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1
3-Iron (Bin-jip) (Empty Houses) (2004,  R)
3-Iron (Bin-jip) (Empty Houses)
Bin Jip (Empty House in Korean) is a timeless classic and certainly amongst the best movies ever made. Kim Ki Duk again uses a spiritual theme, this time Metaphysics. The movie can be interpreted in multiple ways. Is it a daydream, if so of which character or did it really happen or is it part dream / part reality? Apart from the unique story, the acting is amazing (the actors never speak but yet carry so much emotion) and the photography eye dropping. Add to that a wonderful soundtrack of Natasha Atlas and you have a highlight in cinematic history. Apart from a very philosophical film, this is one of the most touching love stories ever made.
2
All About Lily Chou-Chou (Riri Shushu no subete) (2002,  Unrated)
All About Lily Chou-Chou (Riri Shushu no subete)
Words can't describe how much I adore Shunji Iwai's masterwork. Never have I seen a movie depict the lif of teenagers with more realism. The movie also handles the theme of pop idol adoration and features one of the best soundtracks ever (yes with music from Lily Chou Chou who is a real artist, in fact Tarantino was so imressed by this movie that he asked Lily Chou Chou to make a soundtrack for Kill Bill). One of the loveliest movies ever made.
3
Kong Que (Peacock) (2005,  Unrated)
4
Dolls (2002,  Unrated)
Dolls
Takeshi Kitano is one of the most important contemporary directors, this is by far his best movie and one of the finest ever made. It's a Minimal love tale in 3 parts , visually stunning, emotional and filled with symbolic colours and symbols. Kitano also uses seasonal change during the 3 stories as a metaphor (a relationship starting in spring and ending in the wintersnow). This perfect work of art is a must see for anyone who loves cinema.
5
2046 (2005,  R)
6
Isabella (2006,  Unrated)
7
The Best of Youth (La meglio gioventù) (2003,  R)
8
Eureka (Yûreka) (2001,  Unrated)
9
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003,  R)
10
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2005,  R)
11
Üç Maymun (Three Monkeys) (2008,  Unrated)
12
Elephant (2003,  R)
13
Hong Yan (Dam Street) (2005,  Unrated)
14
Panj é asr (At Five in the Afternoon) (2003,  Unrated)
15
L'Enfant (The Child) (2006,  R)
16
Mo shi mo wang (Love Conquers All) (2006,  Unrated)
17
Suzhou River (2000,  Unrated)
18
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Boksuneun naui geot) (2002,  R)
19
Meduzot (Jellyfish) (2008,  Unrated)
20
Ploy (2007,  Unrated)
21
The Consequences of Love (Le Conseguenze dell'amore) (2005,  Unrated)
22
Beijing Bicycle (2001,  PG-13)
23
Nabbeun namja (Bad Guy) (2001,  Unrated)
Nabbeun namja (Bad Guy)
Kim Ki Duk's Bad Guy is a brilliant study of vanity, sexual obsession and moral. It tells the story of a pimp (Han-Ki) who forces a girl into prostitution out of revenge. Bad guy is dark, extremely emotional, violent and forces us to think. Many parts of the movie can be interpreted as a dreamlike, wish-fulfillment fantasy from the viewpoint of Han-Ki. The movie leaves many questions. Why does the pimp never speak? Why the voyeurism? Are Han-Ki's emotions hate or love and pain? What do the torn photo's mean? And the girl dressed in red, is it the heroine in the future (Karma) or is it someone from the past (Han-Ki's ex?)? There is always more under the surface than it seems with Kim Ki Duk's movies, this movie demands multiple views to understand how brilliant it is. Watching Bad Guy is like entering an emotional roller coaster. It challenges all conventional ideas we have about love. Watch it with an open mind and U will have a very powerful experience.
24
Paranoid Park (2007,  R)
25
Oasis (,  Unrated)
26
Zui hao de shi guang (Three Times) (2005,  Unrated)
Zui hao de shi guang (Three Times)
Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-Hsien's minimal masterpiece. Qi Shu and Chen Chang play 3 different roles in 3 tales about love. Very little dialog, virtually no plot and marvelous long shots, this is cinema in it's purest form, this is art, this is Hsien. Elected as best movie of 2006 by Belgian film critics, I couldn't agree more.
