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The Departure
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The Departure

1991
A young girl of German ancestry (Halina Winiarska) who's spent most of her life living in Poland's Mazurian Lake District does her best to talk her homesick mother (Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska) out of returning to their native land. All the while, their connections to the birthplace of Hitler create tension in their small community. Henryk Bista, Maria Ciunelis, Krzysztof Janczar and Grazyna Jedras co-star.

Directed by:

  • Magdalena Lazarkiewicz
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    Wijdan: The Mystery of Gnawa Trance Music
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    Wijdan: The Mystery of Gnawa Trance Music

    2000
    Exiled by the Malian Empire and enslaved in Morocco during the 16th century, the Gnawa people are known around the world for their ritualistic trance music -- a sound that has had undeniable influence on blues and rock musicians for generations. Witness a historic meeting between Moroccan musician Brahim El Belkani and Mali's own Sibiri Samaké as the two luminaries discuss their musical roots and share insights on the future of Gnawan trance.

    Directed by:

  • Bella Le Nestour
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    La Verbena de la Paloma
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    La Verbena de la Paloma

    2006
    First performed in 1894, Tomás Bretón's vibrant tale of Spain's festival of the Virgin of the Dove is a masterpiece of the Spanish musical theater genre known as zarzuela. The loose plot centers on a bustling village apartment building where enthusiasm for the annual festival leads to romance, revelry, a few fights and, of course, lots of music. Filmed at Madrid's Festival de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. José Antonio López and Amparo Navarro star.

    Directed by:

  • Marina Bollain
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    Al Manar TV: In the Name of the Hezbollah
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    Al Manar TV: In the Name of the Hezbollah

    2004
    Highly controversial, the Arab television station Al Manar has come under scrutiny for acting as the mouthpiece for the terrorist group Hezbollah, broadcasting incendiary reports and allegedly promoting anti-Semitism. This film goes behind the cameras to explore the practices, perceptions and audience of the station that offers a decidedly different view of Israel than what the Western media depict. Elisabeth Drevillon and Olivier Ferraro direct.

    Directed by:

  • Elisabeth Drevillon
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    Eastern Horror: Vampire Resurrection / Devil Shadow
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    Eastern Horror: Vampire Resurrection / Devil Shadow

    2000
    This Hong Kong double feature will get your spine tingling with its blend of horror and martial arts. In Vampire Resurrection, a group of tourists on a remote island make a shocking discovery when they realize their hosts -- who come out to entertain them in the evening -- are a clan of bloodsucking vampires. Then, cartoonist Wan Di, whose comics reflect his brutal childhood, is haunted by his mother's murderer in Devil Shadow.

    Directed by:

  • Wing Hung Tang
  • Denice Duff
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    Passions
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    Passions

    1994
    This Russian film, directed by Kira Muratova, charts two young women's bittersweet search for passion. Lilia and Violetta enter the world of horse racing for the love of the game, and while there, they meet jockeys who are fascinated with them. What takes precedence -- love or sports? They'll soon find out.

    Directed by:

  • Kira Muratova
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    A Little Family Conversation
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    A Little Family Conversation

    1999
    Directed by French actress Helene Lapiower, this fascinating documentary chronicles a seven-year odyssey into her family's Jewish roots and history, including their emigration from Poland to France decades before. More than a mere family album, the film raises broader cultural and religious questions: How is a family's sense of itself transmitted from generation to generation? How do its religious beliefs change over time?

    Directed by:

  • Helene Lapiower
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    Smokers Only
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    Smokers Only

    2002
    A suicidal young singer named Reni (Cecilia Bengolea) is about to get kicked out of her band when she meets a male gigolo, Andres (Leonardo Brezicki), at an ATM after he picks her pocket. They begin an affair, and she decides to become a hooker so she can spend more time with her newfound love. Suicide's beginning to look good! Filmed in Buenos Aires.

