An ambitious potter (Masayuki Mori) and his devoted spouse (Kinuyo Tanaka) as well as a kindred couple (Eitaro Ozawa, Mitsuko Mito) are torn apart by the civil-war chaos of 16th-century Japan. Both men realize their material dreams but at a tragic cost to their respective mates. In particular, Mori’s shallow success is reflected in his delirious romance with a ghostly noblewoman (Machiko Kyo), an affair that will drive him to the brink of madness. One of the most poignant evocations of the illusory nature of worldly desires and missed opportunities and one of the most haunting depictions of the supernatural ever committed to celluloid. Winner of the 1953 Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award.Read More »
Drama
-
Kenji Mizoguchi – Ugetsu monogatari aka Ugetsu [Kadokawa 4K remaster] (1953)
1951-1960DramaJapanKenji Mizoguchi -
Cristiane Oliveira – A Primeira Morte de Joana (2021)
2021-2030BrazilCristiane OliveiraDramaJoana, 13, wants to find out why her great-aunt died at 70 without ever having dated anyone. As she confronts the values of her community in Southern Brazil, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also revealsRead More »
-
Joachim Lafosse – Nue propriété AKA Private Property (2006)
2001-2010ArthouseDramaFranceJoachim Lafosse

Pascale (Isabelle Huppert) lives with her adult twin sons, aimless François (Yannick Renier) and headstrong Thierry (Jérémie Renier, star of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s L’ENFANT and LA PROMESSE), in a renovated Belgian farmhouse. Each is still reeling from the divorce that divided the family some years earlier. Both boys pursue their respective interests, but neither seems compelled to embrace adulthood or the responsibilities that come with it. However, all that is about to change. Pascale has fallen in love again and dreams of a new life for herself and her lover a countryside B&B that they aspire to own together. But what would seem to be a happy time in her life takes a turn for the worse as she finds herself unable to rise from the shadow of her ex-husband and selfish children. In a bid for survival, Pascale leaves the house in the hands of Thierry and François, never suspecting that in her absence, long-buried resentment and rivalry will boil over, igniting a war between the brothers. (DVD Backcover)Read More »
-
Mai Zetterling – Doktor Glas AKA Doctor Glas (1968)
Mai Zetterling1961-1970ArthouseDenmarkDramaDoctor Glas face ethical complications when a woman, Helga Gregorius, asks for help in preventing her husband, the disgusting Reverend Gregorius, to have sex with her.Read More »
-
Kyoshi Sugita – Haruharasan no uta AKA Haruhara San’s Recorder (2021)
AsianDramaJapanKyoshi Sugita

Sachi quits her job at a museum, starts working part-time at a café, and moves into an apartment recommended by a regular customer. Although she has started a new life, Sachi is still haunted by the memory of her partner whom she will never see again.Read More »
-
Danielle Arbid – Peur de rien AKA Parisienne (2015)
Drama2011-2020Danielle ArbidFrance

Lina is a Lebanese Student that just arrived to Paris to continue her studies in a French University in 1993, only to find that the Chaos that was home was no different than what she will witness in the French capital. But Paris will offer her the opportunity to find herself and acquire a new self confidence that she didn’t know she had in herself.Read More »
-
Lynne Ramsay – We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
2011-2020DramaLynne RamsayThrillerUnited KingdomSynopsis
The mother of a teenage boy who went on a high-school killing spree tries to deal with her grief – and feelings of responsibility for her child’s actions.Read More » -
Peter Dourountzis – Vaurien AKA Rascal (2020)
CrimeDramaFrancePeter Dourountzis“A seductive and dangerous vagabond is the troubling protagonist of Peter Dourountzis’s first feature, a social thriller which has been awarded Cannes’ Official Selection.” ~CineuropaRead More »
-
Miguel Arteta – Chuck & Buck (2000)
Miguel Arteta1991-2000ComedyDramaQueer Cinema(s)USA

Quote:
Buck is a man-child who has lived his existence in a life of Romper Room, kindergarten collages, and lollipops. When his mother dies suddenly, Buck remembers his old childhood friend Chuck, with whom he feels a need to reconnect after having invited him to his mother’s funeral. Buck treks out to Los Angeles where Chuck, an up-and-coming music record executive, is living his life. Buck ends up developing an obsession with Chuck and begins stalking him.Read More »




