It Was Just an Accident
Dir. Jafar Panahi
You can probably predict from the title that an accident starts this thriller but what happens after is totally unexpected.…
The Girl with the Needle
Dir. Magnus von Horn
Given the original real-life story behind it, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that The Girl with the Needle was so…
Decision to Leave
Dir. Park Chan-wook
A twitchy, uncomfortable noir film for the digital age, Decision to Leave blends the trappings of a restless police procedural…
Fitzcarraldo
Dir. Werner Herzog
There are plenty of films about dreamers, but none as wild and wacky as Fitzcarraldo. The film follows the titular…
Babette's Feast
Dir. Gabriel Axel
Sisters Martine and Filippa, daughters of a founder of a religious sect, live a simple and quiet life in a…
The Double Life of Véronique
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski’s drama stars Irène Jacob as two identical women living separate lives, and the intricate and indelible ways in…
A Fantastic Woman
Dir. Sebastián Lelio
As heartbroken as you will be after watching this movie, you will feel nothing but triumph in the main actor’s…
Force Majeure
Dir. Ruben Östlund
A seemingly well-adjusted Scandinavian Family vacationing in the French Alps experiences a frightening avalanche scare near the beginning of Force…
Mustang
Dir. Deniz Gamze Ergüven & Female director
Five orphaned sisters are put under house arrest by their uncle and grandmother after they are seen horsing around with…
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Break-ups aren’t the easiest thing to overcome, but how we deal with them usually doesn’t get as ludicrous as the…
The Brand New Testament
Dir. Jaco Van Dormael
Before anything else, your mileage of The Brand New Testament will likely depend on your beliefs. We would say, however,…
Eat Drink Man Woman
Dir. Ang Lee
Eat Drink Man Woman takes place in Taipei, Taiwan in the mid-1990s. It tells the story of an aging father…
The Celebration
Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest…
Three Colors: Red
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows…
Paris, Texas
Dir. Wim Wenders
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull…
Three Colors: Blue
Dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski
The wife of a famous composer survives a car accident that kills her husband and daughter. Now alone, she shakes…
The Barbarian Invasions
Dir. Denys Arcand
In this belated sequel to ‘The Decline of the American Empire’, middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is…
City of God
Dir. Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a…
Pan’s Labyrinth
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather.…
Volver
Dir. Pedro Almodoóvar & Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodovar’s films tend to swing wildly between comedy/farce and melodrama/tragedy. Volver somehow hits the sweet spot right in the…
Betty Blue
Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
Betty Blue looks gorgeous. Of course, as an erotic film, there’s the beauty of the female form, but Jean-Jacques Beineix…
The Lives of Others
Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
The late German actor Ulrich Mühe plays Gerd Wiesler, a merciless Stasi officer who has doubts about the loyalty of…