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and curated by the editors and writers of

Film Comment ''Film Comment'' is the official publication of Film at Lincoln Center. It features reviews and analysis of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. Founded in 1962 and originally released as a quarterly, ''Film ...

magazine. It aims to provide a cutting-edge lineup of eclectic and international films, many of which have appeared on the international film festival circuit and been championed in the magazine but have yet to gain distribution. The program first appeared as a one-off event in March 2000, organized by editor Richard T. Jameson and showcasing the most significant films and filmmakers of the past decade. Gavin Smith and Kent Jones added three New York premieres to the roster (

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series ''Secret Summer'', von Trier's career has spanned more than five decad ...

’s

The Idiots ''The Idiots'' () is a 1998 black comedy drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier. It is his first film made in compliance with the Dogme 95 Manifesto, and is also known as Dogme #2. It is the second film in von Trier's '' Golden Hear ...

Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about Wor ...

’s Inquiétude,

Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami ( ; 22 June 1940 – 4 July 2016) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, photographer, and film producer. An active filmmaker from 1970, Kiarostami had been involved in the production of over forty films, including s ...

’s

The Wind Will Carry Us ''The Wind Will Carry Us'' (, ''Bād mā rā khāhad bord'') is a 1999 Iranian film written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami. The title is a reference to a poem written by the modern Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad. In the film, a journalist posi ...

), and based on its success, it was revived in 2002, remaining an annual event at the Film Society of Lincoln Center ever since. In recent years, the program has extended its focus on little-seen international discoveries to also include avant-garde selections, retrospectives of overlooked or underrated artists, previews of films that are soon to be released, and conversations with directors and actors.

Past programs

March 2000

Top of the World: Film Comment Magazine Selects the Most Important Films and Filmmakers of the Nineties

* ''

Dead Man ''Dead Man'' is a 1995 American acid Western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili A ...

'' (Jim Jarmusch, 1995) * ''

Unforgiven ''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by David Webb Peoples. It stars Eastwood as William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after ...

'' (Clint Eastwood, 1992) * ''Red'' (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1994) * ''JLG/JLG'' (Jean-Luc Godard, 1995) * ''The Puppetmaster'' (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1993) *

Schindler's List ''Schindler's List'' is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the historical novel '' Schindler's Ark'' (1982) by Thomas Keneally. The film follows ...

(Steven Spielberg, 1993) *

Pulp Fiction ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American independent crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino from a story he conceived with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; It tells four intertwining tales of crime and violence ...

(Quentin Tarantino, 1994) * ''

Miller's Crossing ''Miller's Crossing'' is a 1990 American neo-noir gangster film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, and Albert Finney. The plot ...

'' (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1990) * ''

The Age of Innocence ''The Age of Innocence'' is a novel by American author Edith Wharton, published on 25 October 1920. It was her eighth novel, and was initially serialized in 1920 in four parts, in the magazine '' Pictorial Review''. Later that year, it was rele ...

'' (Martin Scorsese, 1993) * ''

'' (Lars von Trier, 1998) * '' Inquiétude'' (Manoel de Oliveira, 1998) * ''

'' (Abbas Kiarostami, 1999)

Special events

* ''Pink Floyd The Wall'' (Alan Parker, 1982), followed by prog-rock afterparty with music by the DJs of Viva Radio—October 13, 2009 * ''

The Last Days of Disco ''The Last Days of Disco'' is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Whit Stillman, and loosely based on his travels and experiences in various nightclubs in Manhattan, including Studio 54. Starring Chloë Sevigny and Kate Bec ...

'' (Whit Stillman, 1998), followed by a late disco dance party with DJs Jeremy Campbell (Tropical Computer System) and Dan Selzer (Acute Records)—August 27, 2009 * ''Thirst'' (Park Chan-wook, 2009), with Park Chan-wook in person—July 20, 2009 * ''

The Friends of Eddie Coyle ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' is a 1973 American neo-noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle and directed by Peter Yates. The screenplay by Paul Monash was adapted from the 1970 novel '' The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' by G ...

