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Tag Archives: 2000s
The Officers’ Ward (2001) François Dupeyron, Éric Caravaca, Denis Podalydès, Grégori Derangère
The first days of WWI. Adrien, a young and handsome lieutenant, is wounded by a piece of shrapnel. Read More »
The Invention of Flesh (2009) Santiago Loza, Diego Benedetto, Umbra Colombo, Lisandro Rodríguez
Loza’s third film focuses on two lonely characters marked by deep sorrow. Read More »
Limousina: Comedy of Misunderstandings (2013) Nikos Panayotopoulos, Nikos Kouris, Doukissa Nomikou, Dimitris Katalifos
Markos, Collete and Max set out on a road trip from 60s Paris all the way to contemporary Greece. Read More »
Winter Vacation (2010) Hongqi Li, Jinfeng Bai, Lei Bao, Hui Wang
An ordinary village in Northern China, the last day of the winter vacation. Read More »
In Your Hands (2010) Lola Doillon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Pio Marmaï, Jean-Philippe Écoffey
An act of revenge takes an unexpected turn in this psychological drama from French writer and director Lola Doillon. Read More »
Proxy (2013) Zack Parker, Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, Alexia Rasmussen
On her way home from the doctor’s office one morning, expectant mother Esther is brutally accosted by a mysterious, hooded attacker. Read More »
The Waldheim Waltz (2018) Ruth Beckermann, Kurt Waldheim
A biographical drama film about Kurt Josef Waldheim, former UN Secretary General Read More »
The Tracker (2002) Rolf de Heer, David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon Gameau
It’s 1922; somewhere in Australia. When a Native Australian man is accused of murdering a white woman Read More »
Tipping the Velvet (2002) Geoffrey Sax, Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes, Anna Chancellor
Dramatised from Sarah Waters’ acclaimed debut novel, “Tipping the Velvet” tells the story of Nancy Astley (Rachael Stirling) Read More »
Deep in the Heart (2014) Yukun Xin, Weimin Huo, Xiaotian Wang, Yun Luo
A young man tries to get away from his family’s overwhelming power, but when he accidentally kills a local thug Read More »
Revolution #9 (2001) Tim McCann, Michael Risley, Adrienne Shelly, Spalding Gray
A handsome and successful young man’s life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. Read More »
The Profession of Arms (2001) Ermanno Olmi, Christo Jivkov, Sergio Grammatico, Dimitar Ratchkov
The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful. Read More »
Hidden Diary (2009) Julie Lopes-Curval, Catherine Deneuve, Marina Hands, Marie-Josée Croze
Pregnant and living in Canada, Audrey visits her parents in the small French town of her birth. Read More »
Yes (2004) Sally Potter, Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill
In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. Read More »