You might find Purple Butterfly confusing to watch at first. It’s not clear what’s going on because of the constant cutting and lack of dialogue. However, if you watch on, you’ll be rewarded with a film that is stylistically different from many you’ve seen and uniquely beautiful.
From: China, AsiaContinue reading “Purple Butterfly (China) – Wartime Resistance”
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The Insult demonstrates just how powerful words can be. The trials between the Tony the Lebanese Christian and Yasser the Palestinian refugee are like the OJ Simpson trials on steroids.
From: Lebanon, AsiaContinue reading “The Insult (Lebanon) – Words Can Start Wars”
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If you’re looking for a comedy beyond the Iron Curtain, check out Cosy Dens. You’ll meet a mixture of Czech families celebrating Christmas in the 1960s – some Bolsheviks, some apolitical, some fans of America. As with any big family Christmas, there’s a lot of arguments. These ones often get hilariously out of hand.
From: Czech Republic, EuropeContinue reading “Cosy Dens – Dark Humour in Communist Czechoslovakia”
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If you like food, Eat Drink Man Woman is your film. It’s at the centre of the Chu family from Taipei. It brings them together, it fuels their romantic escapes, and even brings them in touch with their past. It’s a guide through life in Taiwan.
From: Taiwan, AsiaContinue reading “Eat Drink Man Woman – Food is Life”
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If you want to get an idea of how life was in Germany after the Second World War, Europa is your film. It recreates the inevitably nightmarish environment in a country shrouded by the horrors it has committed. It’s inventive, creative, and amazingly dark.
From: Germany, EuropeContinue reading “Europa – Darkness in Post-War Germany”
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