Films that should have made 1001MoviesYMSBYD (64 titles)
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The Green Ray
Instead of 'Conte d'Hiver'
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The Green Ray
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Marie Riviere, Lisa Heredia, Beatrice Romand
Director: Eric Rohmer
Certificate:
Delphine, a young single Parisienne, goes in search of love and friendship during a summer vacation. French dialogue with subtitles.
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from 902 members
The Exterminating Angel
Instead of 'The Young One'
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The Exterminating Angel
on DVD
(1962)
Starring: Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, Jose Baviera
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
The great screen surrealist Luis Buñuel co-wrote and directed this dark, bitterly witty satire. A group of people in formal dress arrives at an elegantly appointed home for a dinner party. However, once dinner is over and the guests retire to the drawing room, they discover that the servants have ..read more »
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from 809 members
Xala
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Xala
(1975)
Starring: Makhouredia Gueye, Dieynaba Niang, Dyelea Touré
Director: Ousmane Sembene
Certificate:
It is the dawn of Senegal's independence from France, but as the citizens celebrate in the streets we soon become aware that only the faces have changed. White money still controls the government. One official, Aboucader Beye, known by the title "El Hadji," takes advantage of some of that money to ..read more »
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from 5 members
The Son
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The Son
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Certificate:
Olivier, a carpenter who teaches his craft to teenagers become obsessed with a new student, Francis. The reason for his obsession soon becomes apparent...
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from 1,817 member
Day Of Wrath
Instead of 'Gertrud'
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Day Of Wrath
on DVD
(1943)
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Certificate:
The events in a nineteenth century Danish community which sees an accusation of witchcraft levelled against the wife of a Cathedral Notary. Danish dialogue.
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from 449 members
Once Were Warriors
Instead of 'Utu'
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Once Were Warriors
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Rena Owen, Temuera Morrison, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell
Director: Lee Tamahori
Certificate:
ONCE WERE WARRIORS is a powerful film that focuses on a New Zealand family descended from Maori tribesmen. For Jake (Temuera Morrison) and Beth Heke (Rena Owen), life in their suburban ghetto is going from bad to worse. Jake's just lost his job, their delinquent teenage son Boogie has to appear in ..read more »
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from 3,896 members
Army Of Shadows
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Army Of Shadows
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Simone Signoret, Lino Ventura, Jean-Pierre Cassell
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Certificate:
Set during the early 1940s, this is the story of a small band of Resistance fighters and their day-to-day struggle in German-occupied France. A personal project of Jean-Pierre Melville (LE SAMOURAI, LE CERCLE ROUGE), L'ARMEE DES OMBRES draws on the directors actual experiences from World War II and ..read more »
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from 1,466 member
La Gloire De Mon Pere
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La Gloire De Mon Pere
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Phillippe Caubere, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain
Director: Yves Robert
Certificate:
Based on the childhood memoirs of Marcel Pagnol, author of 'Jean De Florette' and 'Manon Des Sources', 'La Gloire De Mon Pere' and its sequel 'Le Chateau De Ma Mere' are two of the greatest and most successful French films ever made. An adult Marcel nostalgically recalls one idyllic summer spent ..read more »
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from 3,376 members
La Haine
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La Haine
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kounde, Said Taghmaoui
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Certificate:
Shot in black and white cinema verite style, this film follows a day in the life of three aimless, violence-prone, ethnically-diverse young men who hail from the same decaying housing project in Paris. Vinz, who is Jewish, is the angriest and the least intelligent of the three. North African Said ..read more »
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from 17,368 members
Central Station
Instead of 'Entranced Earth'
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Central Station
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Fernanda Montenegro, Marilia Pera, Vincius De Oliveira
Director: Walter Salles
Certificate:
Dora is a former school teacher who makes a living by writing letters for illiterate people passing through Rio de Janeiro's main train station, Central Station. Among her clients are Ana and her nine-year-old son Josue, who has a fierce desire to meet his father, whom he has never seen. Dora has ..read more »
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