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The Little Chinese Seamstress (2002) Sijie Dai
Two youths sent for a Maoist “re-education” in the mountains fall in love with the village tailor’s granddaughter. Read More »
My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986)
This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well Read More »
Morning’s Tree-Lined Street (1936) Mikio Naruse
In 1936 Chiba Sachiko had her third starring role in a Naruse picture Read More »
Both You and I (1946) Mikio Naruse
A comedy about two salarymen who routinely degrade themselves for their boss. Read More »
The Lover (1992) Jean-Jacques Annaud, Jane March
It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having Read More »
The Island Tales (2000) Stanley Kwan, Takao Osawa
The story of seven people stuck on a remote island, quarantined by the government due to a viral outbreak. Read More »
Mandala (1981) Im Kwon-taek, Ahn Sung-ki
A story that follows the lives and interactions of two Buddhist monks living in South Korea. Read More »
Frankenstein vs. the Mummy (2015) Damien Leone
The mummy of a cursed pharaoh and a reanimated corpse terrorize a medical university. Read More »
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Adam, the eldest of seven brothers, goes to town to get a wife. He convinces Milly to marry him that same day. Read More »