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Intense, dreamlike, and poetic, 'The Angelic Conversation' is one of the most artistic of Derek Jarman's films. With his painter's eye Jarman conjured, in a beautiful palette of light, colour and texture, an evocative and radical visualisation of Shakespeare's love poems. Of the 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare, most were written to an unnamed young man, commonly referred to as the Fair Youth. Here, Judi Dench's emotive readings of 14 sonnets are coupled with ethereal sequences; figures on seashores, by streams and in colourful gardens. The disruption of these magical scenes with images of barren and threatening landscapes echoes perfectly the celebration and torment of love explored in the sonnets. Shot on Super-8 before being transferred to 35mm film, the unique technical approach results in a striking aesthetic, with Coil's languorous soundtrack completing the intoxicating effect. - Director:
- Derek Jarman
- Cast:
- Judi Dench, Paul Reynolds, Phillip Williamson
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The Student and Mr. Henri (2015)L'étudiante et Monsieur Henri
An elderly curmudgeon lets out a room in his large apartment rent-free to a young student, under one condition: she must do everything she can to ruin his son's wedding.- Director:
- Ivan Calbérac
- Cast:
- Claude Brasseur, Guillaume de Tonquedec, Noémie Schmidt
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Five childhood friends have long dreamed of sharing a house together. When the chance comes along, Julia, Vadim, Nestor and Timothee jump at it, especially when Samuel (Pierre Niney) offers to pay half the rent. But shortly after they move in, Samuel finds himself penniless and doesn't tell anyone. Instead, he decides to raise the rent money by selling weed. However, Samuel doesn't turn out to be the dealer he'd hoped, and when everything goes to pot, he has no other choice than to turn to the only family he has left: his friends. 'Five' is an authentic and hilarious film about friendship - that family you get to choose with its codes, its customs, and its own language. - Director:
- Igor Gotesman
- Cast:
- Pierre Niney, François Civil, Igor Gotesman
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Two of French cinema's hottest actors - Louis Garrel and Romain Duris - star as two brothers in this story of love and heartbreak set in a gorgeously atmospheric Paris. Distraught after the end of a long relationship, Paul (Romain Duris) moves back into his father's (Guy Marchand) apartment where his womanising brother Jonathan (Louis Garrel) still lives. When Paul takes to his bed and refuses to rise, his father and brother both try their own methods of coaxing him from his depression, yielding somewhat mixed results. Director Christophe Honore deftly alternates mood and tone in this entertaining, witty and sensitive family drama which pays ebullient homage to Truffaut, the nouvelle vague and, of course, Paris. - Director:
- Christophe Honoré
- Cast:
- Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Alice Butaud
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Marianne (Catherine Deneuve) is at a terrible crossroads in her life, following the shock of her husband Vincent's apparent suicide and the revelation that his prestigious jewellery business is riddled with crippling debt. Once a promising young jeweller herself, Marianne has gradually sunk into alcoholism since her marriage, but the discovery of seven magnificent diamonds, secretly stashed away by Vincent, rekindles her forgotten ambition. Resolving to sell them, she unwittingly enters the shady underworld of the diamond trade, uncovering a sinister web of intrigue that will lead to a mysterious former lover and a dangerous struggle for her own survival. - Director:
- Nicole Garcia
- Cast:
- Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emmanuelle Seigner
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2020)Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Painter Marianne (Noemie Merlant) is commissioned by an affluent countess to paint the wedding portrait of her sheltered but headstrong daughter Héloïse (Adele Haenel). While posing as her hired companion, Marianne is instructed to complete the portrait in secret, observing Héloïse by day and painting her by night. However, as the two women grow closer, their intimacy and attraction begins to blossom, paving the way for a simmering, star-crossed romance. - Director:
- Céline Sciamma
- Cast:
- Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami
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The Witches (1967)Le Streghe
In the mid-sixties, famed producer Dino De Laurentiis brought together the talents of five celebrated Italian directors for an anthology film. Their brief was simple: each filmmaker would create an episode centred on a witch, to be played in all episodes by Silvana Mangano (Bitter Rice, Ludwig). Luchino Visconti (Ossessione, Death in Venice) and screenwriter Cesare Zavattini (Bicycle Thieves) open the film with 'The Witch Burned Alive', about a famous actress and a drunken evening that leads to unpleasant revelations. Civic Sense is a lightly comic interlude from Maura Bolognini (The Lady of the Camelias) with a dark conclusion, and 'The Earth as Seen from the Moon' sees Italian comedy legend Toto team up with Pier Paolo Pasolini (Theorem) for the first time for a tale of matrimony and a red-headed father and son. Franco Rosso (The Woman in the Painting) concocts a story of revenge in The Sicilian's Wife, while Vittorio De Sica (Shoeshine) casts Clint Eastwood as Mangano's estranged husband in 'An Evening Like the Others', concluding 'The Witches' with a stunning homage to Italian comic books. - Director:
- Mauro Bolognini
- Cast:
- Silvana Mangano, Annie Girardot, Francisco Rabal