'' (Peter Yates, 1973)—May 26, 2009 * '' 1991: The Year Punk Broke'' (Dave Markey, 1992), followed by an after-party with music provided by Viva Radio—May 4, 2009 * A Tribute to

Pierre Clémenti Pierre André Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor. Life and career Born in Paris to an unknown father and Rose Clémenti, a Corsican concierge whose surname he took, Clémenti had a difficult childhood and took ...

; the USA premiere of ''Les Idoles'' (Marc’o, 1968)—November 25, 2008 * '' The Changeling'' (Peter Medak, 1980)—October 31, 2008 * ''

Che! ''Che!'' is a 1969 American biographical film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Omar Sharif as Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. It follows Guevara from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in Bolivia in 1967, a ...

'' (Richard Fleischer, 1969)—October 28, 2008 * '' The Last Winter'' (Larry Fessenden, 2006)—September 17, 2007 * ''The Executioner's Song'' (Lawrence Schiller, 1982), followed by a Q&A with Lawrence Schiller and Rosanna Arquette—August 5, 2007 * ''Them'' (David Moreau and Xavier Palud, 2006)—August 2, 2007 *

Norman Mailer Nachem Malech Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007), known by his pen name Norman Kingsley Mailer, was an American writer, journalist and filmmaker. In a career spanning more than six decades, Mailer had 11 best-selling books, at least ...

on Film: ''Tough Guys Don't Dance'' (Mailer, 1987) and ''Maidstone'' (Mailer, 1971), with Mailer in conversation—July 22, 2007 * Preview screening of ''Joshua'' (George Ratliff, 2007), followed by a Q&A with George Ratliff, producer Johnathan Dorfman, and cast members—July 2, 2007 * ''

Hot Fuzz ''Hot Fuzz'' is a 2007 buddy cop action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright, who co-wrote the film with Simon Pegg. Pegg stars as Nicholas Angel, an elite London police officer, whose proficiency makes the rest of his team look bad, causing hi ...

'' (Edgar Wright, 2007) screened with Electra Glide in Blue (

James William Guercio James William Guercio (born July 18, 1945) is an American music producer, musician, songwriter and director. He is best known for his work as the producer of Chicago's first eleven studio albums. He also produced the early recordings of The Buckin ...

, 1973), with

Edgar Wright Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical Film genre, genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots, dolly zo ...

Simon Pegg Simon John Pegg (; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom ''Spaced'' (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the ...

, and

Nick Frost Nicholas John Frost (born 28 March 1972) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has appeared in the '' Three Flavours Cornetto'' trilogy of films, consisting of '' Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007), and '' The World's ...

in person—April 10, 2007 * An Evening with

Charles Grodin Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting acto ...

, with a screening of ''

Midnight Run ''Midnight Run'' is a 1988 American action comedy film directed by Martin Brest from a screenplay by George Gallo. It stars Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton (actor), John Ashton, Dennis Farina and Joe Pantoliano. In the ...

'' (Martin Brest, 1988), followed by an onstage conversation with Charles Grodin—December 13, 2006 * Sneak Preview of ''

The Descent ''The Descent'' is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film stars actresses Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and MyAnna Buring. The plot follows six women who e ...

'' (Neil Marshall, 2005), with

Neil Marshall Neil Marshall (born 25 May 1970) is an English film and television director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. He directed the horror films ''Dog Soldiers (film), Dog Soldiers'' (2002) and ''The Descent'' (2005), the science fiction action f ...

in attendance—July 24, 2006 * ''Pine Flat'' (Sharon Lockhart, 2005), with Sharon Lockhart in person—May 25, 2006 * An Evening with

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner" ...

Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer (born 26 March 1965) is an English filmmaker. He began his career in theatre before transitioning into film, directing the features '' Sexy Beast'' (2000), ''Birth'' (2004), '' Under the Skin'' (2013), and '' The Zone of Inter ...

