Genre: Drama
A City of Sadness
Directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Set between the end of WWII—Japan’s withdrawal from Taiwan—and the imposition of martial law under the Kuomintang government (a proxy …
A Day with the Boys
Directed by Clu Gulager
Winner of the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, actor Clu Gulager’s only directorial …
A Face in the Crowd
Directed by Elia Kazan
A parable about the dangers of media sensationalism, the problems with “15-minute” fame culture, and unchecked greed, Kazan’s film came …
A Gentle Creature
Directed by Sergey Loznitsa
Inspired by the Dostoevsky short story, A Gentle Creature follows a stoic Russian woman trying to get a care package …
A Girl at My Door
Directed by July Jung
After a personal scandal, young police officer Young-Nam gets transferred from Seoul to a small fishing town. There, the police …
A Grain of Truth
Directed by Borys Lankosz
Once the star of the Warsaw prosecutor’s office, Teodor Szacki, has retired to a small town to start a new …
A Matter of Life and Death
Directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
“Set in a gorgeously photographed Technicolor England and a monochrome heaven, A Matter of Life and Death took the imaginative …
A Morning Light
Directed by Ian Clark
A young couple reunites while on a summer excursion into the forest. An otherwise peaceful experience becomes jolted, however, by …
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Directed by Roy Andersson
Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Andersson’s new film mirrors a bird’s panoramic perspective of the …
A Place in Heaven
Directed by Yossi Madmoni
In this tale within a tale, an uncompromising army officer nicknamed Bambi, who wins every military battle in the name …
A Season in France
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Focusing on the precarious plight of undocumented asylum seekers, Haroun’s soul-searching film portrays the daunting challenges of overcoming a vast …
A Second Chance
Directed by Susanne Bier
On what initially appears to be a routine police raid, partners Andreas and Simon encounter low-life junkie Tristan. Knowing his …