A fencing master in pre-revolution Spain is hired to teach fencing to a beautiful young woman. Although he has never taught a woman before he is fascinated by her and agrees. She wishes to learn a particular thrust which he is famous for. When a local nobleman becomes involved with her the intrigue begins.

Putin's Kiss

2011

English

6.5

♡ 1

81%

Lise Birk Pedersen Director

Vladimir Putin as Self

Dmitry Medvedev as Self

Anton Smirnov as Self

Viktoria Drokova as Self - Masha Drokova's sister

Masha Drokova is a rising star in Russia's popular nationalistic youth movement, Nashi. A smart, ambitious teenager who – literally – embraced Vladimir Putin and his promise of a greater Russia, her dedication as an organizer is rewarded with a university scholarship, an apartment, and a job as a spokesperson. But her bright political future falters when she befriends a group of liberal journalists who are critical of the government, including blogger Oleg Kashin, who calls Nashi a "group of hooligans," and she's forced to confront the group's dirty – even violent – tactics.

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

2012

English

7.6

♡ 8

93%

Sophie Fiennes Director

Slavoj Zizek as Self

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.

Combat Girls

2011

German

6.7

♡ 5

68%

David Wnendt Director

Klaus Manchen as Großvater Franz

Alina Levshin as Marisa

Hanna Binke as Marisa Kind

Jella Haase as Svenja

Marisa, a 20-year-old German girl, hates foreigners, Jews, cops, and everyone she finds guilty for the decline of her country. She provokes, drinks, fights and her next tattoo will be a portrait of Adolf Hitler. But Marisa's convictions begin to crumble when she meets a young Afghan refugee, and she learns that the black and white principles of her gang are not the only way.

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

2009

English

6.9

♡ 1

san francisco, california

Christopher Felver Director

George Whitman as

Dennis Hopper as Self

Amiri Baraka as Self

Jack Hirschman as Self

The poet and painter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is among the world's living monuments to arts and letters. For well over a half century, Ferlinghetti helped shape the currents of poetry and literature with his forceful engagement with society and an ideological position that often found him at odds with the political currents of his day. Ferlinghetti's quiet, behind the scenes demeanor and disarming mien may have assuaged, or even fooled, certain opponents, while in reality he was a literary mercenary, a rebel at the forefront of our own cultural revolution.

A Traveler's Needs

2024

Korean

6.4

♡ 4

81%

Sang-soo Hong Director

Hae-hyo Kwon as Hae-soon

Sung-guk Ha as Inhuk

Isabelle Huppert as Iris

Lee Hye-yeong as Wonju

Iris, a woman abroad in Seoul, teaches French and English in an idiosyncratic fashion that allows her to pursue her own philosophical and personal interests. Through four encounters over a single day, Iris probes students and strangers for information about poetry, their own histories, and their relationship to their egos.

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A Traveler's Needs