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#444: Kings of the Road

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wksq0ptoxyzdwaexvjexlhgj2py#444 – Kings of the Road, (Im Lauf der Zeit), 1976, Wim Wenders
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Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander – a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt–travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences. The film features stunning black-and-white cinematography from Robbie Muller and a pensive score from Improved Sound Limited.

#450: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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8ob0wqfjh4jb9q9him1veepkcfz#450 – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari), 1920, Robert Wiene
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Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. It is the annual fair in Holstenwall. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep. When Alan asks Cesare about his future, Cesare answers that he will die before dawn. The next morning Alan is found dead. Francis suspects Cesare of being the murderer, and starts spying on him and Dr. Caligari.

#455: Casino Royale

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agdj4rf39u1wgn9cdvifiqyhbsz#455 – Casino Royale, 2006, Martin Campbell
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Le Chiffre, a banker to the world’s terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.

#458: A Fistful of Dollars

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akh1xxpz4glspjiei9z65ue3cn0#458 – A Fistful of Dollars, (Per un pugno di dollari), 1964, Sergio Leone
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The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.

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#459: Pandora’s Box

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keqscevy0ozqbtiyf8odccmhlll#459 – Pandora’s Box, (Die Büchse der Pandora), 1929, G.W. Pabst
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Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast and Lulu’s seedy old friend, Schigolch. When Lulu’s charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

#474: The Grand Budapest Hotel

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oypv0d9ym2omnp5exforprgjj8o#474 – The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014, Wes Anderson
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The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

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#515: Dogville

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qjhuafrnowkna81xuqd0zmkam92#515 – Dogville, 2003, Lars von Trier
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A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace’s status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.