27
Springtime in a Small Town (Xiao cheng zhi chun) (2002,  PG)
28
Il Divo (2009,  Unrated)
29
Rana's Wedding (2003,  Unrated)
30
Flandersui Gae (Barking Dogs Never Bite) (Flanders' Dog) (2000,  Unrated)
31
Oldboy (2005,  R)
32
Fa Yeung Nin Wa (In the Mood for Love) (2001,  PG)
33
4 Luni, 3 Saptamâni si 2 Zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) (2007,  Unrated)
34
Lost In Translation (2003,  R)
35
Close to Home (Karov La Bayit) (2007,  Unrated)
36
Together (2003,  PG)
37
Crimson Gold (2004,  Unrated)
38
Broken Flowers (2005,  R)
39
Vital (2005,  R)
40
La Finestra di fronte (Facing Windows) (2004,  R)
41
Tian bian yi duo yun (The Wayward Cloud) (2005,  Unrated)
42
Dog Days (Hundstage) (2001,  Unrated)
43
A Snake of June (Rokugatsu no hebi) (2002,  R)
44
Mulholland Drive (2001,  R)
45
Crash Test Dummies (2005,  Unrated)
46
Seom (The Isle) (2000,  Unrated)
47
One Night (Yek shab) (2005,  Unrated)
48
Samaria (Samaritan Girl) (2004,  R)
49
Heima (Sigur Ros: Heima) (2007,  Unrated)
50
Colour of Water (Khadak) (2007,  Unrated)
51
Garage (,  Unrated)
52
Das Herz ist ein Dunkler Wald (The Heart Is a Dark Forest) (2007,  Unrated)
53
Good Morning, Night (Buongiorno, Notte) (2005,  Unrated)
54
Klass (The Class) (2007,  Unrated)
55
Marilena de la P7 (2006,  Unrated)
56
Auf der Anderen Seite (The Edge of Heaven) (On the Other Side) (2007,  Unrated)
57
Control (2007,  R)
58
Zui yao yuan de ju li (The Most Distant Course) (2007,  Unrated)
59
Knallhart (Tough Enough) (2006,  Unrated)
60
Red Road (2007,  Unrated)
61
No Man's Land (2001,  R)
62
A fost sau n-a fost?, (12:08 East of Bucharest) (2007,  Unrated)
63
Iki genç kiz (2 Girls) (2005,  Unrated)
64
Battle in Heaven (Batalla en el cielo) (2005,  Unrated)
65
The World (Shijie) (2005,  Unrated)
66
Anaraifu (Analife) (2005,  Unrated)
67
Frozen Land (Paha maa) (2006,  Unrated)
68
Sanxia Haoren (Still Life) (2006,  Unrated)
69
Machuca (2004,  Unrated)
70
Knafayim Shvurot (Broken Wings) (2002,  R)
71
The Method (El Metodo) (2007,  Unrated)
72
Dame sobh (Day Break) (2005,  Unrated)
73
Paradise Now (2005,  PG-13)
74
Be With Me (2006,  Unrated)
75
Blackboards (2002,  Unrated)
76
Sangre (2005,  Unrated)
77
4 (Chetyre) (2005,  Unrated)
78
Adam & Paul (2004,  Unrated)
79
Private (2005,  Unrated)
80
The Machinist (2004,  R)
81
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) (2006,  R)
82
Ordinary Man (2005,  Unrated)
83
Pingpong (2006,  Unrated)
84
Offside (2006,  PG)
85
Sicko (2007,  PG-13)
86
California Dreamin' (Nesfarsit) (Endless) (2007,  Unrated)
87
Import/Export (2006,  Unrated)
88
Immer nie am Meer (2007,  Unrated)
89
Play (2005,  Unrated)
90
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005,  R)
91
Cidade de Deus, (City of God) (2003,  R)
92
Ben X (2007,  Unrated)
Ben X
A brave film that manages to capture the inner world of an autistic person. This is mixed with some documentary style flashback interviews. The plot avoids all clichés. It's a film that can disturb some people though, the scenes where the main character is bullied are quite rough. Won the main prize, ecumanial jury and the public prize at the 2007 Montréal Film Festival.
