A Window on Asian Cinema
The SalesmanA psychodrama by Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian director who as been hailed for his outstanding depictions of human relationships. Young husband and wife Emad and Rana move into a ne...
A Window on Asian Cinema
HappinessKanjaki, a middle-aged man, goes to a quiet countryside village. He puts his helmet on a shrunken old woman whom he meets by chance in a shop. As soon as he presses the buttons on ...
Wide Angle
The Marvelous SpiralWhile French actress Marina Vlady recites Jorge Luis Borges’ story “The Immortal” in an abandoned theater, Japanese marine biologist Kuboda praises the “immortal jellyfish” on the ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
HarmoniumToshio runs a blacksmith’s workshop and lives with his wife Akie and little daughter Hotaru, but he is strangely indifferent to his family. His old friend Yashaka visits him after ...
Flash Forward
HeartstoneTor and Kristjan spend a turbulent summer in a remote fishing village. Tor’s best friend Kristjan is always protecting him from his sisters at home and others outside. Both are fro...
World Cinema
May God Save UsAugust 2011 in Madrid. A record-breaking heat wave hovers oppressively over the city as 1.5 million citizens await the Pope’s visit. Despite the tight security, there occur rape-mu...
Flash Forward
Hounds of LoveDuring the summer of 1987, women are disappearing from the streets of Perth at the hands of serial killer couple John and Evelyn White. Until now the picturesque city has been unaw...
Wide Angle
J: Beyond FlamencoBeginning with Flamenco in 1995 and Flamenco, Flamenco in 2010, the dance form’s pre-eminent advocate finishes the unofficial trilogy with J: Beyond Flamenco. ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
One Night OnlyGao Ye, who has lost his entire family’s fortune to gambling, rejoins society after several years in prison. Shortly after being released, he meets Momo, a prostitute who sympathiz...
Flash Forward
The Long Night of Francisco SanctisBuenos Aires in 1977 under military dictatorship. Francisco Sanctis, an office-dweller in his 40s, is only concerned about his long-awaited promotion. But what lies ahead of him is...