Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema: 3335 Films to Buy & Rent
White Elephant (2012)
- Dir. Pablo Trapero
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Jeremie Renier, Martina Gusman
- Two priests determined to build a hospital in a Buenos Aires shantytown encounter violent resistance from local drug lords in this superb social…
White Tiger (2012)
- Dir. Karen Shakhnazarov
Feat. Aleksey Vertkov, Vitaliy Kishchenko, Valeriy Grishko
- A Red Army sergeant becomes obsessed with a mysterious white Tiger tank responsible for the destruction of his battalion.
Wu Dang (2012)
- Dir. Patrick Leung
Feat. Vincent Zhao
- A rambunctious, action–packed throwback to '80s martial arts flicks and strapping Indiana Jones–style adventure, centred on a famed…
Yossi (2012)
- Dir. Eytan Fox
Feat. Ohad Knoller
- A satisfying, exploratory follow–up to Israeli gay drama YOSSI AND JAGGER, this catches up with the titular Yossi, now ten years older and no…
33D Invader, The (2011)
- Dir. Man Kei Chin
Feat. Macy Wu
- A trio of socially inept dweebs hit the jackpot when they encounter a buxom beauty sent from the future; her mission to return to the year 2046…
A Gang Story (2011)
- Dir. Olivier Marchal
Feat. Gerard Lanvin, Tcheky Karyo, Daniel Duval
- French cop–turned–filmmaker Olivier Marchal (36 QUAI DES ORFEVRES, MR73) steps over to the other side of the law with this…
A Happy Event (Un Heureux Evenement) (2011)
- Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmaï, Josiane Balasko…
- Keenly felt depiction of the baby blues as a young couple struggle to come to grips with parenthood.
Against the Wind (Headwinds) (2011)
- Dir. Jalil Lespert
Feat. Benoit Magimel, Isabelle Carré, Bouli Lanners…
- Quality French drama explores the emotional wreck of a widower who tries to rebuild his life and make sense of his loss in the aftermath of his…
Ages of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011)
- Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Riccardo Scamarcio…
- Third installment in the fluffy romantic series has benefits from the presence of De Niro as a visiting professor seduced by his neighbour's…
All Our Desires (2011)
- Dir. Philippe Lioret
Feat. Marie Gillain, Vincent Lindon
- Well–meaning social melodrama from the dir. of WELCOME follows the determined fight by a judge to defend an impoverished woman from ruthless…