93
La Sconosciuta, (The Unknown), (The Other Woman) (2008,  R)
94
Gol ya Pooch (Full or Empty) (2005,  Unrated)
95
Dry Season (Daratt) (,  Unrated)
Dry Season (Daratt)
After a 40 year civil war the government anounces that all war criminals are amnestied. Atim receives orders from his grandfather to kill Nassara, the murderer of his father, a man who now owns a bakery. Atim offers his services to him and Nassara hires him, not knowing that he killed his dad in the civil war. Slowly a dad-son relationship develops between Atim and Nassara. Atim struggles with his conscious and finds it hard to carry out the orders of his grandfather. The movie focuses on the inner thoughts of the main characters and in doing so shows the consequences of a civil war. Not much happens but stil there always is a high tension as U can feel Atim doubting when to kill Nassara. Brilliant Afican movie from Mahamet-Saleh Haroun, a director from Chad!
96
Unfinished Stories (Ravayat haye na tamam) (2007,  Unrated)
97
Drama/Mex (2006,  Unrated)
98
La Graine et le Mulet (The Secret of the Grain) (Couscous) (2007,  Unrated)
99
Piao liang ma ma (Breaking the Silence) (1999,  Unrated)
100
Odgrobadogroba (Gravehopping) (2005,  Unrated)
101
Waiting for Happiness (Heremakono) (2003,  Unrated)
102
Kandahar (2001,  Unrated)
103
In This World (2003,  R)
104
XXY (2007,  Unrated)
105
Day Night Day Night (2006,  G)
106
Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004,  R)
107
A Song of Good (2008,  Unrated)
108
Parking (2008,  Unrated)
109
Amores Perros (2001,  R)
110
Honey Baby (2003,  PG)
111
Swimming Pool (2003,  R)
112
Osama (2004,  PG-13)
113
De Usynlige (2008,  Unrated)
114
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005,  PG)
115
Slumming (2006,  Unrated)
116
The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) (2001,  R)
117
Sztuczki (Tricks) (2009,  Unrated)
118
Driving With My Wife's Lover (Ane-Eui Aein-Eul Mannada) (2007,  Unrated)
119
Tony Manero (2009,  Unrated)
120
Tropa de Elite (The Elite Squad) (2007,  R)
121
Brand Upon the Brain! (2006,  Unrated)
122
Bab'Aziz - The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2008,  Unrated)
123
La Marea (2007,  Unrated)
124
Sa-kwa (2005,  Unrated)
125
Salvador (2006,  Unrated)
126
Italian for Beginners (,  R)
127
Maria Full of Grace (2004,  R)
128
Lost Embrace (El Abrazo Partido) (2005,  Unrated)
129
Days of Santiago (Dias de Santiago) (2004,  Unrated)
130
It's a Free World... (2007,  Unrated)
131
Tesko je biti fin (It's Hard to Be Nice) (2007,  Unrated)
132
A Via Láctea,(The Milky Way) (2007,  PG)
133
Reconstruction (2004,  PG-13)
134
Dealer (2004,  Unrated)
135
Wrong Side Up (Príbehy obycejného sílenství) (2005,  Unrated)
136
Promised Land (2004,  Unrated)
137
Jiltuneun naui him, (Jealousy Is My Middle Name) (2002,  PG)
138
Any Way the Wind Blows (2003,  Unrated)
139
Hwal (The Bow) (2007,  Unrated)
140
Le Cas Pinochet (The Pinochet Case) (2002,  Unrated)
141
The Man Without a Past (2002,  PG)
142
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2003,  Unrated)
143
Babel (2006,  R)
144
Free Zone (2006,  Unrated)
145
Sweet Sixteen (2003,  R)
146
Postelnye stseny (Bed Stories) (2005,  Unrated)
147
Congorama (2007,  Unrated)
148
Los Bastardos (2008,  Unrated)
149
For A Moment, Freedom (Ein Augenblick Freiheit) (2008,  Unrated)
150
Aruitemo Aruitemo (Still Walking) (2008,  Unrated)
151
Hotel Very Welcome (2007,  PG)
152
Nothing Personal (,  Unrated)
Nothing Personal
One of the revelations of the 2008 Rotterdam Film festival was Russian director Larisa Sadilova who already won a Golden Tiger there in 2003. Nothing Personal is about a private detective who is commissioned to spy on an apartment but he makes the mistake to get personally involved and falls in love with the woman he spies on, in the meantime his own marriage is breaking apart. Then suddenly the news comes that he is spying on the wrong apartment. The film keeps the attention of the viewer from start till the end, pushing us in a voyeuristic seat but the movie is above all a look into the psychology of men and a criticism on the role of women and their lack of self-esteem in Russian society, where 50% of women can't find a man due to demographic reasons. Winner of the Fipresci (int. press prize) in Moscow.
