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Kon Ichikawa – Shijûshichinin no shikaku AKA 47 Ronin (1994)
Synopsis: In Japan in 1701, Asano, the daimyo of Ako, assaulted Kira (Rie Miyazawa), an official of the Shogunate, in…
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Costas Zapas – Mikres Eleftheries AKA Minor Freedoms (2008)
Quote:One of the most outstanding directors of auteur cinema, Costas Zapas gained international acclaim with Uncut Family (2004) and The…
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Wayne Wang – Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
Synopsis Ben’s wife wants some attention. Ben’s boss wants some dedication. Ben’s father wants some grandchildren. And Ben just wants…
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Jacek Koprowicz – Medium (1985)
Suspenseful for most of its length, though a letdown at the end, this psychic thriller is about four very different…
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Luis Buñuel – Simón del desierto AKA Simon of the Desert [+Extra] (1965)
Simon of the Desert is Luis Buñuel’s wicked and wild take on the life of devoted ascetic Saint Simeon Stylites,…
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Henri Xhonneux – Marquis (1989)
The scene is a pre-French Revolution Bastille, where various political prisoners are being held: a woman who was raped and…
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Vsevolod Pudovkin – Dezertir AKA The Deserter (1933)
Synopsis: In 1929, four years before making this film, Vsevolod Pudovkin and Sergei Eisenstein had collaborated on a Sound Manifesto…
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Costas Zapas – Uncut Family (2004)
The life of a boy in his adolescence takes a turn when his relationship with his mother and father is…
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Ed Pincus & Lucia Small – One Cut, One Life (2014)
When seminal documentarian Ed Pincus, considered the father of first person non-fiction film, is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he…
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