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- DirectorErnst De GeerStarsAsta Kamma AugustHerbert NordrumAndrea EdwardsA hypnotherapist sees Vera throw off the trappings of civilized behaviour. For a event She attends with André, Vera's behaviour holds a mirror up to the faux-authenticity, virtue signalling and hypocrisy of her fellow entrepreneurs.
- DirectorSara SummaStarsLivia AntonelliUgo FioreClaire LoiseauPlayful auto-fictional trip from Berlin to Paris.
- DirectorKazik RadwanskiStarsMatt JohnsonSimon ReynoldsDeragh CampbellA young professor struggles in her marriage, only to meet Matt, a man from her past who wanders onto her university campus.
- DirectorMichal EnglertMalgorzata SzumowskaStarsMalgorzata HajewskaJoanna KuligMateusz WieclawekAdam, trying to be a good husband and father in a small town in Poland. But Adam starts to feel increasingly uncomfortable in his body, one that doesn't reflect his true identity.
- DirectorPéter BacsóStarsFerenc KállaiLajos ÖzeZoltán FábriBanned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary, Péter Bacsó's 'The Witness' has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native land. Known as the best satire about communism, 'The Witness' has become a cult classic, which was also well received by critics and general audiences alike when it was finally released outside of Hungary. Its candid and realistic portrayal of the incompetent communist regime has earned great acclaim for both the director and the film itself when it was shown at Cannes Film Festival in 1981. 'The Witness' takes place during the height of the Rákosi Era, which was closely modeled after the ruthless and brutal Stalin regime. The film follows the life of an ordinary dike keeper, József Pelikán, who has been caught for illegally slaughtering his pig, Dezsõ. Instead of doing hard time for his "heinous" crime, Pelikán is elevated into an important position, generally reserved for the communist elite. Of course, Pelikán is utterly clueless about his newfound luck, not to mention his new job. Even his new benefactor, the mysterious Comrade Virág, is reluctant to reveal the real reason behind Pelikán's preferential treatment. Thus, begins Pelikán's hilarious adventure deep within the "sophisticated" communist society. One failure after another the incompetent Pelikán is elevated higher and higher on the communist echelon, all the while remaining completely clueless about his promotions. Until one day, when he gets called for to return the "favour" by falsely testifying against his long-time friend in a mock-up show trial.
- DirectorFrançois NemetaStarsBjörkJack BlackJim CarreyIf Méliès had a son, it would be Michel Gondry. A brilliant jack-of-all-trades whose eccentric talent convinced the creative elite of international pop music to entrust him with his music videos (Björk, the Rolling Stones, Daft Punk, The White Stripes, Beck, etc.) before allowing him to chart his own course in Hollywood-without ever renouncing his rather crazy style-and to become one of the rare Oscar-winning French filmmakers (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). From hand to eye, Michel Gondry has been offering us for thirty years to seize what surrounds us to create and tell the world. A work that is a constant praise of wonder through craftsmanship: whether we approach his relationship to music and his beginnings as a videographer; the notion of magic inherent in his conception of the image; its roots in childhood and the world of dreams; the paradox of his Hollywood career; and the humanist ambition of its craftsmanship... which is also a political act. Do it yourself.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneBernie WorrellAlex WeirConsidered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsRaphaël PersonnazDoria TillierJeanne BalibarFollows the boundary-pushing Rubinstein as she selects Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Ravel ends up creating his greatest success ever: Boléro.
- DirectorAntonella SudasassiAna, Patricia and Mayela grow up when sexuality is taboo. Now channeled as one 65-year-old, the protagonist revisits intertwined memories, secrets and desires, giving voice to unspoken past experiences.
- DirectorAsli ÖzarslanStarsMelia KaraJamilah BagdachAsya UtkuHazal is a 17-year-old Berliner wishing for an opportunity to escape routine. For her 18th birthday celebration with friends, she seeks fun away from daily grind. A tragic event changes everything and Hazal must run.
- DirectorHelma Sanders-BrahmsStarsAyten ErtenJürgen ProchnowAras ÖrenShirin's Wedding touches on many concepts that are still up to date, from the difficulties experienced by immigrants to the power of love, from the importance of family ties to women's rights and class inequality, from cultural conflict to tradition and modernity. Shirin, who is forced to marry the village lord, escapes to Istanbul when she finds the opportunity and goes to Germany as a worker. However, losing her job here would be the beginning of the end.
- DirectorDelphine DelogetStarsVirginie EfiraFélix LefebvreArieh WorthalterBarmaid Sylvie is a single mom living with her two sons, Sofiane and Jean-Jacques. One night, Sofiane is injured while being alone in the flat which results in placing him in a foster home. Sylvie is determined to bring her son back home.
- DirectorLillah HallaStarsAyomi DomenicaLoro BardotGrace PassôOn the eve of a volleyball championship decisive for her future as an athlete, 17-year-old Sofía discovers an unwanted pregnancy. In an attempt to interrupt it clandestinely, she ends up becoming the target of a fundamentalist group.
- DirectorMatías PiñeiroStarsAna Cristina BarragánMaria Inês GonçalvesAgustina MuñozThe poet Sappho encounters the nymph Britomartis by the sea. Tales claim Sappho leapt into the ocean out of heartbreak while Britomartis fell into the water escaping a man's pursuit. Together they reflect on the bittersweet pangs of desire
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsKoji YakushoTakayuki YamadaYûsuke IseyaA group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
- DirectorMasayuki SuôStarsKoji YakushoTamiyo KusakariNaoto TakenakaA successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
- DirectorGábor ReiszStarsAdonyi-Walsh GáspárIstván ZnamenákAndrás RusznákAbel is a high school student struggling to focus on his final exams, while being hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka.
- DirectorBruno DumontStarsLyna KhoudriAnamaria VartolomeiCamille CottinA small village of Northern France is the battleground of undercover extraterrestrial knights.
- DirectorPatrick DickinsonStarsCiarán HindsThomas CoombesAoife HindsA widower from Japan travels with his estranged son to England in order to fulfill his late wife's dying wish.
- DirectorZarrar KahnStarsRamesha NawalOmar JavaidBakhtawar MazharAfter the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter's precarious existence is ripped apart. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.
- DirectorMona AchacheStarsMarion CotillardMona AchacheMarie BunelDocudrama about French writer and photographer Carole Achache. Through the power of filmmaking and the help of Marion Cotillard, director Mona Achache brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.
- DirectorEszter KeményStarsAlexa BakonyiXénia BariczAttila FerenczSon and father are trying to get along and make money far away from their home, but on the way home everything goes bad.
- DirectorGyörgy FehérStarsPéter HaumannJános DerzsiJudit PogányWhen a schoolgirl is found murdered in the woods, a retiring detective tries to find her murderer.
- DirectorMan RayStarsAndré de la RivièreRobert DesnosKiki of MontparnasseAn anthology of four Man Ray short films, with original music by SQÜRL (Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan). Includes the films L'étoile de mer (1928), Emak-Bakia (1927), Le retour à la raison (1923) and Les Mystères du Château du Dé (1929).
- DirectorDaniela GoggiStarsRodrigo de la SernaJulieta ZylberbergGermán PalaciosFollowing the overthrow of the cruel dictatorship that had supplanted the country's long-standing democracy, Julio returns to Argentina with his family. After his brother is abducted he takes the lead in negotiations with the perpetrators.