A world beyond Hollywood (22 titles)
86.6% from 3 members
The Soft Skin
FRANCE ( La Peau Douce)
A box office failure at the time (1964) this film must now rank as a New Wave great. A typical tale of the older man falling for a younger blonde at the expense of his marriage has never looked fresher.
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The Soft Skin
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Jean Desailly, Francoise Dorleac, Nelly Benedetti
Director: Francois Truffaut
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THE SOFT SKIN, from one of the New Wave's most prolific directors, Francois Truffaut, is a brilliant classic replete with intrigue, emotion, and stunning imagery. This anatomy of an affair between successful publisher and novelist Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly), and airline stewardess Nicole (..read more »
64%
from 837 members
In The Mood For Love
CHINA/HONG KONG
Wong Kar Wai films are just so romantic and 'In the Mood for Love' is no different. Not corny, slushy stuff, it transcends the usual rom/com - packed with great music and a fantastic exoticness it's definitely one to enjoy.
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In The Mood For Love
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
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IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE centres around Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung), neighbors living in a crowded apartment building in 1962 Hong Kong. Both married to people who are always away, they spend many nights home alone. The two make each other's acquaintance and soon find that ..read more »
69%
from 10,657 members
Goodbye Lenin!
GERMANY
Communism, capitalism and comedy combine in this nostalgic look at the fall of the DDR and rise of a unified Germany.
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Goodbye Lenin!
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova
Director: Wolfgang Becker
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This culture-shock comedy drama takes a look at life in East Germany before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Alex (Daniel Bruhl) dreams of being an astronaut while his highly-strung mother (Katrin Sass) works tirelessly as a teacher and state official. She's so vehemently pro-socialist that ..read more »
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The Motorcycle Diaries
BRAZIL
Read the book, then watch this. South America looks stunning; big blue skies, huge plains and distant mountains are the backdrop as the two students ride a Norton bike across a continent. Che is such an inspiration, as this film shows.
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The Motorcycle Diaries
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo De La Serna, Mia Maestro
Director: Walter Salles Jr.
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An adaptation of a journal written by Che Guevara when he was 23 years old. Along with his friend Alberto Granado he crossed South America by motorcycle in the 1950s and he recounts some of their adventures.
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from 52,915 members
Chungking Express
CHINA/HONG KONG Another Wong Kar Wai film; Brigitte Lin and Faye Wong define uber-cool.
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Chungking Express
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Faye Wong
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
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'Chungking Express' is the ultra-stylish film by internationally acclaimed Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai. Using gorgeous Hong Kong stars and perfect pop music, 'Chungking Express' tells two stories of lovelorn cops, dangerous drug smugglers and California dreamers. The first story takes place ..read more »
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from 4,902 members
Les Enfants Du Paradis
FRANCE Marcel Carne's 1945 masterpiece, voted as the greatest French film of all time, is simply stunning. Made during the Geman occupation, and released in 1945, it is three hours you won't feel you have wasted!
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Les Enfants Du Paradis
on DVD
(1945)
Starring: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Renoir
Director: Marcel Carne
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Filmed during the German occupation, this French milestone centers around the theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan and the four men who love her. Voted the "Best French Film in History" by the French Film Academy in 1990. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original Screenplay.
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from 3,009 members
Shoot The Piano Player
FRANCE Truffaut's classic is a great character study, it seems so fresh especially when you consider it is 48 years old.
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Shoot The Piano Player
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicola Berger
Director: Francois Truffaut
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The opening of Shoot the Piano Player, François Truffaut's second feature film, is one of the signal moments of the French New Wave--an inspired intersection of grim fatality and happy accident, location shooting and lurid melodrama, movie convention and frowzy, uncontainable life. A man runs ..read more »
72%
from 775 members
Zatoichi
JAPAN Kitano has come a long way since his comedy days and I would rate this film as his best - the old blind swordsman tale is given a new lease of life!
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Zatoichi
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano
Director: 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
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Takeshi Kitano, best known for such gangster films as VIOLENT COP, BOILING POINT, and BROTHER, makes his first period drama with ZATOICHI, an updating of the classic Japanese character portrayed by Shintaro Katsu in movies and television from 1962 to 1989. Zatoichi is a blind samurai who shuffles ..read more »
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from 18,819 members
The 400 Blows
FRANCE - I just love this film. The ending is one of the most profoundly moving you could ever wish for. Based on truffaut's own childhood, this is as good a tale of alienation as you will ever find.
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The 400 Blows
on DVD
(1959)
Starring: jean-Pierre Leaud, Claire Maurier, Georges Flamant
Director: Francois Truffaut
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Antoine Doinel is branded a trouble maker at his school due to his problems at home... He finds comfort at the cinema where the world can offer more than his reality. French dialogue.
73%
from 5,463 members
Louis Malle - Au Revoir Les Enfants
FRANCE - A film set in occupied France during World War 2. Based on the directors own life experiences (Louis Malle) - this film is a great history lesson.
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Louis Malle - Au Revoir Les Enfants
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Gaspard Manesse/ Raphael Fejto
Director: Louis Malle
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"Au Revoir Les Enfants' is drawn from the most dramatic experience of my childhood. In 1944 when I was eleven I was boarding in a catholic school near Fontainebleu. One of my classmates, who had arrived at the beginning of the year, intrigued me a great deal. He was different, secretive. I was ..read more »
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