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Beyond Hatred (2005)Au-dela De La Haine
On September 13 2002 a racially motivated murder was commited in Reims, France. Three skinheads hid with the intention of "doing an Arab". Instead they came across Francois Chenu, a self assured gay man who refused to be intimidated. He was beaten unconscious and his body thrown into a nearby pond where he drowned. The murderers were quickly apprehended and bought to trial. Olivier Meyrou documents the trial and subsequent repercussions on the family and how their feelings changed from initial rage to forgiveness. This is a universal film about love and hatred, tolerance and intolerance and above all the human spirit. - Director:
- Olivier Meyrou
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Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)Tri orísky pro Popelku / Three Nuts for Cinderella
Vaclav Vorlicek's 1973 reworking of the classic Cinderella story is one of the most beloved of all Central European films. Delightful and unconventional, it places the familiar fairy tale into a wintry setting with down-to-earth characters and a feisty and rebellious Cinderella. Far from being just a passive beauty, she is a spirited rider, a champion hunter and takes every opportunity to challenge her handsome Prince. A perennial favourite on television throughout Europe (including as a dubbed BBC serial), 'Three Wishes for Cinderella' continues to charm with its magic and beauty. - Director:
- Václav Vorlícek
- Cast:
- Libuse Safránková, Jaroslava Adamová, Pavel Trávnícek
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)Come As You Are
After Cameron Post (Chloe Grace Moretz) is caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, she's quickly shipped off to a conversion therapy centre that treats teens "struggling with same-sex attraction". At the facility, Cameron is subjected to outlandish discipline, dubious "de-gaying" methods, and earnest Christian rock songs - but this unusual setting also provides her with an unlikely gay community. For the first time, Cameron connects with peers, and she's able to find her place among fellow outcasts. - Director:
- Desiree Akhavan
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- Chloë Grace Moretz, John Ellison Conlee, Steven Hauck
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Ping Pong (2014)Ping Pong the Animation
Smile and Peco. Peco and Smile. Besties from the beginning, both with a badass backhand. Peco is known for his arrogance on the table tennis court, and Smile for his silence. But with a new school year and a new high school table tennis team, both boys are in for a challenge, on - and off - the court. Peco's slacker ways are hurting his game, and after getting crushed in a tournament, he decides to quit. Smile is finally learning to harness his natural talents, but can he squash his sympathy for his opponents enough to beat them. - Director:
- Masaaki Yuasa
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- Koki Uchiyama, Alan Chow, Micah Solusod
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Shoplifters (2018)Manbiki Kazoku
After a successful shoplifting spree, Osamu (Lily Franky) and his son rescue a little girl in the freezing cold and invite her home with them. Osamu's wife Nobuyo (Sakura Ando) reluctantly agrees to shelter her. Although the family is poor, they live happily together until an unforeseen incident upsets the delicate balance they have created, revealing long-buried secrets... - Director:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
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- Rirî Furankî, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka
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The Sex of Angels (2012)El sexo de los ángeles
Carla (Astrid Berges-Frisbey) and Bruno (Llorenc Gonzalez) are an adoring young couple living in Barcelona who meet Rai (Alvaro Cervantes), a charismatic and mysterious dancer who moves from city to city and from one love affair to another. As their lives entwine, an intense triangle of attraction creates a sex-fuelled but turbulent time for the trio of lovers. Shining a defiantly modern spotlight on tried-and-tested relationship conventions, 'The Sex of Angels' takes a red-hot look at love beyond the norm. - Director:
- Xavier Villaverde
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- Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Álvaro Cervantes, Llorenç González
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The Man Without a Past / Lights in the Dusk (2006)Mies vailla menneisyyttä / Laitakaupungin valot
Two classics from famous Finish director Aki Kaurismäki.
The Man Without a Past (2002)Following 'Drifting Clouds', this is the second part of Kaurismdki's Finland trilogy. A man arrives in Helsinki only to be severely beaten and mugged. He sustains some head injuries which means he's lost his memory and so has no choice but to start a completely new life, almost literally.
