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Rashomon

August 1950 •Japanese

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

I, Mournful God

October 1969 •Czech

Adolf (Miloš Kopecký), the irresistible seducer of women, is fond of Janicka (Hana Lelitová), a novice opera singer. The girl, however, prefers famous men and Adolf thus does not have a single chance with her. One day in a hospital, he meets a Greek partisan named Apostolek (Pavel Landovský) who impresses him with his spontaneity and ease in solving all problems, especially those with women. Adolf has an idea for a revenge. He makes Apostolek familiar with social manners, dresses him after the latest fashion and introduces him to Janicka as a Greek conductor. Janicka instantly falls in love with the made-up composer and Apostolek does no better.

Örkény István: Tóték

January 1978 •Hungarian

Present Future

August 2020 •Russian

Spiderweb

January 1976 •English

A rabbi is murdered. Detective Llonrot is called in on the case and looks for a 'rabbinical explanation' for the murder. Other murders are committed and deliberate clues left in chosen locations. Llonrot, convinced he is on the trail of a 'mystical intrigue' is lured to the 'crime scene' when the tables are turned by his nemesis, the master criminal Red Scharlach.

Calm with Horses

March 2020 •English

In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

Kootathil Oruthan

July 2017 •Tamil

Arvind, an ordinary man who is never noticed by anyone be it at school or home. However, things change when he falls in love with Janani, a class topper and the one who excels in both academics and extra-curricular activities.

Scarlet Week

February 1954 •Finnish

After a weekend of dancing and camping on a recreation island near the city, a young factory worker decides to stay and cut work for a day. Walking around the now deserted island, he meets a beautiful woman camping alone and sunbathing in the nude on the beach. A hot romance flares up between the worker and the more upper-class married lady, lasting through the light-filled nights of the whole summer week until the woman's much older husband returns to the island the next weekend.

Rebel Without a Cause

October 1955 •English

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.

Valerka, Remka + ...

September 1970 •Russian

A story about first love of two boys and a neighbor girl...

Bicentennial Man

December 1999 •English

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

A Shore Away

March 2022 •French

Newly employed in an emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness, Geneviève is shaken to meet a young woman there whom she believed to have succeeded in reintegrating when she was her social worker.

Entropic

September 2019 •English

The most beautiful man in the world, who, sick of being objectified, devises a plan to free himself of other's attention.

Ett sommarspel

May 1994 •Swedish

A woman named Agnes who emigrated to the USA returns to her home village with her new husband Algot. When Agnes' childhood friend David turns up it's the start of a love triangle.

Kitna

Invalid date •Tamil

Kitna is an upcoming Indian Tamil drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. The film will be simultaneously made in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. While Dhansika plays the lead role in all four languages, each version has different cast members, with Samuthirakani and Mahima Nambiar playing pivotal roles in the Tamil and Malayalam versions.

Manamantha

August 2016 •Telugu

Sairam, an assistant manager in a supermarket treads on an unethical path for a promotion, leading to dire consequences. Gayatri a thrifty housewife manages her middle class household. Mahitha's friend, a street child goes missing and she goes out of her way to find him. Abhiram, the bright student falls in love with Aira and pursues her. Four stories seemingly unrelated are all bound by one string called family.

The Cake Tree in the Ruins

August 2006 •Japanese

War drama based on a short story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

Dunduriņš

January 1974 •Latvian

Drevený chlieb

January 1969 •Slovak

A balladic story based on the motifs of M. Urban's short story, in which the arduous work of loggers and the harshness of the environment interlace with the poetry of the Slovak mountains.

Sen

September 2002 •Czech