153
Silent Waters (2004,  Unrated)
154
Criminal Lovers (2000,  Unrated)
155
High Life (2009,  Unrated)
156
Takva: A Man's Fear of God (2006,  Unrated)
157
Stella (2008,  Unrated)
158
Sois Sage (Be Good) (2008,  Unrated)
159
Vodka Lemon (2004,  Unrated)
160
Chugyeogja (The Chaser) (2008,  Unrated)
161
Dancer in the Dark (2000,  R)
162
Takeshis' (2005,  Unrated)
163
Hero (2004,  PG-13)
164
Nobody Knows (Dare mo shiranai) (2004,  PG-13)
165
The Green Butchers (Grønne slagtere) (2004,  R)
166
Bang bang wo ai shen (Help Me Eros) (2007,  Unrated)
167
Water (2005,  PG-13)
168
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001,  R)
169
Kitchen Stories (2004,  PG)
170
The Band's Visit (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) (2008,  PG-13)
171
Adam's Apples (Adams æbler) (2007,  R)
172
Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun) (2001,  PG-13)
173
Ne le Dis à Personne (Tell No One) (2006,  Unrated)
174
The Circle (Dayereh) (2001,  R)
175
Last Stop 174 (Última Parada 174) (2008,  Unrated)
176
Oechul (April Snow) (2005,  Unrated)
177
La Stanza del Figlio (The Son's Room) (2002,  R)
178
25 Watts (2001,  Unrated)
179
Inland Empire (2006,  R)
180
4 Elements (2006,  Unrated)
181
Invisible Waves (2007,  Unrated)
182
Wedding Director (Il Regista di Matrimoni) (2008,  Unrated)
183
Mogari no Mori (The Mourning Forest) (The Forest of Mogari) (2007,  Unrated)
184
Masjavlar (Dalecarlians) (2004,  Unrated)
185
What Time Is It There? (Ni na bian ji dian) (2001,  Unrated)
186
Millennium Mambo (,  R)
187
The Son (Le Fils) (1973,  Unrated)
188
A Stray Girlfriend (Una Novia errante) (2007,  Unrated)
189
La Teta Asustada (The Milk of Sorrow) (2009,  Unrated)
190
Nina Frisk (2007,  Unrated)
191
El Baño del Papa (The Pope's Toilet) (2007,  Unrated)
192
Merci Pour le Chocolat (2000,  R)
193
La Antena (The Aerial) (2007,  Unrated)
194
Québec-Montréal (2002,  Unrated)
195
Vse umrut, a ya ostanus (Everybody Dies But Me) (2008,  Unrated)
196
Istoria 52 (Tale 52) (2008,  G)
197
Sulanga Enu Pinisa (The Forsaken Land) (2005,  Unrated)
Sulanga Enu Pinisa (The Forsaken Land)
Impressive images in this movie from Sri-Lanka that won best debut prize at Cannes. It shows the consequences of civil war. Not an easy movie though, the style reminds me much of the Neo-Realism films that Italian director Roberto Rosselini made in the '40s-'50s era. I saw this at the Cinema Novo Festival '06 in Brugge.
