Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. Read More »
Tag Archives: 2000s
The Combination (2009) David Field, George Basha, Clare Bowen, Firass Dirani
Set in the maligned western suburbs of Sydney, Lebanese-Australian John gets out of gaol Read More »
The Box (2003) Richard Pepin, James Russo, Theresa Russell, Brad Dourif
When Frank comes out of prison, and meets Marie, it’s a start of a new life Read More »
Driftwood (2006) Tim Sullivan, Raviv Ullman, Dallas Page, Talan Torriero
Riddled with guilt over the loss of his rock star older brother, 16-year-old David Forrester Read More »
Close to Home AKA Karov La Bayit (2005) Vardit Bilu, Smadar Sayar, Naama Schendar, Danny Geva
Smadar and Mirit, both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together, as part of their military service. Read More »
L’idiot (2008) Pierre Léon, Jeanne Balibar, Laurent Lacotte, Sylvie Testud
Nastassia is a woman amongst four men. One is her protector another the Idiot, the one who loves her madly. Read More »
Springtime in a Small Town AKA Xiao cheng zhi chun (2002) Zhuangzhuang Tian, Jingfan Hu, Jun Wu, Bai Qing Xin
Liyan and Yuwen live in post-war torpor, childless but with Liyan’s school-aged sister. Read More »
Bollywood Evil Dead AKA Bach ke Zara (2008) Salim Raza, Amit, Satyam Rajesh, Jayesh Shah
A group of students on their vacation trapped in the abandoned house Read More »
Rosenstrasse (2003) Margarethe von Trotta, Katja Riemann, Maria Schrader, Svea Lohde
When Ruth’s husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children. Read More »
The Sign of Four (2001) Rodney Gibbons, Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, Sophie Lorain
Greed, betrayal and vengeance set the stage for this Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Read More »
I Love to Work AKA Mi piace lavorare (Mobbing) (2004) Francesca Comencini, Nicoletta Braschi, Camille Dugay Comencini, Rosa Matteucci
A woman comes across the difficulties of modern work: to force her to resign from her job Read More »
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002) Rebecca Miller, Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, Fairuza Balk
A tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Read More »
Sideways AKA Saidoweizu (2009) Cellin Gluck, Fumiyo Kohinata, Katsuhisa Namase, Rinko Kikuchi
A middle-aged Japanese man travels to California to attend the wedding of his American-based friend. Read More »
Respiro (2002) Emanuele Crialese, Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, Francesco Casisa
Grazia is a mother of three who spends suffocating days packing fish while her husband Pietro is at sea. Read More »
Maze (2000) Rob Morrow, Laura Linney, Craig Sheffer
An artist with Tourette Syndrome falls in love with his best friend’s pregnant girlfriend. Read More »