Mark Romanek Mark Lee Romanek (; born September 18, 1959) is an American film, music video and commercial director and photographer. He is best known for directing the films ''One Hour Photo'' (2002) and ''Never Let Me Go (2010 film), Never Let Me Go'' (2010) ...

, and

Stéphane Sednaoui Stéphane Sednaoui () is a French music video director, photographer, film producer and actor. He has worked in various forms of media, including music videos, photojournalism, portrait photography, fashion and pop culture. Sednaoui's career ...

(a 90-minute program featuring rare director’s cuts and previously unseen content), featuring all four directors in a roundtable Q&A and

Michel Gondry Michel Gondry (; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker and producer noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. Along with Charlie Kaufman, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one o ...

as MC—September 13, 2005 * ''2046'' (Wong Kar-wai, 2004), with

Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure o ...

in person—June 15, 2005 * ''We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen'' (Tim Irwin, 2005), followed by a Q&A with Tim Irwin and producer Keith Schieron—May 24, 2005

2002

* ''Martha… Martha'' (

Sandrine Veysset Sandrine Veysset (born 29 March 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Veysset was born in Avignon. She studied French literature until she dropped out of school to pursue filmmaking. A friend introduced her to L ...

, 2001) * ''The Mission'' (Johnnie To, 1999) * '' Investigating Sex'' (Alan Rudolph, 2001) * ''Trouble Every Day'' (Claire Denis, 2001) * ''

The Sleepy Time Gal ''The Sleepy Time Gal'' is a 2001 film written and directed by Christopher Munch. The film stars Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Amy Madigan, Seymour Cassel and Frankie Faison. Plot Frances has enjoyed a variety of jobs during ...

'' (Christopher Münch, 2001) * '' The Piano Teacher'' (Michael Haneke, 2001) * ''

The Entity ''The Entity'' is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, Maggie Blye, Jacqueline Brookes, and Alex Rocco. The film follows a single mother in Los Angel ...

'' (Sidney J. Furie, 1982) screened with Outer Space (

Peter Tscherkassky Peter Tscherkassky (born October 3, 1958) is an Austrian avant-garde filmmaker who works primarily with found footage. All of his work is done with film and heavily edited in the darkroom, rather than relying on recent advances in digital film. ...

, 1999) and Dream Work (Peter Tscherkassky, 2001) * ''

Forever Mine ''Forever Mine'' is a 1999 romantic drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Joseph Fiennes, Gretchen Mol and Ray Liotta. Synopsis In an airplane in 1987, two men, Alan Riply and Javier, are on their way to New York. Alan ...

'' (Paul Schrader, 2000) * ''Merci pour le chocolat'' (

Claude Chabrol Claude Henri Jean Chabrol (; 24 June 1930 – 12 September 2010) was a French film director and a member of the French New Wave (''nouvelle vague'') group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s. Like his colleagues an ...

, 2000)

Focus on New Japanese Cinema

* ''Barren Illusion'' (

Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, author, actor, and a former professor at Tokyo University of the Arts (2005-2023). Noted for his psychological films that often focus on ambiguous narratives and on their characters' i ...

, 1999) * ''Not Forgotten'' ( Makoto Shinozaki, 2000) * ''Ring'' (

Hideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker. Life and career Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as ''Ring'' (1998), ''Ring 2'' (1999) and '' Dark Water'' (2002). Several of these ...

, 1998) * '' Ichi the Killer'' (Takeshi Miike, 2001) * '' H-Story'' (

Nobuhiro Suwa is a Japanese film director working in Japan and France. His directorial works and screenplays often make use of improvisation techniques. Currently, Suwa is the President of Tokyo Zokei University. Biography Having graduated from Hiroshim ...

, 2001) * ''

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'' (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001) * ''Harmful Insect'' (

Akihiko Shiota (born 11 September 1961, Maizuru, Kyoto) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Shiota attended Rikkyo University, where he was in a film club with other students such as Makoto Shinozaki and Shinji Aoyama and began making 8mm fi ...

