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Edgar G. Ulmer – Ruthless (1948)
Quote: Multi-millionaire Horace Woodruff Vendig (Zachary Scott) shows himself to the world as an ambitious philanthropist, but that’s far from…
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Anthony Mann – The Tin Star (1957)
Synopsis Veteran bounty-hunter Morg Hickman rides into a town in danger. The sheriff has been killed, and young inexperienced Ben…
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Marguerite Duras – Des journées entières dans les arbres aka Entire Days in the Trees (1977)
A woman whose son has been estranged from her for years travels to visit him in Paris. Despite offers of…
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Katsuhito Ishii & Hajime Ishimine & Shunichiro Miki – Naisu no mori: The First Contact AKA Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
Quote: An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and…
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Matthew Porterfield – Take What You Can Carry (2015)
A character study as well as a meditation on communication, creativity, and physical space, Take What You Can Carry is…
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Noah Baumbach – Mistress America (2015)
Quote: Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an…
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Tahmineh Milani – Nimeh-ye penhan aka The Hidden Half (2001)
Iranian Director Tamineh Milani was arrested and faced execution for making The Hidden Half, a film that had been approved…
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Kon Ichikawa – Tokyo orimpikku AKA Tokyo Olympiad [+Extra] (1965)
Review from the Criterion website : A spectacle of magnificent proportions, Kon Ichikawa’s Tokyo Olympiad ranks among the greatest documents…
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Jean Rollin – Les Amours Jaunes (1958)
Synopsis: Cult director Jean Rollin’s first film was this 12-minute, black-and-white short inspired by a poem by Tristan Corbiere. Filmed…
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