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Heinz Emigholz – Dieste [Uruguay] AKA Streetscapes – Chapter 4 (2017)
The final part of Heinz Emigholz’s “Streetscapes” series is a triptych. A prologue examines 3 buildings by Julio Vilamajó in…
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Peter Handke – Die Linkshändige Frau AKA The Left-Handed Woman (1978)
S y n o p s i s A woman living in the Paris suburbs struggles with a loveless marriage…
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Alain Tanner – La femme de Rose Hill (1989)
Julie, a young coloured women from Rose Hill on the Island of Mauritius, arrives in Switzerland to marry Marcel whom…
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Marc Singer – Dark Days (2000)
In the pitch black of the tunnel, rats swarm through piles of garbage as high-speed trains leaving Penn Station tear…
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Philippe Garrel – Les ministères de l’art (1989)
Documentary on post-Nouvelle Vague directors with Benoît Jacquot, André Téchiné, Jacques Doillon, Chantal Akerman, Werner Schroeter, Juliette Berto, Leos Carax…
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Michael Curtiz – Mildred Pierce (1945)
Quote: Mildred Pierce (1945) is a classic, post-war film noir mixed with typical soap-operish elements of the woman’s melodramatic picture…
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Tomu Uchida – Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri AKA Hero of the Red Light District AKA Killing in Yoshiwara (1960)
Overview: On the surface, this may seem to be an early example of the Japanese exploitation films that would become…
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Les Blank – The Blues Accordin’ to Lightin’ Hopkins (1970)
Quote: The great Texas bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins is captured brilliantly in this deeply moving film. Blank reveals Lightnin’s inspiration, and…
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Mark Leckey – Dream English Kid 1964-1999 AD (2015)
Dream English Kid is a collage of what Leckey calls ‘found memories’ made from sources such as adverts, TV programmes and…
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