, 2001)

2003

* '' 11'09"01'' (Samira Makmalbaf,

Claude Lelouch Claude Barruck Joseph Lelouch (; born 30 October 1937) is a French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer. Lelouch grew up in an Algerian Jewish family. He emerged as a prominent director in the 1960s. Lelouch gained critical ...

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by ...

, Danis Tanovic, Idriisa Ouedraogo,

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a retiredhttps://variety.com/2024/film/global/ken-loach-retirement-the-old-oak-jonathan-glazer-oscars-speech-1235956589/ English filmmaker. His socially critical directing style and socialist views ar ...

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker primarily known for making modern psychological drama (film genre), psychological drama films about the human condition. His most notable films include ''Amores perros ...

Amos Gitai Amos Gitai () is an artist and an Israelis, Israeli filmmaker, born 11 October 1950 in Haifa, Israel. Gitai's work was presented in several major retrospectives in Pompidou Center in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Lincoln Center for ...

Mira Nair Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian-American filmmaker based in New York City. Her production company is Mirabai Films. Among her films are '' Mississippi Masala'', '' The Namesake'', the Golden Lion–winning '' Monsoon Wedding'', ...

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his intense leading man roles in film. List of awards and nominations received by Sean Penn, His accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Gl ...

Shōhei Imamura was a Japanese film director. His main interest as a filmmaker lay in the depiction of the lower strata of Japanese society. A key figure in the Japanese New Wave, who continued working into the 21st century, Imamura is the only director from J ...

, 2002) * ''Happy Here and Now'' (

Michael Almereyda Michael Almereyda (born April 7, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He studied art history at Harvard University but dropped out after three years to pursue filmmaking. He acquired a Hollywood agent on the strengt ...

, 2002) * '' demonlover'' (Olivier Assayas, 2002) * ''The Road'' (Darezhan Omirbaev, 2001) * ''Combat d’amour en songe'' ( Raúl Ruiz, 2000) * ''Seafood'' (Zhu Wen, 2001) * ''

Path to War ''Path to War'' is a 2002 American biographical television film, produced by HBO and directed by John Frankenheimer. It was the final film directed by Frankenheimer, who died seven weeks after the film debuted on HBO. It was also the last film p ...

'' (John Frankenheimer, 2002) * ''

Seven Days in May ''Seven Days in May'' is a 1964 American political thriller film about a military-political cabal's planned takeover of the United States government in reaction to the president's negotiation of a disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. The ...

'' (John Frankenheimer, 1964) * Two films by

Chris Marker Chris Marker (; 29 July 1921 – 29 July 2012) (born ''Christian-François Bouche-Villeneuve'') was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and Essay#Film, film essayist. His best known films are ''La Jetée' ...

and Société pour le lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON): ''The Battle of the Ten Million'' (1970) and ''2084'' (1984) * ''The Secret Lives of Dentists'' (Alan Rudolph, 2002) * ''La Nouvelle vie'' (

Philippe Grandrieux Philippe Grandrieux (born in 1954) is a French film director and screenwriter. He studied film at the INSAS (Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle) in Belgium. In 1976, he exhibited his first video work at Galerie Albert Baronian, Br ...

, 2002) * ''Remembrance of Things to Come'' (Chris Marker and

Yannick Bellon Marie-Annick Bellon, usually known as Yannick Bellon, (6 April 1924 – 2 June 2019), was a French film director, editor and screenwriter. Initially known for her documentary film, documentary work, in 1972 she made her first feature film, ''Quelq ...

, 2002) screened with ''Embassy'' (Chris Marker, 1974) * ''

Ken Park ''Ken Park'' is a 2002 erotic psychological thriller film directed by Larry Clark and Edward Lachman. Set in the city of Visalia, California, it revolves around the abusive and dysfunctional lives of four teenagers following the suicide of the ...

