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Every house is identical. Every house is empty. Except for yours. Welcome to YONDER. Gemma (Imogen Poots) and Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) are a young couple looking to take the next step in their relationship and own their first home. Sold on the prospect of an ideal suburban lifestyle at the newly opened YONDER, they drive out with enigmatic estate agent Martin (Jonathan Aris) to take a look, and the trap is sprung. In YONDER, the food they're given has no taste, identical homes line identical streets tesselating toward the horizon underneath a sky dotted by uniform clouds, and every road leads right back to the new home that has become their prison. The idyllic dream of 'suburban bliss' has given way to a recursive nightmare, and the only hope for Gemma and Tom's escape lies within a mysterious box and the infant inside it. - Director:
- Lorcan Finnegan
- Cast:
- Imogen Poots, Danielle Ryan, Molly McCann
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Merry Christmas (2005)Joyeux Noel
Inspired by a true story which occurred in the trenches of the World War I battlefield on Christmas Eve in 1914, "Joyeux Noel" is a moving story of dignity and human kindness set against the savagery of war. That night, a momentous event changed the lives of four characters: an Anglican priest, a French lieutenant, an exceptional German tenor and the one he loves, his singing partner. During this Christmas Eve, the unthinkable happened: calling him a brief but meaningful ceasefire, soldiers emerged from their trenches to exchange gifts, play football and celebrate Christmas together, as well as being allowed to bury their respective dead who had fallen between opposing lines in No Man's Land... The Academy Award nominated (2006, Best Foreign Language Film) "Joyeux Noel" offers a thought-provoking and compelling view of one of the most poignant and forgotten events in history. - Director:
- Christian Carion
- Cast:
- Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet
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Starring Jared Harris (Chernobyl), Ciaran Hinds (Game of Thrones) and Tobias Menzies (The Crown), 'The Terror' is inspired by the British Royal Navy's real life expedition into uncharted territory as the crew attempts to discover the fabled Northwest Passage. Faced with treacherous conditions, limited resources, dwindling hope and fear of the unknown, the crew is pushed to the brink of extinction. Frozen, isolated and stuck at the end of the earth, 'The Terror' highlights all that can go wrong when a group of men, desperate to survive, struggle not only with the elements, but with each other. - Director:
- Edward Berger
- Cast:
- Jared Harris, Tobias Menzies, Paul Ready
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Ugetsu Monogatari (1953)Ugetsu
In 16th century Japan, amidst the pandemonium of civil war, potter Genjuro (Mori Masayuki) and samurai-aspirant Tobei (Ozawa Sakae) set out with their wives in search of wealth and military glory, respectively. Two parallel tales ensue when the men are lured from their wives: Genjuro by the ghostly charm of Lady Wakasa (Kyo Machiko); Tobei by the dream of military glory. - Director:
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast:
- Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka
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Wild Strawberries (1957)Smultronstället
Professor Isak Borg (Victor Sjostrom) travels with his daughter-in-law Marianne (Ingrid Thulin) to receive an honorary doctorate for his lifelong contribution to medicine. Soon his journey becomes one of introspection, as the people he meets - from a hitch-hiking girl to a quarrelling married couple - remind him of past relationships and cause him to contemplate his own failings. Victor Sjostrom, a celebrated film director in his own right, best know for his silent work including the Hollywood masterpiece The Wind, gives a remarkably moving performance as the aged academic. Bergman's smiles and tears on a summer's day make for his most overtly symbolic work, shifting skillfully between the past and the present, dream and reality. Filled with richly observed characters and a real feeling for the joys of nature and youth, 'Wild Strawberries' is one of Bergman's warmest and finest films. - Director:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Cast:
- Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin
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The Best Picture of 1945 has lost none of its bite or power in this uncompromising look at the devastating effects of alcoholism. Ironically, this brilliant Billy Wilder film was almost never released because of poor reaction by preview audiences unaccustomed to such stark realism from Hollywood, but the film has since gone on to be regarded as one of the all-time great dramas in movie history. Ray Milland's haunting portrayal of would-be writer's dissatisfaction with his life leads him on a self-destructive three-day binge. - Director:
- Billy Wilder
- Cast:
- Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry
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Out 1 (1971)Out 1, noli me tangere
"Out 1" is a very precise picture of post May 1968 malaise - when Utopian dreams of a new society had crashed and burned, radical terrorism was starting to emerge in unlikely places and a great many other things. Two marginals who don't know one another stumble into the remnants of a "secret society": Colin, a seemingly deaf-mute who all of a sudden begins to talk and Frederique, a con artist working the "short con" (stealing drinks and tricking men who think she's a hooker out of their money). Meanwhile, there are two theater groups rehearsing classic Greek dramas: "Seven Against Thebes" and "Prometheus Bound". A member of the Moretti group passes a note to Leaud about "The 13" which sends Leaud on a search for "The 13". His search brings him eventually to Bulle Ogier's shop in Les Halles "L'Angle du Hasard". Berto follows much the same path when she steals a cachet of letters from Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and tries to get money from their owners for their return... - Director:
