Wide Angle
Theatre 1&2This magnificent six-hour documentary, divided into and , meticulously observes the artistic world of Japan’s leading theater director, Hirata Oriza, and his company, Seinendan, just as it observes the relationship between art an...
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Once Upon a TimeThis film is an omnibus film composed of "Friday Night", "The Bridegroom" and "Smugglers" with a backdrop of Kabul. It is the first fiction film to be produced by Afghan Film. Three of the central figures from Afghan’s cultural mi...
Wide Angle
Aurora, My AuroraIn a city as dreamscape, a cabbie that long gave up his hopes and dreams lives vicariously through his fares while a girl who clings to hers wanders the streets anonymously. The longing voice of a man comforts the nights of Aurora...
Wide Angle
Polluting ParadiseCamburnu, a town near the Turkish Black Sea, sits at the center of a hot environmental debate. Many people in power, including the mayor make, frequent visits to examine the situation but are reluctant to take any real responsibil...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Odayakais the latest in a long line of 3.11 films, but it may be among the first to deal with the psychological impact of the disaster on average Japanese on a day-to-day basis. In a small Tokyo apartment block, neighbors Saeko and Yukak...
Midnight Passion
Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1&2tells a story of vengence between two families that spans more than 60 years. It begins towards the end of colonial rule in India. Shahid Khan loots British trains, impersonating his rival, the legendary Sultana Daku. He becomes a...
A Window on Asian Cinema
DistortionThe latest by acclaimed director Nonzee Nimibutr, Distortion opens with lively music and a murder scene wherein the fluid movement of a hammer rains blows down on what appears to be a hip, splashing dark red blood all over. Follow...
Korean Cinema Today
Perfect NumberBased on the series by the popular Japanese novelist Keigo Higashino, this is a mystery drama that ′faithfully but freely′ adapts the 3rd part in the series, . The story revolves around 3 characters: a woman who unwittingly kille...
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Ukrainian RhapsodyOksana leaves Ukrainian countryside and her fiance Anton to become an opera singer in the city. Soon the WWII broke out and while Oksana’s career took off, Anton becomes a war prisoner. After the war, the two get on the trains to ...
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The Realm of FortuneThe film was honored by seven Mexico Academy Awards including the highest 'Ariel de Oro.' One day, a poor and handicapped man happens to be blessed by the changing fortune, and so, is seduced into 'the realm of fortune' where once...