'' (Larry Clark and Ed Lachman, 2002) * ''

Blissfully Yours ''Blissfully Yours'' () is a 2002 Thai romance film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It won the prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Min is an illegal Burmese immigrant living in Thailand who has contracted a mysteriou ...

'' (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2001) * ''

Monrak Transistor ''Monrak Transistor'' (, English: ''Transistor Love Story'') is a 2001 Thai film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Blending several genres, including comedy, romance, musical and crime, it is the story of a young man named Pan and his odyssey aft ...

'' (Pen-ek Ratanaruang, 2001) * '' Brief Crossing'' (Catherine Breillat, 2001) * '' Shadow Kill'' (Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 2002) * JUON:the grudge 2 (Noriko sakai) 2003 * JUON: the grudge (2003)

2004

* ''Greendale'' (Bernard Shakey aka Neil Young, 2003) * ''All Tomorrow’s Parties'' (

Yu Lik-wai Yu Lik-wai (; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS ( Institut National Superieur des Art ...

, 2003) * ''No Rest for the Brave'' (Alain Guiraudie, 2003) * ''The Grudge'' (Takashi Shimizu, 2002) * '' Los Angeles Plays Itself'' (Thom Andersen, 2003) * ''

The World's Greatest Sinner ''The World's Greatest Sinner'' is a 1962 American drama film written, directed, and produced by, and starring Timothy Carey. Narrated by voice actor Paul Frees, the film focuses on a frustrated atheist named Clarence Hilliard (later God Hilliard ...

'' (Timothy Carey, 1962) * '' Bright Future'' (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2003) * ''Strayed'' (

André Téchiné André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-French New Wave, New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a s ...

, 2003) * '' The Story of Marie and Julien'' (Jacques Rivette, 2003) * ''The Magic Gloves'' (

Martín Rejtman Martín Rejtman (born January 3, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine writer and film director. He is considered to be a key figure in the New Argentine Cinema, making films such as '' Silvia Prieto'' and '' The Magic Gloves''. His documentary ...

, 2003) * ''Playing “In the Company of Men”'' (

Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015). He has also written and directed the films ''The Sentinel (1992 film), The Sen ...

, 2003) * ''Ripley’s Game'' (Liliana Cavani, 2002) * ''Gambling, Gods and LSD'' (

Peter Mettler Peter Mettler (born September 7, 1958) is a Swiss-Canadian film director and cinematographer. He is best known for his unique, intuitive approach to documentary, evinced by such films as ''Picture of Light'' (1994), ''Gambling, Gods and LSD'' (20 ...

, 2002) * ''Shanghai Picnic'' (Andrew Cheng, 2001) * ''Welcome to Destination Shanghai'' (Andrew Cheng, 2003) * ''

The Five Obstructions ''The Five Obstructions'' is a 2003 Danish documentary film directed by Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth. The film is conceived as a documentary, but incorporates lengthy sections of experimental films produced by the filmmakers. The premise is ...

'' (Lars von Trier and Jorgen Leth, 2003)

2005

* '' Oldboy'' (Park Chan-wook, 2003) * ''Clean'' (Olivier Assayas, 2004) * '' At Five in the Afternoon'' (Samira Makmalbaf, 2003) * ''Vital'' (Shinya Tsukamoto, 2004) * ''Downfall'' (Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2004) * ''

Izo ''IZO'' is a 2004 Japanese surrealist period horror film directed by Takashi Miike. The main character of the film is Izo Okada (1832–1865), the historical samurai and assassin in 19th-century Japan who was tortured and executed by beheadin ...

'' (

Takashi Miike is a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has directed over 100 feature film, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. His films span a variety of different genres, ranging from violent and surrealism, b ...

, 2004) * ''Le Pont des Arts'' (Eugene Green, 2004) * ''

Turtles Can Fly ''Turtles Can Fly'' (Kurdish: ''Kûsî jî dikarin bifirin'') is a 2004 Kurdish war drama film written, directed and co-produced by Bahman Ghobadi. The film stars Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Faysal, Hiresh Feysal Rahman, Abdolrahma ...

