Genre: Drama
Back to 1942
Directed by Feng Xiaogang
In 1942, Henan province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of …
Ilo Ilo
Directed by Anthony Chen
Chen’s bittersweet drama about the relationship between a 10-year-old boy named Jiale and his caretaker Teresa in late 1990s Singapore …
Wajma (An Afghan Love Story)
Directed by Barmak Akram
It’s snowing in Kabul, and gregarious waiter Mustafa charms a bright, pretty student named Wajma. The pair begins a clandestine …
Chapel of Rest
Directed by Ben Mercer
Two mischievous young brothers attending their grandfather’s wake experience the surreal ceremony of death.
Sullivan’s Travels
Directed by Preston Sturges
Sturges made a career on exquisitely rendered comedies with a strongly humanistic drive—and perhaps nowhere does this alchemical mixture come …
César
Directed by Marcel Pagnol
The culminating episode, which can be fully appreciated without seeing the first two parts, continues the story 20 years later. …
Lean on Pete
Directed by Andrew Haigh
Fifteen-year-old Charley Thompson (Charlie Plummer) wants some stability: a home, food on the table, and a high school he can …
Jeannette, The Childhood of Joan of Arc
Directed by Bruno Dumont
France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, 8-year-old Jeannette looks after her sheep in the small village …
Parks
Directed by Natsuki Seta
Produced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Inokashira Park in Tokyo, Parks tells the story of three young friends who …
An Act of Defiance
Directed by Jean van de Velde
In this riveting historical drama, 10 political activists, including Nelson Mandela and his inner circle of Black and Jewish supporters, …
Summer with Monika
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Originally regarded as an erotic exploitation film, Monika enjoyed reappraisal as Bergman gained international recognition. Here he first articulates his …
Wanda
Directed by Barbara Loden
Barbara Loden’s sole feature film is a heartbreaking peek inside one average woman’s life circa 1970 as she bounces from …