An Angel At My Table
Dir. Jane Campion
Although it opens on Janet Frame’s first steps as a baby, this Jane Campion-directed biopic of the celebrated New Zealand…
My Life as a Dog
Dir. Lasse Hallström
This Swedish surprise hit captivated viewers across the Atlantic because of one thing: the lead’s perspective. Okay, well, the performances…
Before The Rain
Dir. Milcho Manchevski
Before The Rain is a very intriguing and unique film, to say the least. Its cyclical narrative structure may not…
The Sweet Hereafter
Dir. Atom Egoyan
The Sweet Hereafter is the kind of movie that feels very different from the one you might imagine when reading…
Run Lola Run
Dir. Tom Tykwer
An offbeat film with a more than decent amount of suspense. To that it adds really good music and unexpected…
The Class
Dir. Laurent Cantet
Taking place almost entirely in a single classroom, the two-hour-plus runtime of this French drama breezes past thanks to its…
Whale Rider
Dir. Niki Caro
The story that Whale Rider tells is a familiar one: that of a young girl challenging the expectations of a…
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…
Paradise Now
Dir. Hany Abu-Assad
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
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…
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Dir. Jim Sheridan
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy…
Whale Rider
Dir. Female director & Niki Caro
A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather…
The King’s Speech
Dir. Tom Hooper
The King’s Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II.…
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…