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A 16-year-old boy with an angelic face and a freshly stolen jacket arrives at the main train station in Prague. He's immediately spotted by a man named Honza, who asks him if he wants to earn some quick cash. The boy is too naïve to realise that he's being set up as a prostitute. Honza drugs him and delivers him to his first trick. The boy wakes in the room of a homosexual client who has just had sex with him. Shaken, he takes his payment from the man and returns to the train station where Honza demands his cut. Other hustlers spot the boy as a new kid in town and demand taxes from him. He can't pay, so they beat him up. When Honza sets up a second client, the boy goes along with it. It has taken only a few hours to make a prostitute of this boy... - Director:
- Wiktor Grodecki
- Cast:
- Miroslav Caslavka, David Svec, Pavel Skrípal
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"Cunningham" traces Merce's artistic evolution over three decades of risk and discovery (1944-1972), from his early years as a struggling dancer in postwar New York to his emergence as one of the world's most visionary choreographers. The film weaves together Cunningham's philosophies and stories, creating a visceral journey into his innovative work. A breathtaking explosion of dance, music, and never-before-seen archival material, 'Cunningham' is a timely tribute to one of the world's greatest modern dance artists. - Director:
- Alla Kovgan
- Cast:
- Carolyn Brown, John Cage, Ashley Chen
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You'll Never Be Alone (2016)Nunca vas a estar solo
After his teenage gay son suffers a violent attack, Juan (Sergio Hernández), a withdrawn manager at a mannequin factory struggles between paying his son's exorbitant medical bills and his last attempt at becoming partners with his boss. As he runs into dead-ends and unexpected betrayals, he'll discover the world he knew was already waiting to be violent with him too. Juan has made too many mistakes, but his son can still be saved. - Director:
- Alex Anwandter
- Cast:
- Sergio Hernández, Andrew Bargsted, Jaime Leiva
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When former boxer Bradley Thomas (Vince Vaughn) loses his job and is faced with the breakdown of his marriage, he decides to take a job as a drug courier to turn his fortunes around and provide a comfortable life for his wife Lauren (Jennifer Carpenter). Just as his situation begins to improve, a savage gunfight lands Bradley in jail where he has to make a series of impossible, chilling decisions to protect those he holds dear. Backed into a corner, Bradley now finds himself forced to commit ever more ferocious acts of violence across a vicious prison battleground on the path to the most dangerous confinement of all - Cell Block 99 . - Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson
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Upstream Colour (2013)Upstream Color
In this disturbingly twisted thriller, a man and woman are strangely drawn together when they become the victims of a sinister crime. After being attacked outside a club, Kris (Amy Seimetz) finds herself back home, but at the mercy of a faceless figure who seems to be controlling her every move. As she begins to lose her grip on reality, Kris meets the equally disturbed, Jeff (Shane Carruth). The couple must piece together the puzzle in order to track down their attacker and wreak their revenge. - Director:
- Shane Carruth
- Cast:
- Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth
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Atomic Age (2012)L'âge atomique
A rare exploration of the underlying sexual tension between two close male friends, 'Atomic Age' charts the evolution of burgeoning youthful sexuality over the course of one night in Paris. Victor and Rainer are typical young French hipsters on their way to Paris, swigging Red Bull, bantering about the Stone Roses and musing about what awaits them. Checking into a club, Victor hits on the girls, while Rainer spikily rebuffs the advances of a male admirer. Testosterone surges, bravado leads to a face-off...just another night on the town. Until it's not. This stunningly shot character study perfectly captures what it's like to be young men, fumbling their way through a sexual awakening, whilst negotiating the delicate bonds of friendship. - Director:
- Héléna Klotz
- Cast:
- Eliott Paquet, Dominik Wojcik, Niels Schneider
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One of the most iconic figures in rock history, Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) had it all: the women, the friends and the rock n' roll lifestyle. But most of all, he had the music that transformed a dimwitted country boy into the greatest American rock star who never lived. An inspired send-up of every musical biopic ever made, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" is proof that when it comes to hard rocking, living and laughing, a hard man is good to find. - Director:
- Jake Kasdan
- Cast:
- John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz
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Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet's largest producer of BDSM content. In a particularly obscure corner of an industry that operates largely out of public view, Kink. com's directors and models strive for authenticity. In an enterprise often known for exploitative practices, Kink.com upholds an ironclad set of values to foster an environment that is safe, sane, and consensual. They aim to demystify the BDSM lifestyle, and to serve as an example and an educational resource for the BDSM community. In Kink, we discover not only a fascinating and often misunderstood subculture, but also, in a career far from the mainstream, a group of intelligent, charismatic, and driven people who really, truly love what they do. - Director:
- Christina Voros
- Cast:
- Peter Acworth, Maitresse Madeline, Chris Norris
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