198
Ai li si de jin zi (Reflections) (2005,  Unrated)
199
Cache (Hidden) (2005,  R)
200
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu) (2004,  PG-13)
201
Noord-Korea: Een dag uit het leven (North Korea: A Day in the Life) (2004,  Unrated)
202
Zodiac (2007,  R)
203
Yihe yuan (Summer Palace) (2006,  Unrated)
204
The Edukators (Die Fetten Jahre sind vorbei) (2005,  R)
205
Ober (Waiter) (2006,  Unrated)
206
7 Virgins (7 virgenes) (2006,  Unrated)
207
The Pianist (2002,  R)
208
Darwin's Nightmare (2005,  Unrated)
209
Taste of Tea, The (Cha No Aji) (,  Unrated)
210
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004,  R)
211
Bowling for Columbine (2002,  R)
212
Medee Miracle (Medea Miracle) (1993,  Unrated)
213
Manga (2005,  Unrated)
214
Hyazgar (Desert Dream) (2007,  Unrated)
215
Irreversible (2002,  Unrated)
216
Sisters in Law (2005,  Unrated)
217
The Road To Guantanamo (2006,  R)
218
Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) (2001,  Unrated)
219
Fresh Air (Friss levego) (2007,  Unrated)
220
Code 46 (2004,  R)
221
Chinjeolhan geumjassi (Lady Vengeance) (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) (2005,  R)
222
Donnie Darko (2001,  R)
223
Das Experiment (The Experiment) (2001,  R)
224
Death of a President (2006,  R)
225
Paraguayan Hammock (Hamaca paraguaya) (2006,  Unrated)
226
Matsugane Ransha Jiken (The Matsugane Potshot Affair) (2006,  Unrated)
227
Ten Canoes (2007,  Unrated)
228
Anything Else (2003,  R)
229
Qui a tué Bambi? (Who Killed Bambi?) (2004,  Unrated)
230
El Aura (The Aura) (2006,  Unrated)
231
Rescue Dawn (2007,  PG-13)
232
Way I Spent the End of the World (Cum mi-am petrecut sfarsitul lumii),The (2006,  Unrated)
233
Kontakt (2006,  Unrated)
234
25th Hour (2002,  R)
235
Små ulykker (Minor Mishaps) (2002,  Unrated)
236
Avaze gonjeshk-ha (The Song of Sparrows) (2009,  PG)
237
Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) (2001,  R)
238
Hebano (Goodbye) (2009,  Unrated)
239
Vacation (2008,  Unrated)
240
Le Couperet (2005,  Unrated)
241
Behave (Juízo) (2009,  Unrated)
242
Stellet Licht (Silent Light) (2007,  Unrated)
243
13 Tzameti (2005,  Unrated)
244
Meotjin haru (My Dear Enemy) (2008,  Unrated)
245
Occident (West) (2002,  Unrated)
246
Primer (2004,  PG-13)
247
Songs From the Second Floor (2002,  Unrated)
248
The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de Motocicleta) (2004,  R)
249
My Love, Yurie (2009,  Unrated)
250
Duck Season (Temporada de patos) (2006,  R)
251
Un Mundo menos peor (A Less Bad World) (2004,  Unrated)
252
Before the Fall (Napola) (2004,  Unrated)
253
Memento Mori (2001,  Unrated)
254
Die Welle (The Wave) (2008,  Unrated)
255
Someone Else's Happiness (Een Ander zijn geluk) (2006,  Unrated)
256
Blind (2007,  Unrated)
257
Salvador Allende (2007,  Unrated)
Salvador Allende
Decent documentary on the life of socialist Salvador Allende, who was elected president of Chile in 1970 and died during a coup financed by the USA in 1973. After his death a 17 year long Junta by General Pinochet followed with severe consequences for the population.
258
Comedy of Power (L'ivresse du pouvoir) (,  Unrated)
259
Iron Island (Jazire Ahani) (2006,  Unrated)
260
Movies, Aspirin and Vultures (Cinema, Aspirina e Urubus) (,  Unrated)
261
5x2 (5 x 2: Five Times Two) (2004,  R)
262
Vera Drake (2004,  R)
263
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004,  R)
264
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) (2001,  PG)
265
Crash (2004,  R)
266
Hîrtia va fi Albastrã (The Paper will be Blue) (2006,  Unrated)
Hîrtia va fi Albastrã (The Paper will be Blue)
This one is part of the Romanian new wave by young talented directors that is currently taking place. It was very well received on the 2007 Rotterdam film festival and gets a staggering 8.5/10 on imdb! We follow a pantser unit of internal affairs during the night that Ceaucescu flees his pallace at the Romanian Revolution in december 1989. The soldiers are captured between their hope that the revolution will succeed and their duty to defend the regime. One of the soldiers deserts and participated in the revolution but he gets caught up in the chaos. The story is filled with black ironic Eastern-European humor. Overall I was bit disappointed because of all the hype on this film but I'm sure it will appeal to many.
