Official Selection, 1999 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. Following a man’s suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide. | Country: South Korea, Japan | Language: Korean
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Winner of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Screenplay at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class. | Country: South Korea, France | Language: Korea
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Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she’s on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby. | Country: South Korea, Japan | Language: Korean, English
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Between these walls, there lies a dark secret. Norm, an aimless writer, witnesses the murder of rock video star Madelaine X and feels guilty, as he did nothing to prevent it. At Madelaine’s funeral, he meets a mysterious woman in black with unexplained connections to the deceased singer. | Country: Canada | Language: English
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A visual treat on lust. A prudish woman working on tenure as a literacy professor at a large urban university finds herself attracted to a free-spirited, liberal woman who works at a local carnival. | Country: Canada | Language: English
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Based on a stage play of the same name. An aspiring writer struggling to compose a eulogy after the sudden death of her mother struggles with the opposing voices that exist inside of modern woman’s head. | Country: Canada | Language: English
Read MorePatricia Rozema Retrospective: I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) 4K Restoration
Posted on July 6, 2024
Rozema’s mesmerizing debut feature. Aspiring photographer Polly lands a job at a Toronto art gallery run by Gabrielle, who is also a painter. Polly is impressed with Gabrielle’s paintings, but as Polly gets to know her lover Mary, she realizes Gabrielle isn’t exactly who she appears to be. | Country: Canada | Language: English
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Micheaux’s final surviving film. Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight. | Country: United States | Language: English
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A Black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white woman. After reporting it, he finds himself accused of the murder. | Country: United States | Language: English
Read MoreThe Complete Oscar Micheaux: Body and Soul (1925) with short film The Darktown Revue (1931)
Posted on July 6, 2024
A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and betrays an honest girl, eventually driving them both to ruin. | Country: United States | Language: English
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