Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema: 3325 Films to Buy & Rent
Renoir (2012)
- Dir. Gilles Bourdos
Feat. Michel Bouquet, Christa Theret, Vincent Rottiers…
- Sumptuous, sun–kissed art biopic based on the last years of impressionist painter Auguste Renoir (Bouquet) during World War I, and the…
Rita (TV Series) (2012-2015)
- Feat. Mille Dinesen, Lise Baastrup, Carsten Bjørnlund…
- Danish comedy series following the life of a defiantly outspoken school teacher and single mother who excels in her teaching but struggles in her…
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)
- Dir. Keishi Otomo
Feat. Takeru Sato, Emi Takei, Teruyuki Kagawa…
- A gracefully violent adaptation of the popular manga series, about a brilliant shogun who retreats from society during an era of decline for samurai,…
Rust and Bone (2012)
- Dir. Jacques Audiard
Feat. Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Celine Sallette…
- Jacques Audiard (A PROPHET) directs this searing drama of a broken woman (Marion Cotillard) who rediscovers the will to live through an itinerant man…
Shadow Men, The (Spin; Les Hommes De L'Ombre) (2012)
- Feat. Nathalie Baye, Philippe Magnan, Bruno Wolkowitch…
- Political drama series follows the actions of a group of spin doctors who each advance their own cause after the assassination of the French…
Shahid (2012)
- Dir. Hansal Mehta
Feat. Rajkummar Rao, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Kay Kay Menon
- Indian biopic about the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who was assassinated in 2010 by four right wing assailants.
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Silent War, The (2012)
- Dir. Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Xun Zhou, Mavis Fan…
- Engaging espionage thriller with Tony Leung as a blind piano tuner for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.
Silent Youth (2012)
- Dir. Diemo Kemmesies
Feat. Martin Bruchmann, Josef Mattes, Linda Schule
- Low key German indie drama offering a story of gay first love, replete with palpable sexual tension and interesting, honest performances. Like so…
Sister (2012)
- Dir. Ursula Meier
Feat. Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston…
- On the slopes of a Swiss ski resort, a resourceful 12–year–old boy steals to support his troubled older sister in this fine…
Suskind (2012)
- Dir. Rudolf van den Berg
Feat. Karl Markovics, Jeroen Spitzenberger
- A serious, respectful historical dramatisation of the deeds of Walter Sueskind, a Jewish industrialist in Amsterdam who used his leverage as an…