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Subgenre Sampler

 
GozuGozu (2003) Recommended
Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Hideki Sone, Kimika Yoshino
Rebel iconoclast of Japanese cinema, Takashi Miike, unveils his creepiest film since AUDITION: a hellishly disorientating – yet markedly restrained…
Triplets of Belleville, TheTriplets of Belleville, The (Belleville Rendezvous) (2003) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sylvain Chomet
Witty, inventive and lovingly designed with retro–chic flair, this 'all–ages' animated feature is distinctively and delightfully…
A Snake of JuneA Snake of June (2002)
Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto
Feat. Asuka Kurosawa, Yuji Kohtari, Shinya Tsukamoto
Intriguing neo–noir psychodrama from uncompromising Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto (yes, he of the notorious TETSUO films), about a suicide…
Black AngelBlack Angel (Senso '45) (2002)
Dir. Tinto Brass
Feat. Anna Galiena, Gabriel Garko, Franco Branciaroli
Typically lurid Brass outing with well–connected Galiena drawn into a torrid affair with an SS Officer during the Nazi occupation of Venice.…
Dog DaysDog Days (2001) Recommended
Dir. Ulrich Seidl
Feat. Maria Hofstatter, Alfred Mrva, Erich Finsches
A wilfully transgressive Euro–drama examining middle–class dysfunction and despair in a Viennese suburb over a few days in a summer heat…
Isle, TheIsle, The (2001) Recommended
Dir. Kim Ki-Duk
Feat. Suh Jung, Kim Yoo-Suk, Park Sung-Hee
An art–shocker with a distinctly Asian streak of the perverse, this counterpoints a striking visual tableaux and tranquil setting with the…
Naked, TheNaked, The (Golasy) (2001)
Dir. Witold Swiêtnicki
Genuine oddity, this Polish satire upon the tedium of the Soviet era, as experienced by an office full of white–collar workers, is lent a…
Battle RoyaleBattle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara
This hyper–kinetic, violent satire from Japan courted controversy (and a fair swag of hype) for its ‘irresponsible’ premise and searing…
Little OtikLittle Otik (Otesanek) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Jan Svankmajer
Feat. Veronika Zilkova, Jan Hartl, Kristina Adamcova
Animation guru and ‘militant surrealist’ Jan Svankmajer elaborates on a distinctively Czech fairy tale about a monstrous baby that grows…
Mark of Cain, TheMark of Cain, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. Alix Lambert
Instructive documentary on an esoteric subject: the disappearing art of the Russian prison tattoo. Journeying the penal system of the Russian…

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