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The Evangelion is the most powerful combat weapon ever conceived of by man, but at the core of each Eva is a single young human pilot. As the raids by the mysterious Angels increase, Shinji Ikari, the pilot of Eva Unit 01 is joined on the frontlines of the battle by two young female pilots, the enigmatic Rei Ayanami and the caustic Asuka Langley Sohyru. At first, Shinji is unsure of how to deal with Rei, who has already suffered devastating injuries while testing the Eva Unit OO prototype, and Rei's odd emotional bond with Shinji's own father pushes them even further apart. However, personal differences must be set aside when another Angel attack leaves Shinji in an all-out assault against the most powerful Angel yet! The dust has barely settled when the Evangelions are called up for active duty again! When a proposed replacement for the Evas malfunctions and runs amok, the Evangelion team must stop the rampaging robot before it melts down an entire city! Finally, the fight for Mankind's survival moves into a whole new phase as the first combat-designed Eva is prepared for battle! When the naval convoy transporting the new Eva is attacked by an Angel, the protected becomes the protector as 2nd Child Asuka Langley and Shinji must activate Unit 02 for a deadly underwater duel to the death! - Director:
- Hiroyuki Ishidô
- Cast:
- Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Ogata, Mequmi Hayashibara
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The Piano Teacher (2001)La pianiste
Isabelle Huppert gives a performance of astounding emotional intensity as Erika Kohut, a repressed woman in her late thirties who teaches piano at the Vienna Conservatory and lives with her tyrannical mother (Annie Girardot), with whom she has a volatile love-hate relationship. But when one of Erika's students, the handsome and assured Walter Klemmer (Benoit Magimel), attempts to seduce her, the barriers that she has carefully erected around her claustrophobic world are shattered, unleashing a previously inhibited extreme and uncontrollable desire. - Director:
- Michael Haneke
- Cast:
- Isabelle Huppert, Noam Morgensztern, Annie Girardot
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Son of Saul (2015)Saul Fia
Saul Auslander (Géza Röhrig) is a member of the Sonderkommando, the Jewish prisoners forced to assist in the machinery of the Nazi concentration camps. While at work, he discovers the body of a boy he recognises as his son. As the Sonderkommando plan a rebellion, Saul vows to carry out an impossible task: to save the child's body from the flames and to find a rabbi to offer the boy a proper burial. - Director:
- László Nemes
- Cast:
- Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn
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The year is 2015, and half of the Earth's population is dead, victims of the disaster called Second Impact! Answering a summons from his enigmatic father, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari arrives in the rebuilt city of New Tokyo-3 just as a gigantic creature identified as an "Angel" attacks! Forced into the cockpit of a giant bio-mechanical construct known as an Evangelion, Shinji must defend the city from the rampaging Angel or die trying!
