Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Foreign Cinema: 1767 Films to Buy & Rent
- Colossal Youth (2006)
- Dir. Pedro Costa
- A major work of contemporary art cinema, this mesmerizing sleepwalk throughout the demolished slums of Lisbon, Portugal is seen through the eyes of…
- Days of Glory (Indigènes) (2006)
- Dir. Rachid Bouchareb
Feat. Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Bernard Blancan…
- Epic Algerian WW2 drama focused on a determined group of Algerian soldiers fighting to defend France with little acknowledgement of their sacrifices…
- Dirty Carnival, A (Biyeolhan geori) (2006)
- Dir. Ha Yoo
Feat. In-sung Zo, Ku Jin, Tae won Kwon
- Dynamite entry in the burgeoning Korean gangster genre explores the meteoric rise – and inevitable fall – of one Byung–du, a lowly…
- Don't Worry, I'm Fine (Je Vais Bien, Ne T'en Fais Pas) (2006)
- Dir. Philippe Lioret
Feat. Mélanie Laurent
- Understated French drama centres on a distraught young woman's search for her twin brother after being told he has run away from the family…
- Eden (2006)
- Dir. Michael Hofmann
Feat. Josef Ostendorf, Charlotte Roche
- Charming romance revolves around an eccentric chef, and a random encounter with a mother trapped in a monotonous relationship.
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- Etoile Du Soldat, L' (Star of the Soldier) (2006)
- Dir. Christophe de Ponfilly
Feat. Sacha Bourdo, Philippe Caubere, Hanns Zischler
- Maladroit war drama based on the true story of a Russian soldier captured by the Mujahedin in Afghanistan who becomes enthralled by his freedom…
- Family Law (Derecho de familia) (2006)
- Dir. Daniel Burman
Feat. Daniel Hendler, Arturo Goetz, Eloy Burman…
- Fatherhood and career jitters converge in this wry comedy of family matters.
Promising young dir. Burman displays a dry wit in looking at three…
- Fireworks Wednesday (Chaharshanbe-soori) (2006)
- Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Taraneh Alidoosti, Matin Heydar-nia
- This earlier feature from the director of A SEPARATION similarly explores the mores of the urban middle and lower classes with depth and complexity.…
- Four Minutes (Vier Minuten) (2006)
- Dir. Chris Kraus
Feat. Monika Bliebtreu, Hannah Herzsprung
- Unrelentingly gritty German drama of redemption details the hostile relationship between an incarcerated piano player and her emotionally chilly…
- Golden Door, The (Nuovomondo) (2006)
- Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato
- Award–winning Italian drama from the dir. of RESPIRO follows the fortunes of a family of dirt–poor Sicilian peasants, from their homeland…