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January 31, 2020

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Claude Chabrol – Monsieur Saint-Saëns (1978) (DVD)

Episode of the TV serial “Il était musicien”.Imaginary adventure of musician Sans Saens. It shows the lack of will of…

January 30, 2020

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Zivojin Pavlovic – Zaseda AKA The Ambush (1969)

Idealistic young man supports the party and the new Yugoslavia’s communist regime, but soon gets involved in various political and…

January 30, 2020

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Ming-liang Tsai – Na ri xia wu AKA Afternoon (2015)

Quote: Filmmaker Ming-liang Tsai sits with Lee Kang-sheng in a house as they have a discussion. Quote: This conversation between…

January 30, 2020

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John Ford – Two Rode Together (1961)

Recycling elements of My Darling Clementine and The Searchers in a bitter, latter-day light, this late Western by John Ford…

January 30, 2020

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Yimou Zhang – Jin ling shi san chai AKA The Flowers of War [+Extras] (2011)

A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan’s rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing…

January 30, 2020

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Yôjirô Takita – Okuribito AKA Departures (2008) (HD)

With the breakup of his Tokyo orchestra, a young cellist returns with his adoring wife to his hometown. Searching for…

January 30, 2020

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Chantal Akerman – La folie Almayer AKA Almayer’s Folly (2011)

Quote:“Liberally adapted,” per onscreen credits, from Joseph Conrad’s first, same-named novel, helmer Chantal Akerman’s interpretation of “Almayer’s Folly” is as…

January 30, 2020

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Julie Lopes-Curval – Mères et filles AKA Hidden Diary (2009)

Quote:In the 1950s, housewife Louise walked out on her family whilst her children were still young. She gave no indication…

January 30, 2020

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Edgar Reitz – Stunde Null aka Zero Hour (1977) (DVD)

Synopsis:The narrative is set in the summer of 1945 in a small village outside Leipzig, where the Americans have just…