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John Farrow – Alias Nick Beal (1949)
ArtsEmerson writes: An update of the Faust story set in urban modernity, with Milland as the mysterious Nick Beal, the…
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Lav Diaz – Ang panahon ng halimaw AKA Season of the Devil (2018)
SynopsisPhilippines, late 1970s. A military-controlled militia is oppressing a remote village, spreading terror both physical and psychological. The fearless young…
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John Nelson – Through Navajo Eyes: Shallow Well Project (1966)
Shallow Well ProjectThis is a film that Johnny undertook to make after he was reprimanded by the community for making…
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Mikio Naruse – Uwasa no musume aka The Girl in the Rumor (1935)
Quote:A story of two sisters, the older being more traditional, the younger a “moga” (“modern girl”). Their widowed father runs…
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Nicolas Roeg – Don’t Look Now (1973)
Quote:Don’t Look Now is a 1973 occult thriller film directed by Nicolas Roeg. Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland star as…
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Ishirô Honda – Gasu ningen dai ichigo AKA The Human Vapor (1960)
Synopsis:A librarian is subject to a scientific experiment which goes wrong and transforms him into ‘The Human Vapour’. He uses…
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David Achkar – Allah Tantou AKA God’s Will (1992)
Synopsis:‘Allah Tantou’ is the first African film to confront the immense personal and political costs of the continent’s widespread human…
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Yoshihiko Matsui – Tonkei shinjû aka Pig-Chicken Suicide (1981)
Directed by Japanese underground legend Yoshihiko Matsui, most famous for his epic film Noisy Requiem and his early work with…
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Sana Na N’Hada – Xime (1994)
The film tells the tale of Iala, whose authority over his two sons, Raul and Bedan, is shaken. Raul has…
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