Foreign

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Saigon Electric (2011)

“Let’s do this.” What’s it all about? Mai, a traditional ribbon dancer from the Vietnam countryside, travels to Saigon hoping to be admitted to the [...]

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Europa (1991)

“If I wanted to carry a weapon, I’d come here sooner.” What’s it all about? Leopold Kessler (Jean-Marc Barr) is a naïve American who travels to [...]

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The Trip (2010)

“Was there a lot of alcohol in your garden as a child, Rob? I’m sorry.” What’s it all about? In the follow-up to 2006′s A [...]

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A Cock and Bull Story (2006)

“You’re getting laughs, but it’s not making your teeth look any better.” What’s it all about? Director Michael Winterbottom’s A COCK AND BULL STORY is [...]

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Trishna (2011)

“This is the kitchen. This is where you’ll be spending most of your time.” What’s it all about? Michael Winterbottom adapts Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy [...]

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The Artist (2011)

“Farewell, Norma. I never loved you.” What’s it all about? “French director Michel Hazanavicius’ black-and-white silent film follows George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), a silent-era film [...]

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From Up On Poppy Hill (2011)

“It’s like some cheap melodrama.” What’s it all about? “Following in his father’s footsteps, anime director Goro Miyazaki creates a charmingly nostalgic, sometimes tragic story [...]

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La Double Vie de Véronique (1991)

“What else do you want to know about me?“ What’s it all about? “La double vie de Véronique” follows the lives of a young woman in [...]