267
Le Petit Lieutenant (2006,  Unrated)
268
How Is Your Fish Today? (Jin tian de yu zen me yang?) (2006,  Unrated)
269
24 Hour Party People (2002,  R)
270
The White Diamond (2003,  Unrated)
271
Hawaii, Oslo (2004,  Unrated)
272
Water Drops On Burning Rocks (2000,  Unrated)
273
Heart, Beating in the Dark (Yamiutsu shinzo) (2005,  Unrated)
274
Noi (2003,  PG-13)
275
Alila (2004,  Unrated)
276
Song for a Raggy Boy (2002,  Unrated)
277
Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) (2001,  R)
278
New York Doll (2005,  PG-13)
279
Bubble (2006,  R)
280
Pusinky (Dolls) (2007,  Unrated)
281
Blindness (2008,  R)
282
Sometimes in April (2005,  R)
283
Hollywood Ending (2002,  PG-13)
284
King of Ping Pong (Ping-Pongkingen) (2008,  Unrated)
285
Il Caimano (2006,  Unrated)
286
Hotel Rwanda (2004,  PG-13)
287
My Best Enemy (Mi mejor enemigo) (,  Unrated)
288
Comme une Image (Look at Me) (Like an Image) (2005,  PG-13)
289
The City of the Sun (Slunecní stát) (2005,  Unrated)
290
Requiem for a Dream (2000,  R)
291
This Is England (2007,  Unrated)
292
Linha de Passe (2008,  Unrated)
293
Jerichow (2008,  Unrated)
294
Inside Deep Throat (2005,  NC-17)
295
Kabuli Kid (2008,  Unrated)
296
Jas sum od Titov Veles (I Am from Titov Veles) (2007,  Unrated)
297
El Alamein (The Line of Fire) (2002,  Unrated)
298
Puccini and the Young Girl (Puccini e la fanciulla) (2008,  Unrated)
299
O Homem do Ano (The Man of the Year) (2003,  Unrated)
300
Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei (The Weeping Meadow) (2004,  Unrated)
301
Turistas (2009,  Unrated)
302
Spider (2002,  R)
303
Bright Future (2004,  Unrated)
304
Read My Lips (Sur mes lèvres) (2002,  R)
305
The Syrian Bride (2005,  Unrated)
306
Charly (2007,  Unrated)
307
My Blueberry Nights (2007,  PG-13)
308
Taking Woodstock (2009,  R)
309
Linkeroever (Left Bank) (2008,  Unrated)
Linkeroever (Left Bank)
Very dark psychological horror thriller with occult and witchcraft themes. Considering the extremely low budget that it was shot on it was a decent try and the ending was certainly not stereotypical. The lead actress performed well for a debut. It probably lacked a bit of pace to be truly exciting though, still I enjoyed watching it.
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The Messenger (2009,  R)
311
Fim da Linha (2008,  Unrated)
312
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006,  R)
313
Kippur (2000,  Unrated)
314
Schottentor (2009,  Unrated)
315
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004,  R)
316
Czech Dream (Ceský sen) (2003,  Unrated)
317
Bread and Tulips (2001,  PG-13)
318
Fear and Trembling (2004,  Unrated)
319
Love For Sale: Suely in the Sky (O Ceu de Suely) (2007,  Unrated)
Love For Sale: Suely in the Sky (O Ceu de Suely)
This Brazilian film caught my attention at The 2007 Rotterdam F. Festival since it's directed by Karim Ainouz, who wrote the scenario Abril Despeçado, Cidade Baixa and Cinema, Aspirines & Vultures. We follow 21 year old Hermilia, who moved back to her boring village because of money problems. She dreams of moving back to Sao Paulo or another big city and in doing so decided to organize a lottery, a night with her is the main prize. She uses the cover name Suely for the lottery. Ainouz basically criticizes the position of women in society. He uses many extreme close-ups. Acting and atmosphere are more important than the plot here. A decent movie but nothing special.
