#690 – Pastoral: To Die in the Country, (田園に死す), 1974, Shūji Terayama
A young boys’ coming of age tale set in a strange, carnivalesque village becomes the recreation of a memory that the director has twenty years later.
#691: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
#691 – Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, 2004, Adam McKay
It’s the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that’s all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
#692: Capernaum
#692 – Capernaum, (کفرناحوم), 2018, Nadine Labaki
Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.
#693: Kagemusha
#693 – Kagemusha, (影武者), 1980, Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa’s lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
#694: The Road to Racetrack
#694 – The Road to Racetrack, (경마장 가는 길), 1991, Jang Sun-woo
R returns from studying in France and reunites with J, whom he used to live with in Paris.
#695: Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
#695 – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, 2019, Quentin Tarantino
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
#696: A Tale of Two Sisters
#696 – A Tale of Two Sisters, (장화, 홍련), 2003, Kim Jee-woon
A recently released patient from a mental institution returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house- all of which are connected to a dark past in the family’s history.
#697: Evil Dead II
#697 – Evil Dead II, 1987, Sam Raimi
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from “The Book of the Dead.” As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda’s body.
#698: Rebel Without a Cause
#698 – Rebel Without a Cause, 1955, Nicholas Ray
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid’s real troubles begin.
#699: A Day Off
#699 – A Day Off, (휴일), 1968, Lee Man-hui
Two lovers face a bleak future in 1960s Seoul.
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