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The Wandering Princess
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka • 1960 • Japan
Starring Machiko Kyo, Eiji Funakoshi, Yomei RyuKinuyo Tanaka’s first film in both color and CinemaScope is an epic about a woman caught in the torrents of history. Based on the memoirs of Hiro Saga, THE WANDERING PRINCESS tells the story of Ryuko (Machik...
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Showgirls
Directed by Paul Verhoeven • 1995 • United States, France
Starring Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina GershonUnbound by musty notions of “good taste,” SHOWGIRLS goes farther than any other film of the 1990s in its orgiastic depiction of consumerism, crass spectacle, and the dark side of t...
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The Tall Men
Directed by Raoul Walsh • 1955 • United States
Starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell, Robert RyanStunning CinemaScope landscapes, a dynamite cast, and the vigorous direction of Raoul Walsh come together in this gripping portrayal of an epic cattle drive. En route to the gold fields of Montana, Ben...
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Cute Girl
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien • 1980 • Taiwan
Starring Kenny Bee, Anthony Chan Yau, Chang Ping-YuOne of the great poets of modern cinema, Hou Hsiao-hsien, made his feature debut with this sweet and lighthearted romantic comedy. Pop star Kenny Bee plays the poor city boy who, while working as an e...
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Home Away from Home
Directed by Maureen Blackwood • 1994 • United Kingdom
Starring Ellen Thomas, Ashabi Ajikawo, Simon Lee ClarkeA bittersweet drama that unfolds almost without dialogue, this prizewinning short conveys immigrant women’s experiences of isolation. Feeling displaced from her rural African roots, Miri...
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Our Body
Directed by Claire Simon • 2023 • France
Timely, intimate, and deeply empathetic, OUR BODY observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, veteran documentarian Claire Simon questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the d...
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El Norte
Directed by Gregory Nava • 1983 • Guatemala, United States
Starring Ernesto Gómez Cruz, David Villalpando, Zaide Silvia GutiérrezBrother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a ...
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The Wicker Man
Directed by Neil LaBute • 2006 • United States
Starring Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate BeahanPerhaps best remembered now for the memes it launched (“Not the bees!”), writer-director Neil LaBute’s remake of the 1973 pagan-horror classic stars Nicolas Cage at his most Nicolas Cage as Edward Ma...
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Cocktail
Directed by Roger Donaldson • 1988 • United States
Starring Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth ShueTom Cruise’s mid-1980s rise to megastardom continued with this critically savaged but commercially popular look at love and money in “greed is good”–era Manhattan. He’s got swagger to burn as Bria...
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Drive My Car
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi • 2021 • Japan
Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Reika KirishimaOnly Ryusuke Hamaguchi, with his extraordinary sensitivity to the mysterious resonances of human interactions, could sweep up international awards (including the Oscar for Best International Fe...
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Under the Cherry Moon
Directed by Prince • 1986 • United States
Starring Prince, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jerome BentonFor his film follow-up to the massive success of PURPLE RAIN, pop auteur Prince—acting as director, star, and composer—brought his world-conquering charisma to this unapologetically goofy, high-camp ho...
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Forever a Woman
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka • 1955 • Japan
Starring Yumeji Tsukioka, Masayuki Mori, Ryoji HayamaWidely considered Kinuyo Tanaka’s first personal film, FOREVER A WOMAN tells the story of a recent divorcée (Yumeji Tsukioka) who is diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer. In adapting the real-life s...
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The Virgin Suicides
Directed by Sofia Coppola • 1999 • United States
Starring Kirsten Dunst, Kathleen Turner, James WoodsWith this debut feature, Sofia Coppola announced her singular vision, exploring the aesthetics of femininity while illuminating the interior lives of young women. An adaptation of Jeffrey Eugeni...
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The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Directed by Raoul Walsh • 1956 • United States
Starring Jane Russell, Richard Egan, Joan LeslieJane Russell’s feisty performance (in a role originally intended for Marilyn Monroe), Raoul Walsh’s vigorous direction, and spectacular Hawaiian location shooting in eye-popping DeLuxe Color come toge...
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Gigli
Directed by Martin Brest • 2003 • United States
Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin BarthaAt the height of the tabloid frenzy surrounding their (first) relationship, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez teamed up for this notorious box-office turkey, which has provoked both disdain and fasci...
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The Boys from Fengkuei
Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien • 1983 • Taiwan
Starring Doze Niu Cheng-Tse, Zhang Shi, Lin Hsiu-LingTHE BOYS FROM FENGKUEI was Hou Hsiao-hsien’s fourth film as director, but in many ways it can be viewed as his first mature work—the one in which he moved away from commercial comedies toward a more...
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Our Father, the Devil
Directed by Ellie Foumbi • 2021 • United States
Starring Babetida Sadjo, Souleymane Sy Savane, Jennifer TchiakpeEllie Foumbi’s elegant moral thriller is a grippingly intense exploration of trauma, revenge, and forgiveness that stands as one of the most exciting feature debuts in recent memory. ...
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American Movie
Directed by Chris Smith • 1999 • United States
It takes a village to make a movie, but when that village is Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the results are bizarre, comical, and quintessentially American. With the help of his mother, his eighty-two-year-old uncle, and a local cast of oddballs, DIY f...
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Girls of the Night
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka • 1961 • Japan
Starring Chisako Hara, Akemi Kita, Yosuke NatsukiWith GIRLS OF THE NIGHT, Kinuyo Tanaka reunited with screenwriter Sumie Tanaka to explore Japan’s attempted reformation of former prostitutes. The film follows Kuniko (Hisako Hara), an escort who enters a ...
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Darwin, What?
Directed by Isabella Rossellini and Paul David Magid • 2020 • Greece
Starring Isabella Rossellini, Paul David MagidIsabella Rossellini ponders some of Charles Darwin’s most confounding theories—and gets a little help from the legendary naturalist himself.
DARWIN, WHAT? and DARWIN, WHAT? WHAT?,...
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The Reverend
Directed by Nick Canfield • 2022 • United States
Starring Reverend Vince Anderson, Questlove, Jay BakkerFilmed over the course of four years, THE REVEREND is a raucous concert film and an intimate portrait of singular, self-proclaimed “dirty gospel’’ singer Reverend Vince Anderson’s spiritual a...
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Darwin, What? What?
Directed by Isabella Rossellini and Paul David Magid • 2020 • Greece
Starring Isabella Rossellini, Paul David MagidIsabella Rossellini ponders some of Charles Darwin’s most confounding theories—and gets a little help from the legendary naturalist himself.
DARWIN, WHAT? and DARWIN, WHAT? WHAT?,...
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The Moon Has Risen
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka • 1955 • Japan
Starring Chishu Ryu, Shuji Sano, Hisako YamaneFor her second film, Kinuyo Tanaka directed a script by legendary collaborator and mentor Yasujiro Ozu. Though informed by Ozu’s singular take on familial relationships, THE MOON HAS RISEN also possesses Tana...