'' (Bahman Ghobadi, 2004) * ''The Ister'' (David Barison and Daniel Ross, 2004) * ''

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance ''Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance'' (; "''Vengeance Is Mine''") is a 2002 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook, who co-wrote the script with Lee Jae-soon, Lee Moo-young, and Lee Yong-jong. Starring Song Kang-ho, Shin H ...

'' (Park Chan-wook, 2002) * ''Secret File'' (Paolo Benvenuti, 2003) * ''

Ma mère ''Ma Mère'' () is a 2004 erotic drama film written and directed by Christophe Honoré, based on the posthumous 1966 novel of the same name by French author Georges Bataille. The film follows the incestuous relationship between a 17-year-old boy ...

'' (Christophe Honoré, 2004) * Archival prints of ''

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'' (Sam Fuller, 1951) and ''Steel Helmet'' (Sam Fuller, 1950) * ''Los muertos'' (

Lisandro Alonso Lisandro Alonso (born 2 June 1975) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He has directed six feature-length films and a short film since 2001 and is loosely associated with the ''New Argentine Cinema'' movement. His film '' La libertad ...

, 2004) * ''Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel'' (Eyal Sivan and Michel Khlefi, 2004) * ''

Memories of Murder ''Memories of Murder'' () is a 2003 South Korean neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Bong Joon Ho, from a screenplay by Bong and Shim Sung-bo, and based on the 1996 play ''Come to See Me'' by Kim Kwang-lim. It stars Song Kang-ho and Kim ...

'' (Bong Joon-ho, 2003)

Bulle Ogier Tribute

* ''The Salamander'' (

Alain Tanner Alain Tanner (6 December 1929 – 11 September 2022) was a Swiss film director. Early years and education Tanner was born in Geneva, and studied economics at the University of Geneva. In 1951, he joined the film club which Claude Goretta had r ...

, 1971) * ''Le Pont du Nord'' (

Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'Amour fo ...

, 1981) * ''Two'' (

Werner Schroeter Werner Schroeter (7 April 1945 – 12 April 2010) was a cinema of Germany, German film director, screenwriter, and opera director known for his stylistic excess. Schroeter was cited by Rainer Werner Fassbinder as an influence both on his own work ...

, 2002) * ''Mistress'' ( Barbet Schroder, 1973) * ''

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' () is a 1972 surrealist satirical black comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel, who wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of French bourgeoisie an ...

'' (Luis Buñuel, 1972)

2006

* ''Ce Jour-là'' (Raul Ruiz, 2003) * '' Everlasting Regret'' (Stanley Kwan, 2005) * ''Stranded in Canton'' (

William Eggleston William Eggleston, (born July 27, 1939) is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition of color photography as a legitimate artistic medium. Eggleston's books include ''William Eggleston's Guide'' (1976) and ''The ...

, 1974/2005) * ''

Battle in Heaven ''Battle in Heaven'' () is a 2005 Mexican-French-German film. It is the second feature film by director Carlos Reygadas who previously directed the Mexican film '' Japón''. It was entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Reygadas has said abo ...

'' (Carlos Reygadas, 2005) * ''La Domaine perdu'' (Raul Ruiz, 2004) * '' Shanghai Dreams'' (Wang Xiaoshuai, 2005) * ''One Night'' (Niki Karimi, 2005) * '' Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachtani?'' (

Shinji Aoyama was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, composer, film critic, and novelist. He graduated from Rikkyo University. He won two awards at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his film '' Eureka''. Biography Shinji Aoyama was born in Kitakyushu, ...

, 2005) * ''Diás de Campo'' (Raul Ruiz, 2004) * ''Saratan'' (Ernest Abdyshaparov, 2005) * ''Workingman’s Death'' (Michael Glawogger, 2005) * ''Isolation'' (Billy O’Brien, 2005) * ''Kinetta'' (

Yorgos Lanthimos Yorgos Lanthimos (; ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Lion, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lanthimos started hi ...

