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Mark Donskoy – Detstvo Gorkogo AKA Childhood of Maxim Gorky (1938)
Quote:This haunting, unforgettable film, based on Maxim Gorky’s 1913 autobiography, follows a 12-year-old’s journey in life against the tumultuous backdrop…
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Allen Fong – Boon bin yen AKA Ah Ying (1983)
SummaryA young woman, Ah Ying, works at her family fish stand. Discontented with her home life and neglectful boyfriend, she…
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Georges Franju – Mon chien AKA My Dog (1955)
A family goes on holiday, abandoning the little girl’s dog. Quote:Faithful regulars at screenings at La Cinémathèque française, the filmmakers…
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Philippe Lioret – Welcome (2009)
A young Kurdish refugee finds friendship from an unlikely source in Welcome, writer-director Philippe Lioret’s dramatic (chronicle of intersecting lives.…
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Warum läuft Herr R. Amok? AKA Why Does Herr R. Run Amok (1970)
From Jim’s Reviews:Disclosure: I have written the liner notes for Fantoma’s DVD release of this film. With a few changes,…
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James Ivory – The Remains of the Day (1993)
Quote:A rule bound head butler’s world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival…
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Ki-duk Kim – Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom AKA Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring. (2003)
Synopsis:From the award-winning Korean writer/director/editor Kim K-Duk comes this critifcally acclaimed and exquisitely beautiful story of a young Buddhist monk’s…
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J. Lee Thompson – Taras Bulba (1962)
Plot synopsis:The spectacular hordes of Cossack horsemen flying across the steppes to do battle with first one enemy and then…
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