World Cinema

• Australia
• 2000
• 118 min

JM, a young Japanese man, leads a solitary, uneventful life in Tokyo, his only company a couple of rare snakes. He dreams of owning a very special car- a 1967 Citroen DS. Via the Internet, JM makes contact with a seller, and flies...

World Cinema

• Portugal,France,Italy
• 2000
• 124 min

Portugal, 1974: There is increasing civilian unrest against the oppression induced by the Fascist regime. Any critical voice against the Salazar government is instantly silenced by brutality and imprisonment. University professor ...

Wide Angle

• Taiwan
• 2000
• 72 min

A heated summer in northern Taiwan cultivates a young man′s anguish. His name, Cheng-jia, is somewhat ironic. ＂Cheng-jia＂, in Chinese, means to build a family and settle down. However, Cheng-jia in this film seems to be cursed. Af...

World Cinema

• Germany
• 2000
• 100 min

Middle-aged Hanna Flanders lives in a posh Munich apartment and hangs on to the faded fame she earned as a left-wing writer many years ago. Abuse of prescription drugs, make-up and flamboyant wigs can no longer cover up the pains ...

World Cinema

• Russia
• 2000
• 114 min

The events of this film begin with the return of the beautiful young Tania to her small mining village. She has spent the past five years working as a model; but, tired of life in the big city, she overwhelms her shy childhood swe...

Special Retrospective Films of Krzysztof Zanussi

• Poland
• 2000
• 91 min

The film tells of the life of a young scientist whose passion is a philosophical searching for truth. His story is narrated on two levels. The first tells of Franciszek′s life in a ten-year span from the time he matriculated in a ...

Wide Angle

• Russia
• 2000
• 3′ 40"

A tragic and comic story of a cat abused by two cruel children presented in a form of criminal investigation. A funny story of ‘crime and punishment.’

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2000
• 137 min

Shanao who appeared out of nowhere during 10th century Japan, and whose tragic death at a young age has left numerous battle stories, is a true historical figure. Especially the stories of Shanao and Benkei whose fateful meeting a...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan
• 2000
• 100 min

Returning to fiction film-making after a 13-year absence, Nagisa Oshima has overcome the handicap of a stroke (which left him partially paralyzed) and made one of his purest, saddest and most beautiful films. Carefully balanced be...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Vietnam
• 2000
• 100 min

The season of guavas ripening, Hoa attempts to climb over the fence of a big house every time he has the opportunity. This house is actually the place where Hoa grew up and where his growth stopped after falling from a guava tree ...