, 2005) * ''Bashing'' (Masahiro Kobayashi, 2005) * Digital Short Films by Three Filmmakers: ''Haze'' (

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese filmmaker and actor. With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad, Tsukamoto is best known for his body horror/Japanese cyberpunk, cyberpunk film ''Tetsuo: The Iron Man'' (1989), which is considered the defining ...

, 2005); ''Magician(s)'' (

Song Il-gon Song Il-gon (born January 1, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter known for his internationally award-winning early short films, and later feature films such as '' Spider Forest'' (2004) and '' Feathers in the Wind'' (2005). Lon ...

, 2005); ''Worldly Desires'' (

Apichatpong Weerasethakul Apichatpong Weerasethakul (; ; , born 16 July 1970) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, film producer and Professor at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Apichatpong h ...

, 2005) * ''The Forsaken Land'' (

Vimukthi Jayasundara Kala Keerthi Vimukthi Jayasundara () is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, critic and a visual artist. Jayasundara is the first Sri Lankan to win the Caméra d'Or, in 2005. Life and career Vimukthi Jayasundara was born in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka but comes ...

, 2005) * ''

Loft A loft is a building's upper storey or elevated area in a room directly under the roof (American usage), or just an attic: a storage space under the roof usually accessed by a ladder (primarily British usage). A loft apartment refers to large ...

'' (

, 2005) * '' Kekexili: Mountain Patrol'' (Lu Chuan, 2004)

Focus on Elaine May

* '' A New Leaf'' (1971) * ''The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972) * ''

Mikey and Nicky ''Mikey and Nicky'' is a 1976 American crime drama film written and directed by Elaine May. It stars John Cassavetes as a desperate small-time mobster and Peter Falk as his longtime friend. The supporting cast features Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, ...

'' (1976) * ''Ishtar'' (1987)

2007

* Opening Night: ''Exterminating Angels'' (Jean-Claude Brisseau, 2006) * Closing Night: An Evening with

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violence and ...

: ''Black Book'' (Paul Verhoeven, 2007) * ''Bardo'' (Lin Tay-jou, 2005) * ''

Colossal Youth ''Colossal Youth'' is the only studio album by Welsh post-punk band Young Marble Giants, released in February 1980 on Rough Trade Records. Young Marble Giants were offered the opportunity to record the album after Rough Trade heard just two son ...

'' (Pedro Costa, 2006) * ''

Exiled Exile is either an entity who is, or the state of being, away from one's home while being explicitly refused permission to return. Exile, exiled, exiles, The Exile, or The Exiles may also refer to: Exiles * Babylonian captivity, or Babylonia ...

'' (Johnnie To, 2006) * James Benning: Two Films: ''Ten Skies'' (2004) and ''13 Lakes'' (2004) * ''

Lights in the Dusk ''Lights in the Dusk'' () is a 2006 Finnish comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, and Maria Järvenhelmi, the film was presented at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ...

'' (Aki Kaurismäki, 2006) * ''Longing'' (Valeska Grisebach, 2006) * ''Play It as It Lays'' (

Frank Perry Frank Joseph Perry Jr. (August 21, 1930 – August 29, 1995) was an American stage director and filmmaker. His 1962 independent film '' David and Lisa'' earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (writte ...

, 1972) * ''Retribution'' (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2006) * ''Summer ’04'' (Stefan Krohmer, 2006) * ''Summer Palace'' (Lou Ye, 2006) * ''Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters'' (

Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of acclaimed anime films, including ''Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer'' (1984), ''Angel's Egg'' (1985), '' ...

, 2006) * '' These Encounters of Theirs'' ( Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, 2006) * ''Twilight's Last Gleaming'' (Director’s cut, Robert Aldrich, 1977) * ''The Wedding Director'' (

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schooltea ...

, 2006) * ''

The Yacoubian Building ''The Yacoubian Building'' ( ''‘Imārat Ya‘qūbyān'') is a novel by Egyptian author Alaa-Al-Aswany. The book was made into a film of the same name in 2006 and into a TV series in 2007. Published in Arabic in 2002 and in an English trans ...