Episodes Comprise:
1. Angel Attack
2. The Beast
3. A Transfer
4. Hedgehog's Dilemma
5. Rei I- Director:
- Hideaki Anno
- Cast:
- Tiffany Grant, Tristan MacAvery, Aaron Krohn
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Solaris (1972)Solyaris
When Kris Kelvin (Donatas Banionis) is sent on a mission to the Solaris Space Station, he is confronted with a skeleton crew who are psychologically unstable due to the presence of what they call "visitors". Kris soon begins to encounter his own visitor - his late wife. Taunting him with illusory compassion, Kris must choose whether to cling to reality or submit to the planet's gift of a lost love regained. - Director:
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast:
- Natalya Bondarchuk, Vladimir Tatosov, Donatas Banionis
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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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Love and Mercy presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era-defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost. - Director:
- Bill Pohlad
- Cast:
- John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks
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Salò o le 120 Giornate di Sodoma (1975)Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Pasolini's final and most controversial film has been banned censored and reviled the world over since it's first release. The film is based on the Marquis de Sade's novel '120 Days of Sodom', with the setting transposed to Mussolini's miniature Fascist Republic of Salo, Italy in 1944. The film's content and imagery is extreme, and it retains the power to shock, repel and distress a quarter of a century on. 'Salo' remains a cinematic milestone - culturally significant, politically vital and visually stunning. - Director:
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast:
- Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto Paolo Quintavalle
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)Kaguyahime no monogatari
When an aging bamboo cutter finds a tiny girl in a glowing stalk of bamboo he and his wife decide to raise her as their daughter. Growing at a rapid rate, she soon becomes an enchanting and beautiful young lady, but beneath the magic she holds a secret that will affect the lives of all those she encounters and everything she claims to love. - Director:
- Isao Takahata
- Cast:
- Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Darren Criss
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Mirror (1975)Zerkalo
From the celebrated Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky comes his most autobiographical work and one that is regarded by many as his magnum opus. Reflecting upon his own childhood and the destiny of the Russian people, 'Mirror' is a sublime expression of memory, imagination, thoughts and dreams intertwined with real life and family relationships. A transcendent, inspired and multilayered masterpiece that continues to grow in stature, 'Mirror' has an exceptional resonance and rewards countless viewings. - Director:
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast:
- Margarita Terekhova, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Filipp Yankovskiy
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In a future world that has been seemingly ravaged by war and poverty there exists a myth of hope among the people - a forbidden place known only as the Zone, the heart of which, if reached, grants one's innermost desires. Two men, a writer and professor, hire someone known as a Stalker; a guide who can navigate the treacherous and confounding path that leads to the centre of the Zone. 'Stalker' was instantly considered one of the most definitive artistic contemplations of human aspiration and the ambition we employ to achieve it. - Director:
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast:
- Alisa Freyndlikh, Sergey Yakovlev, Vladimir Zamanskiy
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The Wind Rises (2013)Kaze Tachinu
Jiro (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni (voiced by Stanley Tucci). Nearsighted from a young age and thus unable to become a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events including The Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic, and Japan's plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko (voiced by Emily Blunt) and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo (voiced by John Krasinski). - Director:
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Cast:
- Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto
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Jane (Tori Butler-Hart) wakes up in a strange attic, bound and tied to a chair, she has no idea where she is or who she is. As panic sets in, she sees a violent bright light flash in front of her eyes and once again she wakes up; same situation as before, an exact repeat. Voices bleed in from another time and place, giving Jane clues to what might be happening to her. She escapes and embarks on a journey through an empty parallel world leading her to a Quantum science research laboratory in the middle of nowhere. There she discovers tapes from Dr. Charles Marland-White (Ian McKellen) and Professor Aaron Ostergaard (Conleth Hill) and their experiment involving human test subjects. - Director:
- Matthew Butler Hart
- Cast:
- Tori Hart, Holly Dale Spencer, Ian McKellen
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Audition (1999)Ôdishon
Recent widower Shigeharu Aoyama is advised by his son to find a new wife, so he seeks the advice of a colleague having been out of the dating scene for many years. They take advantage of their position in a film company by staging an audition to find the perfect woman. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu becomes enchanted by Asami, a quiet, 24-year-old woman, who is immediately responsive to his charms. But soon things take a very dark and twisted turn as we find that Asami isn't what she seems to be... - Director:
- Takashi Miike
- Cast:
- Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki
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Iconic filmmaker David Lynch (Twin Peaks, Mulholland Dr.) takes us on an intimate journey through the formative years of his life in this captivating documentary, offering audiences an unprecedented insight into his meticulous creative process and equally singular mindscape. From an idyllic childhood in small-town America to the set of his debut feature Eraserhead, we follow Lynch as he personally traces the events that shaped his career, all the while gaining a greater understanding of one of cinema's most enigmatic and revered directors. Narrated by Lynch himself, the documentary infuses his art, music and films in striking fashion, shining a light into his unique world. - Director:
- Jon Nguyen
- Cast:
- David Lynch
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