Lights in the Dusk (2006)
A naive security guard becomes involved with a beautiful and mysterious woman who may have motives that are not so wholesome. The final part of the Finland trilogy.- Director:
- Aki Kaurismäki
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- Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä
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Stray Dogs (2013)Jiao You
The latest film by visionary director Tsai Ming-liang links together a series of sumptuously composed scenes that tell the story of a broken family living on the margins of Taipei society. As one mysterious scene gives way to the next, we come to know something of their history, a time when they had a home. - Director:
- Ming-liang Tsai
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- Shiang-chyi Chen, Kang-sheng Lee, Yi Cheng Lee
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Following his work with Ken Russell as production designer on The Devils , Derek Jarman made his debut as director with this story of the life of St. Sebastian, the martyred roman soldier who was sent into exile and tortured. A poetic exploration of sexuality, the film is beautifully shot against a scorched desert landscape. The film earned a cult status after it's release and when it was finally given a UK television broadcast 10 years later, its depiction of male nudity and graphic homoerotic content still proved controversial. Sebastiane set the tone for Jarman's uncompromising, highly personal and original style of filmmaking. - Director:
- Paul Humfress
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- Leonardo Treviglio, Barney James, Neil Kennedy
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Filmed in the stark environs of Derek Jarman's coastal home in the shadow of Dungeness power station, 'The Garden' is a powerful and moving series of allegorical dreams-capes. The narrative unfolds to find Jarman asleep at his desk, surrounded by Christian imagery. His dreams transpose to New Testament events into a contemporary context, examining repressive attitudes towards homosexuality, the AIDS crisis and exploring Jarman's own feelings towards the church. - Director:
- Derek Jarman
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- Tilda Swinton, Stephen McBride, Johnny Mills
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Desire (2018)Desire - The Short Films of Ohm
Award-winning male erotic photographer Ohm Phanphiroj's five most stunning, explicit, films, all in one place. "Desire" includes 'The Desire Trilogy', 'The Meaning' of it all, 'Journey' and 'The First Conversation between Frank and I'. Five films exploring male desire in a singularly artful, erotic, and forthright way. - Director:
- Ohm Phanphiroj
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- Various
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Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once stated that philosophy ought to be written as if it were poetry, and a poetic intensity typified his life and his work. No wonder, then, that a creative talent such as Derek Jarman should respond with such characteristic energy to a commission from Channel 4 for a film about the philosopher, written by radical literary theorist Terry Eagleton. Wittgenstein is a bold offbeat biography, personalised in Jarman's unique style to address the politics and sexuality of the great but troubled man. The result is no dry treatise, but a treat for eyes and mind alike. Exceeding the limitations of its miniscule budget, Wittgenstein is full of arresting visuals and bold performances from Tilda Swinton, Michael Gough, and Karl Johnson, who brilliantly captures Wittgenstein in all his torment and drama. It was to be Jarman's penultimate film, and is infused with the sense of artistic adventure, intelligence and playfulness that characterised his life and work. - Director:
- Derek Jarman
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- Karl Johnson, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton
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Sátántangó (1994)Satan's Tango
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Bela Tarr's epic rendering of Laszlo Krasznahorkai's novel, about the decline of Communism in Eastern Europe, is a unique and visionary masterpiece that defies classification and transcends genre. Set in a struggling Hungarian agricultural collective, a group of lost souls reeling from the collapse of their Communist utopia face an uncertain future, until the arrival of a charismatic stranger in whom they believe lies their salvation. The collective's individual experiences and fates are gradually revealed in Tarr's immaculately composed, brilliantly photographed and bleakly comic tour-de-force, which confirmed his place as one of contemporary cinema's few genuine auteurs. - Director:
- Béla Tarr
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- Ferenc Kállai, Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth
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Joy of Man's Desiring / Bestiaire (2014)Que ta joie demeure / Bestiaire
The Quebecois film-maker Denis Cote alternates between fiction and essay-like documentary.
Joy of Man's Desiring (2014)Denis Cote's latest documentary-form film examines the world of the work place and the interaction of man and machine. Hypnotically filmed and with extraordinary sound design, Cote examines the locales and routines where people can spend half their lives, yet that is so often ignored in film.
Bestiaire (2012)
Denis Cote's enthralling meditation on the relationships between animals and people was shot through the seasons at a Quebec safari park. Visitors and animals look at each other in mutual incomprehension (and possible accusation from the caged animals). This striking work about the act of looking cleverly blurs the line between observer and observed.- Director:
- Denis Côté
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- Olivier Aubin, Ted Pluviose, Hamidou Savadogo
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In today's world, is it wise to follow, or even trust the white rabbit? Join Dany and Ody as they journey across the wonderland of 21st Century Greece in a quest to find their last living family member - the "unmentionable" father who abandoned them 13 years before. In this hyperreal odyssey the brothers many adventures climax at gunpoint during the Greek Star! (Greece's 'Pop Idol') auditions as they reconnect with one another and attempt to find a sense of belonging in a country that refuses to accept them. As Athena watched over Jason during his quest for the Golden Fleece, the songs of the pop goddess Patty Pravo guide and protect the boys in their search for the father they never knew. - Director:
- Panos H. Koutras
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- Kostas Nikouli, Nikos Gelia, Yannis Stankoglou
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