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Farhang Erfani – Iranian Cinema and Philosophy: Shooting Truth (2012)
In film studies, Iranian films are kept at a distance, as ‘other,’ different, and exotic. In reponse, this book takes…
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François Caillat – Foucault Against Himself [Subbing Copy] (2014)
“Don’t ask me who I am, and don’t tell me to remain the same.” —Michel Foucault From the history of…
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Peter Tscherkassky – Three Short Films (1981-89)
From PT’s website: Aderlaß is a youthful attempt to process the inheritance of the Vienna Actionists through the use of…
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Kiyoshi Nishimura & Sergei Solovyov – Melodii beloy nochi AKA Melodies of a White Night (1977)
Quote: Ilya, a Russian composer, played by Yury Solomin, meets a beautiful woman named Yuko, a Japanese pianist. The music…
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Thom Andersen – The Thoughts That Once We Had (2015)
An opening title card from director Thom Andesen’s new feature film, The Thoughts That Once We Had, directly identifies the…
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Rubén Mendoza – Tierra en la Lengua AKA Dust on the Tongue (2014)
IMBD synopsis: In his twilight years, Silvio Vega, a child of the destitution and violence of Columbia’s countryside, takes a…
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Atom Egoyan – Remember (2015)
Quote: Atom Egoyan’s ongoing search for his own best form makes no real breakthrough in “Remember,” a state-hopping Nazi-hunt mystery…
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Tom Hooper – The Danish Girl (2015)
Quote: A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and…
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Sergei Solovyov – Stantsionnyy smotritel AKA The Postmaster (1972)
Quote: In May, 1816 narrator passes through a small station. At the station, Dunia, Beauty daughter of the superintendent, serves…
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