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In Praise of LoveIn Praise of Love (Eloge de L'amour) (2001)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Feat. Bruno Putzulu, Cecile Camp, Jean Davy…
Dir. Godard’s first major film in over a decade presents intellect and filmmaking in full–flight, while stubbornly refusing to provide a…
Vertical Ray of the Sun, TheVertical Ray of the Sun, The (At the Height of Summer) (2001)
Dir. Tran Anh Hung
Feat. Tran Nu Yen-Khe, Nhu Quynh Nguyen, Le Khanh
Conjuring once more the scent, hue and atmosphere of Vietnam, the dir. of SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA depicts the complicated sisterhood of three women in…
Day I Became a Woman, TheDay I Became a Woman, The (2000)
Dir. Marziyeh Meshkini
Feat. Fatemeh Cherag Akhur, Hassan Nebhan, Shahr Banou Sisizadeh
A trio of strong metaphorical tales that outline three aspects of “a woman’s lot” in contemporary Iran, with humour and cinematic…
Farewell - Brecht's Last Summer, TheFarewell - Brecht's Last Summer, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. Jan Schutte
Feat. Josef Bierbichler, Monika Bliebtreu, Elfriede Irrall
Prior knowledge of the life of playwright Bertolt Brecht (played by Josef Bierbichler) will enhance this accomplished chamber–drama, set at an…
Me You ThemMe You Them (Eu Tu Eles) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Andrucha Waddington
Feat. Regina Case, Lima Duarte, Stenio Garcia
Set in the arid hinterlands of Brazil, this serio–comic study of rural polyandry has Regina Case (Brazil’s Oprah Winfrey) hitch up three…
Road Home, TheRoad Home, The (2000)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Honglei Sun, Hao Zhang
Tackling the period of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, period dir. Zhang Yimou (RAISE THE RED LANTERN) gives the story of a young man's return home…
ShowerShower (Xizhao) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Zhang Yang
Feat. Pu Cunxin, Zhu Xu
A popular success with international audiences, this Chinese comedy is centred around a modern–day bathhouse in Beijing without a…
BleederBleeder (1999)
Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Kim Bodnia
Hard–nosed drama about a brooding man who turns destructive when he learns of his girlfriend’s pregnancy in…
Cabaret BalkanCabaret Balkan (The Powder Keg) (1999)
Dir. Goran Paskaljevic
Feat. Nikola Ristanovski
Troubling split–portrait of the Serbian psyche, depicting a series of often violent incidents over the course of a single night in Belgrade,…
Colour of Paradise, TheColour of Paradise, The (1999) Recommended
Dir. Majid Majidi
Feat. Mohsen Ramezani
A gripping, compassionate study of a blind Iranian boy’s attempts to connect with his egotistical father and a carpentry tutor when he is taken to…

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