A sophisticated and beautifully constructed account of landscape change in and around Paris in the early 1960s. The film raises complex issues about the meaning and experience of modern landscapes and the enigmatic characteristics of features such as canals, pylons and deserted factories. Rohmer also explores the role of landscape within different traditions of modern art and design and refers to specific architects, artists and engineers.

Invasion

2020

Russian

5.6

♡ 47

Action

alien invasion

compassion

extraterrestrial technology

Fedor Bondarchuk Director

Alfredo Tavares as Airport Cargo Worker

Oleg Menshikov as Colonel Lebedev

Andrey Nazimov as IT Department Manager

Sergey Garmash as Vice-premier

Two years after the fall of the alien ship, the life of a young woman from Moscow has been changed forever. Her growing powers are now at the focus of both human and celestial investigation: an alien force takes an interest in her, and will stop short of nothing, including an invasion. Can love and compassion save humanity, when faced with a much greater and more demanding test this time?

A Chorus Line

1985

English

6.2

♡ 5

48%

Richard Attenborough Director

Alyson Reed as Cassie

Leslie Stevens as Dancer

Scott Plank as Dancer

Michael Douglas as Zach

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

English

8.0

♡ 23

90%

86%

Action

based on play or musical

Daniel Petrie Director

Ivan Dixon as Asagai

Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger

George DeNormand as Employer

Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger

Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.

Kedi

2016

Turkish

7.6

♡ 68

98%

human animal relationship

urban setting

Ceyda Torun Director Bengu

Bengu as Herself Deniz

Deniz as Himself Duman

Duman as Himself Gamsiz

Gamsiz as Himself

A profile of Istanbul and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.

My Neighbors the Yamadas

1999

Japanese

7.1

♡ 7

75%

Isao Takahata Director

Jim Meskimen as Additional Voices

Jeremy Shada as Additional Voices

Dixie Carter as Additional Voices

Suguru Egawa as (voice)

The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.

Tekkonkinkreet

2006

Japanese

7.5

♡ 39

77%

Michael Arias Director

Scott Menville as Black / Kuro

Alex Fernandez as Choco Yû Aoi

Yû Aoi as Shiro

Osamu Kobayashi as Takaramachi no minasan

Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.

Place de la République

1974

French

7.0

♡ 2

100%

Louis Malle Director

Louis Malle as Self

Louis Malle presents his entertaining snapshot of the comings and goings on one street corner in Paris.

The Specialist

1994

English

5.6

♡ 114

10%

29%

Action

based on novel or book

Luis Llosa Director

Brent Sexton as Manny

Sharon Stone as May Munro

Sylvester Stallone as Ray Quick

Eric Roberts as Tomas Leon

May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.

Appropriate Behavior

2014

English

6.5

♡ 3

97%

Desiree Akhavan Director

Arian Moayed as Ali

Halley Feiffer as Crystal

Justine Cotsonas as Layli

Christopher James Baker as Ted

Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.

L'amore molesto

1995

Italian

6.4

♡ 2

When her elderly mother is found dead under sordid circumstances, Delia returns to her native Naples for the first time in years to attend the funeral. Trying to piece together her estranged parent's secret life, she'll face the hidden memories that shaped her family history.

Exit Strategy

3.2

Evicted from his apartment, James has to move in with his girlfriend of 3 months. He quickly discovers that she's everything he never wanted in a woman. His only option is to get her to break up with him -- but still let him sleep on the couch.

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What's the Matter with Gerald?

Love Aaj Kal

L'ère industrielle: Métamorphoses du paysage

Invasion

A Chorus Line

A Raisin in the Sun

Kedi

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Tekkonkinkreet

Place de la République

The Specialist

Appropriate Behavior

L'amore molesto

Exit Strategy