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Mary Ellen Bute & Ted Nemeth – Tarantella (1940)
Quote: “This new medium of expression is the Absolute Film. Here the artist creates a world of color, form, movement,…
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Manoel de Oliveira – O Quinto Império – Ontem Como Hoje AKA The Fifth Empire (2004)
Quote: Ignoring the alarmed advice of his noblemen and counselors, young King Sebastian fuels his religious obsession to go to…
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Georges Méliès – Le magicien AKA The Magician (1898)
Quote:In a traditional “magician” attire, the wizard of illusion and jump cuts, Georges Méliès, says the magic words and conjures…
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Norman Foster & Orson Welles – Journey Into Fear (1943)
An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by German agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for…
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Tai Katô – Hizakura daimyo AKA The Scarlet Cherry Lord (1958)
Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life…
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Penelope Spheeris – I Don’t Know (1971)
A truly major work, I Don’t Know observes the relationship between a lesbian and a transgender man who prefers to…
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Lewis Klahr – Tales of the Forgotten Future, Part 1-4 (1988)
Quote: An epic cycle created on the tiny, domestic medium of Super-8, the film combines the intimacy of its chosen…
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Jacques Tourneur – Stars in My Crown (1950)
Folks in Walsburg may want to pay heed to the brace of pistols holstered onto Josiah Gray’s hips. In time,…
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Gábor Reisz – Magyarázat Mindenre AKA Explanation For Everything (2023)
It’s summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the…
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