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Orlando
Sally Potter’s 1992 film, already regarded as a classic of British cinema, stars Tilda Swinton in a clever, visually-arresting adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel. Restored in 4K and re-released in 2022 to mark its 30th anniversary.
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Summer with Monika
A young couple flee Stockholm in a boat to spend an idyllic summer on an island. A key work by writer and director Ingmar Bergman, the film was initially notorious for a nude scene that helped establish Sweden’s reputation as sexually liberal.
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Perfect Days
Hirayama, played by Koji Yakusho, a middle-aged toilet cleaner in Tokyo, enjoys a rich interior life through reading, photography and classic rock cassette tapes. Wim Wenders’ film artfully mixes the simple enjoyment of the world with the tribulations of human engagement.
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Bright Star
London 1818: Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) is increasingly drawn to the handsome but aloof poet John Keats (a young Ben Whishaw). Writer-director Jane Campion (The Piano) received a Palme d’Or nomination for her understated yet deeply romantic literary drama, inspired by Andrew Motion’s 1997 biography of the poet.
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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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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






