Category: International
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In this repulsing yet alluring look at the decay of the German nobility at the dawn of Nazism, a patriarch’s influence wanes as his power-hungry descendants eat each other for the final scraps. Every now and then, there’s a film that comes along that both intrigues and repulses you. It can be hard to form…
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In this long-spanning retelling of the legendary Charles Aznavour, excellent direction and performances are nearly drowned out by an exorbitant length and the film’s own ambition. Coming from a poor Armenian immigrant family in France, Charles Aznavour knew that he wanted to be onstage since he was a child. After a struggling career singing cabaret…
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A hustling food delivery man navigates a Kafkaesque system of immigration in this gripping story, with a standout performance from lead Abou Sangaré. Souleyman is a man whom you wouldn’t think twice about when you pick up a takeaway order from him. A delivery driver who originally hails from Guinea, Souleyman is trying desperately to…
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One day in 1905, a group of soldiers on the Russian naval battleship Potemkin complain about the quality of rations they are given on the ship, only to be violently suppressed by the higher-ups. As a result, a mutiny erupts, leading to the death of Vakulinchuk, a passionate supporter of the revolution in Russia. When…
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