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Like CrazyLike Crazy (La Pazza Gioia) (2016)
Dir. Paolo Virzi
Feat. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti
Gratifying comedy–drama following two women, one a troubled introvert, one an impassioned mythomaniac, who break out of a psychiatric facility…
Lost in ParisLost in Paris (Paris pieds nus) (2016) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, Pierre Richard, Dominique Abel
Another gem from husband–and–wife team, Abel & Gordon, featuring a roster of typically clever sight gags that follows the trail of a…
Mermaid, TheMermaid, The (2016)
Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Chao Deng, Lin Yun, Zhang Yuqi
Madcap comic fantasy that marks a return to form for director Chow tells the tale of a beautiful mermaid who falls for the property developer she was…
Olive Tree, TheOlive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016)
Dir. Iciar Bollain
Feat. Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambros
Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…
Penny PincherPenny Pincher (Radin!) (2016)
Dir. Fred Cavaye
Feat. Dany Boon, Laurence Arné, Noémie Schmidt
Farcical French comedy starring Dany Boon as a gifted violinist and secret "penny pincher" – obsessed with saving money at all costs, he leads…
Perfect StrangersPerfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) (2016) Aro Favourite
Dir. Paolo Genovese
Feat. Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini
A clever comedy of manners for the iphone–era, this Italian award–winner follows a dinner party debacle that unfolds after seven…
Rosalie BlumRosalie Blum (2016) Recommended
Dir. Julien Rappeneau
Feat. Noemie Lvovsky, Alice Isaaz, Kyan Khojandi
An intriguing and relatable French rom–com that tells the same story of romantic serendipity from three different points of view. Based on a…
Saint AmourSaint Amour (2016)
Dir. Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Gerard Depardieu
Warm–hearted road movie following a disheartened cattle breeder who embarks on a wine trail through France with his father (Depardieu) and a…
Slack BaySlack Bay (Ma Loute) (2016)
Dir. Bruno Dumont
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
In a Northern French coastal town in 1910, a family of bourgeois eccentrics are holidaying in a picturesque cliff–top villa. But when tourists…
Teacher, TheTeacher, The (Ucitelka) (2016) Recommended
Dir. Jan Hrebejk
Feat. Zuzana Mauréry
Black comedy set in 1983 Bratislava, where a school teacher takes advantage of Communist traditions, manipulating the parents of her students into…

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