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Subgenre Sampler

 
UndertowUndertow (Contracorriente) (2009) Recommended
Dir. Javier Fuentes-Leon
Feat. Cristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona
A beguiling drama set in a remote seaside Peruvian village, where a fisherman mourns for his deceased lover and experiences his ghost lingering in…
Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein GirlVampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl (2009)
Dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Feat. Yukie Nakama, Eri Otoguro
Another enjoyable stock effort from the makers of TOKYO GORE POLICE et. al, this combines home–brewed splatter, ropey special effects, and…
VengeanceVengeance (2009)
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Testud, Anthony Wong
French tough guy Johnny Hallyday returns to China to exact revenge on his family's killers in another high class shoot 'em up from Hong Kong's action…
VincereVincere (VIctory) (2009)
Dir. Marco Bellocchio
Feat. Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Fausto Russo Alesi
Provocative portrait of Benito Mussolini's spurned first wife and their brief romance as Il Duce begins ascent to Italy's leadership. Stylistically…
WelcomeWelcome (2009) Recommended
Dir. Philippe Lioret
Feat. Vincent Lindon, Audrey Dana, Firat Ayverd
An illegal Iraqi immigrant is befriended by a dispirited swim coach, who agrees to help smuggle the teenager into England by way swimming the English…
White MaterialWhite Material (2009)
Dir. Claire Denis
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Isaach de Bankole
Isabelle Huppert stars as a woman who refuses to abandon her plantation in Claire Denis' disquieting depiction of an African country on the verge of…
White Ribbon, TheWhite Ribbon, The (Das weisse Band) (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Haneke
Feat. Christian Friedel, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Michael Haneke’s intellectual rigour is paired with a mesmerising sociological drama in this award–winning exploration of the roots of…
Wind Journeys, TheWind Journeys, The (2009)
Dir. Ciro Guerra
A Colombian accordion player makes the long trek to return his instrument – believed to be cursed by the devil – to a former mentor, in…
Wolf's Mouth, TheWolf's Mouth, The (Mouth of the Wolf; La bocca del lupo) (2009)
Dir. Pietro Marcello
Impressive hybrid of documentary and actuality chronicles the unlikely romance between a macho ex–con and a transsexual former…
Woman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop, AWoman, A Gun and a Noodle Shop, A (2009)
Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Honglei Sun, Shen-Yang Xiao, Ni Yan
Dir. Zhang Yimou weaves a tale of adultery and revenge in 19th century China, based on the Coen brothers' classic neo–noir, BLOOD SIMPLE.

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