    Directed by:

  • Veronica Chen
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    La Captive
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    La Captive

    2000
    Simon (Stanislas Merhar) is a wealthy man living a sheltered life in an affluent Paris neighborhood. He's smitten with his companion Ariane (Sylvie Testud) and spends all his time by her side. His obsession deepens when he sets out to discover everything about Ariane, including her past, her secrets and even her most private thoughts. He even begins to follow her, stopping at nothing to allow his complete vision of her to take shape.

    Directed by:

  • Chantal Akerman
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    Travesuras del Corazon
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    Travesuras del Corazon

    1998
    This Spanish-language &NFi;telenovela&NFi_; centers on the heartaches and joys of Isabel Revilla (Patricia Pereyra), an actress whose dreams of fame and glory are broken repeatedly, forcing her to find new meaning in life. Fate intervenes when she finds an abandoned baby on her doorstep, an event that ends up placing her on the right path to true love and happiness in this engaging drama from Peru.

    Directed by:

  • Manolo Castillo
  • Marisol Palacios
  • Jorge Tapia
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    Micaela, Una Película Mágica
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    Micaela, Una Película Mágica

    2002
    When she learns that Dr. Black (Arialdo Jiménez) and his cohorts have devised a plan to deplete the world of all its color, aspiring young artist Micaela (Micaela Casotto) thinks she might be the only one who can stop them. With help from the Wisdom Tree, Micaela transforms into a superhero and sets out to thwart the menacing villain's plot. Directed by Rosanna Manfredi, this family adventure combines live action and vibrant animation.

    Directed by:

  • Rosanna Manfredi
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    History of a Secret
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    History of a Secret

    2003
    As a child, French filmmaker Mariana Otero grew up thinking her vanished mother was working in Paris. As an adult, she learned the truth from her father: Mariana's mother died in a back-alley abortion. Otero fearlessly explores this dark family secret in this documentary, which looks at the abortion issue from an intensely personal standpoint. The wrenching film won Best Documentary at the 2003 Valladolid International Film Festival.

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  • Mariana Otero
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    No Mercy, No Future
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    No Mercy, No Future

    1981
    Roaming the night streets of Berlin in search of God, an untreated schizophrenic woman (a flawless Elisabeth Stepanek) from a wealthy family gives herself over to various men from the dregs of society. The bleak and brutal West German drama was improvised from a series of letters written by a real-life schizophrenic woman. The film earned director Helma Sanders-Brahms the Sutherland Trophy at the 1981 British Film Institute Awards.

    Directed by:

  • Helma Sanders-Brahms
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    Under the Pavement Lies the Strand
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    Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

    1975
    Straining under the realization that they have lost their revolutionary fervor, lovers and former radicals Grischa (Grischa Huber) and Heinrich (Heinrich Giskes) take up a new political cause by fighting a proposed abortion law. But fresh, more pressing questions arise when Grischa unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Helma Sanders-Brahms directs this provocative drama that also stars Ursula von Berg and Gesine Strempel.

    Directed by:

  • Helma Sanders-Brahms
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    The Puppet Grave Digger
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    The Puppet Grave Digger

    2003
    The mentally handicapped son of a protective mother may be at the root of a series of grisly murders in a small German village. Like the character Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, 18-year-old Ben likes to collect small, inconsequential trinkets during his wanderings. But when he brings home a severed finger, Ben becomes the prime suspect in a string of abductions -- with only his mother convinced of her son's innocence.

    Directed by:

  • Peter Henning
  • Claudia Prietzel
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    My Heart Is Mine Alone
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    My Heart Is Mine Alone

    1997
    Helma Sanders-Brahms directs this inventive film that uses the verse of Jewish poet Else Lasker-Schüler and Nazi poet Gottfried Benn to dramatize the passionate, real-life affair between the two unlikely lovers. Forced out of Germany, Lasker-Schüler makes her way to Jerusalem even as Benn discovers the true nature of the Nazi ideology he had once championed. Lena Stolze and Cornelius Obonya star.

    Directed by:

  • Helma Sanders-Brahms
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

    Directed by:

  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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