Volver (2006) dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Two sisters travel to their home town, a superstitious and windy small village in rural Spain, for the funeral of their aunt, whom they learn had communicated for years with...Read more
Taste of Cherry (1997) dir. Abbas Kiarostami
(Ta’m e guilass) A middle-aged man drives his trunk in the outskirts of Tehran looking for someone to help him out with a very specific and unusual request. Iranian auteur Abbas...Read more
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) dir. Martin Ritt
British agent Alec Leamas is recalled from West Berlin after the death of one of his operatives. He is removed from duty and left “in the cold”, falling into a jobless, alcohol-fueled...Read more
Sleuth (1972) dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
An eccentric and enormously wealthy writer of crime fiction invites his wife’s lover, setting him up for an elaborate game of wit and deception. A grandiose mystery masterpiece which keeps the viewer...Read more
Cannes 2017: Official Selection (All Selected Films!)
The list of selected films is out! The 70th anniversary edition of the Cannes International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 17 to 28 May, 2017. Here’s a...Read more
Chungking Express (1994) dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Two stories of lonely and lovesick Hong Kong policemen, told in sequence. In the first, a Taiwan-born policeman falls in love with a beautiful and enigmatic femme fatale from the underworld. In...Read more
Tetro (2009) dir. Francis Ford Coppola
A story of the rivalry and difficult relationship between two brothers – Bennie, an 18 year-old cruise ship waiter and Tetro, his older brother and a once-promising writer. A film...Read more
Festen (1998) dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Dogme #1, The Celebration: A lavish 60th birthday party reveals some dark truths and well-kept family secrets. This is the first film created under the Dogme 95 manifesto – a...Read more
The Mirror (1975) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
(Зеркало / Zerkalo): A dying man reflects on his past, his life and memories – his childhood, the war and his relationship with his mother and wife. Widely considered as...Read more
Last Year at Marienbad (1961) dir. Alain Resnais
L’année dernière à Marienbad: In a strange, dreamlike chateau setting, a man tries to persuade a married woman that they have met previously and to run away with him. Experimental and...Read more