Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema: 3335 Films to Buy & Rent
Chasing World, The (2008)
- Dir. Issei Shibata
Feat. Mitsuki Tanimura, Takuya Ishida
- A high school student discovers a portal into a parallel universe, where those with the surname "Sato" are marked for elimination in a public…
Cherry Blossoms (2008)
- Dir. Doris Dorrie
Feat. Elmar Wepper, Hannelore Elsner, Aya Irizuki…
- Tender cross–cultural tale with a German widower travelling to Japan to honour his wife's wishes to see the famed cherry blossom festival.…
Chocolate (2008)
- Dir. Prachya Pinkaew
Feat. JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong
- Impressive newcomer Jeeja Yanin plays a butt kicking autistic girl (!) in this exhilarating revenge movie, a standout amongst Thailand’s recent…
CJ7 (Cheung Gong 7 hou) (2008)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
- Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow turns his directing talents to the family–friendly fantasy, playing a dirt–poor father who surprises his…
Class, The (Entre les murs) (2008)
- Dir. Laurent Cantet
Feat. François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, Angélica Sancio
- This stimulating Palm d’Or winner engages with the toil and trouble of a multi–ethnic, inner–city French classroom, and the headstrong…
Cloud 9 (Wolke 9) (2008)
- Dir. Andreas Dresen
Feat. Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, Horst Westphal
- A frank yet sensitive depiction of a passionate love affair between a man and a married woman in their autumn years.
Using a methodology similar…
Country Wedding (Sveitabrúðkaup) (2008)
- Dir. Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Feat. Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
- Two busloads of wedding guests get lost on their way to the church in this lively Icelandic comedy, improvised and shot on the fly. Farcical and…
Dead in 3 Days (Dead in Three Days) (2008)
- Dir. Andreas Prochaska
- Chilling Austrian slasher involving a group of teenagers who must discover a serial killer’s identity in order to save themselves from getting…
Departures (2008)
- Dir. Takita Yojiro
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
- Poignant Oscar–winner that’s won over many hearts with its affecting tale of self–discovery, centered on a failed cellist whose career…
Early Bird Catches the Worm, The (2008)
- Dir. Francesco Patierno
Feat. Elio Germano, Laura Chiatti, Martina Stella
- Leaden portrait of the rise and fall of popular Italian disc jockey Marco Baldini who's gambling addiction leads him tom make some decidedly rash…