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Heimat Is a Space in Time
6.8

Heimat Is a Space in Time

Director Thomas Heise picks up the biographical pieces left by his family, and composes an epic picture of four generations of his family, of a ...
Obit
7.1

Obit

Jan. 11, 2017

Obit

Within the storied walls of The New York Times, a team of writers is entrusted with reflecting upon the lives of luminaries, icons, and world ...
The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown
6

The Truth About the Imaginary Passion of an Unknown

A very personal interpretation, to say the least, of the passion of the Christ According to St. John. Release: La vrit sur limaginaire passion ...
The Future Tense
6.9

The Future Tense

Sep. 02, 2022

The Future Tense

Staged as a series of voiceover sessions, The Future Tense unfolds as a poignant tale of tales, exploring the filmmakers’ own experiences ...
Hands Up!
6.6

Hands Up!

Oct. 09, 1981

Hands Up!

Beginning with a sci-fi prologue before finding itself with several doctors attending a medical school reunion in a sealed-up railway carriage. ...
F for Fake
7.8

F for Fake

Sep. 01, 1973

F for Fake

Orson Welles’ final film documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to ...
Prison Images
7.3

Prison Images

Jul. 01, 2000

Prison Images

Images from the films of Robert Bresson and Jean Genet as well as documentaries of the Nazi period exist in dialogue with discarded surveillance ...
Vampir Cuadecuc
6.5

Vampir Cuadecuc

May. 05, 1972

Vampir Cuadecuc

Vampir-Cuadecuc is possibly a key film in understanding the transition in the Spanish film world from the period of the “new cinemas” ...
Fear Itself
6.2

Fear Itself

Oct. 18, 2015

Fear Itself

Constructed entirely from existing films, Fear Itself is a personal journey through fear and cinema that asks whether horror movies know us ...
Visions of Europe
5.9

Visions of Europe

May. 01, 2004

Visions of Europe

An anthology film is a collection of short film projects by different directors for a common aim. Usually they are unified by a common theme ...
Land of Dreams
7.4

Land of Dreams

Feb. 08, 1988

Land of Dreams

When the daughter Johanna is born in 1983, Jan Troell tells the story about his childhood Sweden and how things were when he grow-up in the land ...
October in Madrid
7.1

October in Madrid

Jan. 01, 1965

October in Madrid

Chronicle of a film in progress. Release: Octobre a Madrid 1967 tt0238469 General: mkv | 167 MB | 01:02:25 Video: 372 Kbps | 480×360 (4:3) | ...
The Solitudes
7.7

The Solitudes

Oct. 01, 1992

The Solitudes

Chile is seen through the eyes of a Chinese painter – a traditional painter who uses the concepts of XVIII century Shih-T’ao. ...
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2a: Only Cinema
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Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2a: Only Cinema

A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard in his Swiss residence in Rolle for ten years ...
The Green Fog
6.9

The Green Fog

Jan. 05, 2018

The Green Fog

The interpretation of the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo, pieced together using footage from old films and television shows shot in and around ...
Impressions of Upper Mongolia
7

Impressions of Upper Mongolia

A tribute to the French writer Raymond Roussel (1877-1933), a forerunner of the Surrealists and much admired by them, who developed a formal ...
Lejano Interior
7

Lejano Interior

Jul. 18, 2020

Lejano Interior

Release: Lejano Interior 2020 General: mkv | 1.69 GB | 00:40:25 Video: 6000 Kbps | 1920×1080 (16:9) | 30.000 fps | V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Audio 1: ...
John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection
6.7

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

An immersive film essay on tennis legend John McEnroe at the height of his career as the world champion, documenting his strive for perfection, ...
My Life Without Steve
8

My Life Without Steve

Jan. 01, 1986

My Life Without Steve

Through the story of one woman’s year in a room with a view, the film catches its audience up in the collective memories of all those who ...