Films that you can rent for a small fee on Amazon
If you’re looking for a heart warming family to guide you around contemporary Japan, check out Shoplifters. Everyone is welcome to join this oddball family and find beauty in life’s simple pleasures.
From: Japan, AsiaContinue reading “Shoplifters – Let this Oddball Family guide you around Japan”
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Next: Boyhood, Kikujiro, Little Miss Sunshine
If you want to see beauty in the little things in 1950’s Saigon, check out The Scent of Green Papaya. It follows a young maid who is hired to work for an upper class family. Their home and garden is a quiet sanctuary in the middle of a busy city, where her inquisitive nature finds beauty everywhere. It’s a delight for the senses.
From: Vietnam, AsiaContinue reading “The Scent of Green Papaya – Serenity in Saigon”
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Next: In the Mood for Love, Good Morning, Black Girl
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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Next: OJ Simpson: Made in America, Silvered Water, Ajami
Imagine a German nightclub blasting techno music. Imagine a German nightclub blasting techno music whilst drinking Red Bull. Imagine a German nightclub blasting techno music whilst drinking Red Bull and dancing the running man. You’re now getting close to the adrenaline rush of Run Lola Run.
Imagine a German nightclub blasting techno music. Imagine a German nightclub blasting techno music whilst drinking Red Bull. Imagine a German nightclub blasting techno music whilst drinking Red Bull and dancing the running man. You’re now getting close to the adrenaline rush of Run Lola Run.
From: Germany, EuropeContinue reading “Run Lola Run – An Adrenaline Rush in Berlin”
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Next: Trainspotting, Vertigo, Crystal Swan
Dawn is timeless. What it lacks in depth and clarity it makes up for in style. You’ll probably lose track of what’s happening more than once because of the snappy cuts and quick camera movements. However, you won’t care because it’s mesmerising. The beautiful black and white cinematography and the epic myth of Pavlik Morozov will immerse you in the chaos of Soviet Latvia.
From: Latvia, EuropeContinue reading “Dawn – A Modern Soviet Epic from Latvia”
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Next: Battleship Potemkin, The Exterminating Angel, Soy Cuba
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