- Jacques Rivette
- Cast:
- Michèle Moretti, Hermine Karagheuz, Karen Puig
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Our Time (2018)Nuestro Tiempo / Where Life Is Born
Renowned poet Juan (Carlos Reygadas) runs a cattle ranch with his wife Esther (Natalia Lopez) in rural Mexico. While he tends to the horses and the bulls, Esther manages the ranch and looks after their three children. Despite previously suggesting the idea of an open marriage, Juan is devastated when he discovers his wife has been having a passionate affair with horse trainer Phil (Phil Burgers). - Director:
- Carlos Reygadas
- Cast:
- Natalia López, Phil Burgers, Carlos Reygadas
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A radical fusion of brutal martial artistry, extreme violence and dark visuals, 'The Story of Ricky' is one of the most infamous and disturbing film projects in the history of Asian Cinema. Based on the Japanese comic-strip 'Riki-Oh', the movie is set in a futuristic prison where Riki is mistakenly locked up and then systemically tortured by the sadistic warden and his cohorts. Through his radical actions and selfless attitude, Ricky quickly becomes a hero for the rest of the inmates and initiates a daring plan to break free from the brutal regime in which he is incarcerated. - Director:
- Ngai Choi Lam
- Cast:
- Siu-Wong Fan, Simon Broad, John Culkin
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About Us (2017)Sobre Nós
When Diego (Thiago Cazado) left Brazil for California to attend a film school, he didn't just leave his home town, he also left Matheus (Rodrigo Bittes) - a handsome young man with whom he was madly in love. Ten years later he returns, intent on writing a novel about their relationship- using a camera instead of a pen. This heartfelt biopic tracks this moving journey, deftly illustrating how deep, abiding passion can lead to both great heights, and tragic lows. - Director:
- Mauro Carvalho
- Cast:
- Rodrigo Bittes, Thiago Cazado, Marina Falcao
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The Round Up (1966)Szegénylegények
Set in a detention camp in Hungary 1869, at a time of guerrilla campaigns against the ruling Austrians, Jancso deliberately avoids conventional heroics to focus on the persecution and dehumanisation manifest in a time of conflict. Filmed in Hungary's desolate and burning landscape, Jancso uses his formidable technique to create a remarkable and terrifying picture of war and the abuse of power that is still very relevant today. - Director:
- Miklós Jancsó
- Cast:
- János Görbe, Zoltán Latinovits, Tibor Molnár
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Young Hunter (2020)El Cazador
Ezekiel (Juan Pablo Cestaro), a fifteen year old boy on the cusp of his sexual awakening, meets handsome, twenty-one-year-old Mono (Lautaro Rodríguez) and quickly starts a relationship. Mono invites him to his cousin's villa, to spend a weekend together, but while returning from the trip Mono disappears, no longer responding to Ezekiel's texts. Ezequiel is surprised and confused until Chino (Juan Barberini), Mono's cousin, sends him a hidden camera video of Ezekiel and Mono having sex, blackmailing him into making his own sex tape with a minor to be sold on the dark web, in order to keep his secret hidden. Ezequiel, with an impossible choice, decides to seduce Juan Ignacio (Patricio Rodríguez), a thirteen-year-old boy whom he knows from school and suspects has a crush on him. Ezequiel turns from prey to hunter against his own will and begins to seduce Juan Ignacio. - Director:
- Marco Berger
- Cast:
- Juan Pablo Cestero, Juan Barberini, Lautaro Rodríguez
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Louis Mazzini's mother belongs to the aristocratic family D'Ascoyne, but she ran away with an opera singer. Therefore, she and Louis (Dennis Price) were rejected by the D'Ascoynes. Once adult, Louis decides to avenges his mother and him, by becoming the next Duke (Alec Guinness) of the family. Murdering every potential successor is clearly the safest way to achieve his goal. - Director:
- Robert Hamer
- Cast:
- Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson
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The incredible, untold story of the British artist Penny Slinger and the traumatic events that led to the creation of her masterpiece, the 1977 photo-romance, 'An Exorcism'. Coming of age against a backdrop of post-war austerity and the subsequent explosion of colour that characterised the 1960's counterculture, Slinger embraced her generation's quest for personal freedom and sexual liberation, and channelled these desires into her ground-breaking collages, sculptures, and films (including collaborations with Jane Arden and Peter Whitehead). So powerful was her vision that fifty years later her work is still influencing contemporary artists. - Director:
- Richard Kovitch
- Cast:
- Maria Blum, Tim Blum, Jack Bond
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The Battle of Algiers (1966)La Battaglia di Algeri
Gillo Pontecorvo's multi-award winning picture 'The Battle of Algiers' has perhaps never been as pertinent as it is now. Set from 1954 to 1962, the movie uses documentary-style black and white photography to recreate real events. Algerian liberation fighters use terrorist techniques against the French colonial occupiers; the French retaliate with brutal military force. Brilliantly directed set-pieces and remarkable crowd scenes make the film a masterpiece; the ominous familiarity of its subject makes it a must-see" - The Times How to win battle against terrorism and lose the war of ideas. Children shoot soldiers at point blank range. Women plant bombs in Cafes. Sounds familiar? The French have a plan. It succeeds tactically, but fails strategically. To understand why, come to a rare showing of this film.'' - Pentagon tlyer for their in-house screening of Battle Of Algiers All the armies of the world - including the Pentagon - will never, but never, be able to conquer a country which wants to control its own destiny" - Saadi Yacef - Director:
- Gillo Pontecorvo
- Cast:
- Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi
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