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Un matin bonne heure (Early in the Morning) (2006,  Unrated)
321
Capturing the Friedmans (2003,  R)
322
Children of Men (2006,  R)
323
De Kus (2004,  Unrated)
324
La León (2008,  Unrated)
325
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006,  PG)
326
Bad Education (La Mala educación) (2004,  NC-17)
327
Days of Glory (Indigenes) (2007,  R)
328
Phone (Pon) (2002,  R)
329
Times and Winds (Bes vakit) (2007,  Unrated)
330
Amen (2003,  Unrated)
331
The Aquarium (Genenet al asmak) (2008,  Unrated)
332
Un Oso rojo (Red Bear) (2004,  Unrated)
333
Aro Tolbukhin. En la mente del asesino (Aro Tolbukhin) (Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer) (2002,  PG)
334
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001,  PG-13)
335
Sitcom (1999,  Unrated)
336
Garpastum (2005,  Unrated)
337
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001,  PG-13)
338
Gosford Park (2001,  R)
339
Two Legged Horse (2008,  Unrated)
340
Two Ladies (Dans la vie) (2007,  Unrated)
341
Barakat! (2006,  Unrated)
342
Vanaja (2006,  Unrated)
343
Madonnas (2007,  Unrated)
344
Lower City (Cidade Baixa) (2006,  R)
345
The Dog Pound (La Perrera) (2006,  Unrated)
346
Mouth to Mouth (2006,  Unrated)
347
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2007,  R)
348
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007,  Unrated)
349
The Sacred Family (La Sagrada Familia) (2004,  Unrated)
350
Sideways (2004,  R)
351
Voy a Explotar (I'm Gonna Explode) (2008,  Unrated)
Voy a Explotar (I'm Gonna Explode)
Overall dissapointing, Romeo & Julia adaptation that started well but suffered from a poorly written scenario, the last 30 minutes of the film was full of cliche's, the ending was very unoriginal. The editing was excellent though and I appreciated the hand camera shots (which was also used a lot in Narajno's previous effort that I liked more: 'Drama/Mex') but the direction really could have been better.
352
Flags of Our Fathers (2006,  R)
353
De Zaak Alzheimer (The Memory of a Killer) (The Alzheimer Case) (2005,  R)
354
Shilje sanghwang (Real Fiction) (2000,  Unrated)
355
President's Last Bang (Geuddae geusaramdeul) (2005,  Unrated)
356
Hardcore (2005,  Unrated)
357
Bled Number One (2006,  Unrated)
358
Mutum (2007,  Unrated)
359
Los Muertos (2004,  Unrated)
360
Omiros (Hostage) (2005,  Unrated)
361
Fissures (Ecoute le temps) (2006,  Unrated)
362
Bamako (2006,  Unrated)
363
Munyurangabo (2009,  Unrated)
364
Extraño (Strange) (2003,  Unrated)
365
Unveiled (Fremde Haut) (2005,  Unrated)
366
Kebab Connection (2006,  Unrated)
367
Hwajangshil eodieyo? (Public Toilet) (2002,  Unrated)
368
The Flower of Evil (2003,  R)
369
Daft Punk's Electroma (2006,  Unrated)
370
Ex Drummer (2007,  Unrated)
371
Don't Come Knocking (2006,  R)
372
Syriana (2005,  R)
373
Longing (Sehnsucht) (2007,  Unrated)
374
Melinda and Melinda (,  PG-13)
375
Tropical Malady (2005,  Unrated)
376
8 Women (8 Femmes) (2002,  R)
377
A Very Long Engagement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) (2004,  R)
378
Baixio das Bestas (Bog of Beasts) (2007,  Unrated)
379
Utopía (2003,  Unrated)
380
Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale (One Take Only) (2002,  Unrated)
381
Pas de Repos pour les Braves (No Rest for the Brave) (2004,  Unrated)
382
A History of Violence (2005,  R)
383
Eden (2006,  Unrated)

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