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Chungking Express
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
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All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows turns the ‘May-December’ romance on its head as attractive widow Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) falls in love with younger, handsome gardener Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson). Douglas Sirk’s influential 1955 classic is regarded as his finest work.
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Souleymane’s Story
Souleymane, a Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
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A Month in the Country
Based on J. L. Carr’s 1980 novel and with a screenplay by the playwright Simon Gray, the film explores the loss of spirituality after the war and themes of happiness, melancholy and nostalgia as the men seek to integrate into village life and simultaneously confront their past traumas and current disappointments.
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The Kingdom
A teenage girl in Corsica, initially disappointed to be dragged into her father’s orbit, seeks to establish a firmer relationship with him as a gang war erupts and both find themselves in danger. A stylish thriller that owes a debt to The Godfather, Julien Colonna’s film features a cast composed largely of first-time local actors.
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The Ballad of Wallis Island
A rich widower separately invites a former folk duo, now estranged, to his island to play a special concert. Written by the actors Tim Key and Tom Basden, this comic tale possesses both charm and a wry sense of the absurdities of a career in music.
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La Grande Illusion
Widely regarded as a masterpiece of French and humanist cinema, Jean Renoir’s 1937 tale of French POWs during the Great War deals with themes of class and social value as well as chivalry and resistance, reflecting the tensions in French society as another war approached.
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DJ Ahmet
A coming-of-age tale set in a remote North Macedonian village, the film centres on the protagonist Ahmet who seeks comfort in music as he tries to mollify his angry father and protect his younger brother. The film won numerous international awards, notably at the Sundance Film Festival. “Modernity frequently seeps into tradition in Unkovski’s tender
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Lollipop
A young woman, freshly released from prison, tries to regain custody of her two children. “Molly is volatile, reckless, self-sabotaging; constantly breaking her promises to toe the line, much to her daughter’s distress. A chance encounter with childhood friend Amina offers succour, but it’s unclear whether Molly can escape the shadow of her own childhood
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Little Trouble Girls
An introverted girl finds herself challenged when she joins a school choir on a retreat to a convent in Slovenia. The film is notable for its use of music and its intense emotional feeling. This is a symphonic work that leads to a powerful crescendo and an optimistic coda. “This elegant and mysterious debut from Slovenian
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