Gran Turismo

In 2008, Nissan launches a new initiative aiming to find ”Gran Turismo” players who are good enough to become actual racing drivers; British teenager Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe) beats the…

A Walk in the Sun

In 1943, an American platoon is part of the Allied invasion of Italy, but face immediate dangers when their leader is wounded. Lewis Milestone reunited with Robert Rossen after Edge…

That Obscure Object of Desire

During a journey to Paris, Mathieu Faber (Fernando Rey) tells a group of fellow train passengers of how he met a much younger woman, a very tempestuous relationship. Luis Buñuel’s…

Sex

Director Dag Johan Haugerud was inspired by Kieslowski’s Three Colors trilogy as he embarked on a project that would have different settings and characters, but share certain themes. This film…

The Phantom of Liberty

A surrealist exercise from Luis Buñuel that begins in 1808, with French troops occupying a church in Toledo. That scene leads to a contemporary meeting between a man and two…

Jesus Revolution

It gets off to a promising start, this film about the movement that became known for its ”Jesus freaks”, with a portrait of a pastor who in the late 1960s…

The Doors

Released the same year as JFK, this portrait of The Doors is set in the same period and shares its visual style. It made an impression on young audiences who…

Richard III

In 1471, the Duke of Gloucester (Laurence Olivier) helps install his brother Edward (Cedric Hardwicke) as king, but sets in motion a scheme to grab the throne himself. After the…

Close

When two 13-year-old boys (Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele), who are very close to each other, are suddenly asked in school if they are in fact a couple, it is…

I’m Still Here: Lost But Not Forgotten

Guilherme Silveira, Selton Mello, Cora Mora and Fernanda Torres. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing A big lie is a familiar technique, frequently used throughout history for propaganda purposes. In Nazi Germany,…