#139 – Satantango, (Sátántangó), 1994, Béla Tarr
Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town’s source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
#142 – Under the Skin, 2013, Jonathan Glazer
A seductive alien prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.
#398 – Three Colours: Red, (Trois couleurs : Rouge), 1994, Krzysztof Kieślowski
Part-time model Valentine meets a retired judge who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog. At first the judge gifts Valentine with the dog, but her possessive boyfriend won’t allow her to keep it. When she returns with the dog to the judge’s house, she discovers him listening in on his neighbors’ phone conversations. At first Valentine is outraged, but her debates with the judge over his behavior soon leads them to form a strange bond.
#605 – Before Sunrise, 1995, Richard Linklater
On his way to Vienna, American Jesse meets Céline, a student returning to Paris. After long conversations forge a surprising connection between them, Jesse convinces Celine to get off the train with him in Vienna. Since his flight to the U.S. departs the next morning and he has no money for lodging, they wander the city together, taking in the experiences of Vienna and each other.
#641 – Chimes at Midnight, (Campanadas de medianoche), 1965, Orson Welles
The career of Shakespeare’s Sir John Falstaff as roistering companion to young Prince Hal, circa 1400-1413.
#766 – La Belle Noiseuse, 1991, Jacques Rivette
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife on his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start again the work on a painting he long ago stopped: La Belle Noiseuse. And he wants Marianne as model. The now starting creative process changes life for everyone. It is a struggle for truth, life and sense, and the question where the limits of arts are or whether art is limitless.
#912 – Happy As Lazzaro, (Lazzaro felice), 2018, Alice Rohrwacher
Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world.
#1000 – Colossal Youth (Juventude em Marcha), 2006, Pedro Costa
After the Portuguese government demolishes his slum and relocates him to a housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, 75-year-old Cape Verde immigrant Ventura wanders between his new and old homes, reconnecting with people from his past.
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