over 50 films, collaborating…
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Rudolf Thome – Just Married (1998)
Quote:Frangipani and Friedrich wrestle with the vagaries of married life, while also trying to preserve their own individual personalities. Frangipani’s…
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