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Tag Archives: Switzerland
New Wave / Nouvelle vague (1990) Jean-Luc Godard, Alain Delon, Domiziana Giordano, Jacques Dacqmine

Elena Torlato-Favrini, a headstrong Italian countess and business empire heiress Read More »
Happy as Lazzaro / Lazzaro felice (2018) Alice Rohrwacher, Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani

This is the tale of a meeting between Lazzaro, a young peasant so good that he is often mistaken for simple-minded Read More »
Angel on the Right / Fararishtay kifti rost (2002) Jamshed Usmonov, Uktamoi Miyasarova, Maruf Pulodzoda, Kova Tilavpur

Set in the Tajik village of Asht, this film draws on the Muslim notion that we are born Read More »
La femme de Gilles / Gilles’ Wife (2004) Frédéric Fonteyne, Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet

Gilles’ wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him Read More »
Aurora (2010) Cristi Puiu, Afrodita Andone, Geo Aur, Andrei Barbu

An apartment kitchen: a man and a woman discuss Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed Read More »
J’ai pas sommeil / I Can’t Sleep (1994) Claire Denis, Yekaterina Golubeva, Richard Courcet, Vincent Dupont

Beautiful Daiga has emigrated from Lithuania to Paris and is looking for a place to stay and work. Read More »
Genet à Chatila (1999) Richard Dindo, Mounia Raoui, Leila Shahid, Jean-François Stévenin

A documentary about the French writer Jean Genet and his relations with the Palestinian revolution. Read More »
Elles (1997) Luís Galvão Teles, Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller

Five women, all near the wrong side of forty, face life’s ups and downs together with laughter, tears, and sometimes irony. Read More »
Die Schatten werden länger (1961) Ladislao Vajda, Barbara Rütting, Hansjörg Felmy, Luise Ullrich

Christa Andres runs a home for troubled girls. With great dedication, she tries to help girls Read More »