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#250: Hiroshima Mon Amour

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9pqpuwpigptcnhzko2sqecedtkz#250 – Hiroshima Mon Amour, 1959, Alain Resnais
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The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple – lovers turned friends – recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.

#251: Come and See

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2s3okpyde7asmfwl7kocdubjsrh#251 – Come and See, (Иди и смотри), 1985, Elem Klimov
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The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family’s wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

#253: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

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41eh7ettixt7vtxs4z9lnn5zpbe#253 – Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, (ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ), 2010, Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.

#254: The Birds

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idm9myiyzhcjdpsagfiqe9z2z99#254 – The Birds, 1963, Alfred Hitchcock
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Chic socialite Melanie Daniels enjoys a passing flirtation with an eligible attorney in a San Francisco pet shop and, on an impulse, follows him to his hometown bearing a gift of lovebirds. But upon her arrival, the bird population runs amok. Suddenly, the townsfolk face a massive avian onslaught, with the feathered fiends inexplicably attacking people all over Bodega Bay.

#256: The Departed

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aqfeqtqnuck2zcg7qxvkvm7kf1o#256 – The Departed, 2006, Martin Scorsese
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To take down South Boston’s Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there’s a mole among them.

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#257: The Hidden Fortress

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qzmpnwqgmbjtvgiuqbdmfsdkw7m#257 – The Hidden Fortress, (隠し砦の三悪人), 1958, Akira Kurosawa
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Japanese peasants Matashichi and Tahei try and fail to make a profit from a tribal war. They find a man and woman whom they believe are simple tribe members hiding in a fortress. Although the peasants don’t know that Rokurota is a general and Yuki is a princess, the peasants agree to accompany the pair to safety in return for gold. Along the way, the general must prove his expertise in battle while also hiding his identity.

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#258: Die Hard

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mc7mubolciw3mdvnuqfro9psfca#258 – Die Hard, 1988, John McTiernan
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NYPD cop John McClane’s plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.

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