'' (Marwan Hamed, 2006)

2008

* Opening Night: ''

The Duchess of Langeais ''The Duchess of Langeais '' () is an 1834 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and included in the ''Scènes de la vie parisienne'' section of his novel sequence ''La Comédie humaine''. It first appeared in 1834 under the titl ...

'' (Jacques Rivette, 2007) * Closing Night:

Alex Cox Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954) is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with ''Repo Man (film), Repo Man'' (1984) and ''Sid and Nancy'' (1986 ...

in Person: ''Walker'' (Alex Cox, 1987) and ''Searchers 2.0'' (Alex Cox, 2007) * Special Late Night Preview: ''George Romero’s Diary of the Dead'' (George Romero, 2007) * ''

The Banishment ''The Banishment'' (, ''Izgnanie'') is a 2007 Russian psychological drama film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. The film is a loose adaptation of ''The Laughing Matter'', a 1953 novel by Armenian-American writer William Saroyan. It stars Konstanti ...

'' (Andrei Zvyagintsev, 2007) * ''Before I Forget'' (Jacques Nolot, 2007) * ''

Boarding Gate ''Boarding Gate'' is a 2007 French thriller film about the sophisticated power plays between a debt-ridden underworld entrepreneur, his provocative and ambitious ex-associate and a manipulative young couple who employ her. Written and directed by ...

'' (Olivier Assayas, 2007) *

Chop Shop A chop shop is a business, often mimicking a body shop, that illicitly disassembles stolen motor vehicles and sells their parts. Chop shops are often linked to car-theft rings as part of a broader organized crime enterprise. In the United Stat ...

(Ramin Bahrani, 2007) * ''Container'' (Lukas Moodysson, 2006) * ''Dark Matter'' (Chen Shi-zheng, 2007) * ''Dust'' (Hartmut Bitomsky, 2007) * ''The Edge of Heaven'' (Faith Akin, 2007) * ''

Ex Drummer ''Ex Drummer'' is a 2007 Belgian black comedy rock music film directed and co-written by Koen Mortier, whose previous work was limited to television commercials. It is based on the 1994 book by Herman Brusselmans of the same name. While receiving ...

'' (Koen Mortier, 2007) * ''Flash Point'' (Wilson Yip, 2007) * ''Frontière(s)'' (Xiavier Gens, 2007) * '' Import Export'' (Ulrich Seidl, 2007) * ''

Inside Inside may refer to: Film * ''Inside'' (1996 film), an American television film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Eric Stoltz * ''Inside'' (2002 film), a Canadian prison drama film * ''Inside'' (2006 film), an American thriller film starri ...

'' (Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, 2007) * ''Joy Division'' (Grant Gee, 2007) * ''Schindler’s Houses'' ( Heinz Emigholz, 2007) * ''Wolfsbergen'' ( Nanouk Leopold, 2007) * ''A Wonderful World'' (Luis Estrada, 2007)

Spotlight on Richard Fleischer

* ''Mandingo'' (1975) * ''

10 Rillington Place ''10 Rillington Place'' is a 1971 British crime drama horror film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt, and Pat Heywood. The film dramatises the case of British serial killer John Christie, ...

'' (1971)

Mondo Packard

* ''Reflections of Evil'' (Damon Packard, 2002) * Damon Packard’s Greatest Hits: trailers for ''Apple'' (1992–1995), ''Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary'' (2004), ''Reflections of Evil'' (2003), ''The Early 70’s Horror Trailer'' (2002); ''Rollerboogie III'' (1999); ''Chad’s Wedding Video''; ''Chemtrails'' (2005); ''Al’s Techno Bar'' (2005); ''Lost in the Thinking'' (2005); ''Dawn of an Evil Millennium'' (1988)

Other special programs

Crispin Glover Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker and artist. He is known for portraying eccentricity (behavior), eccentric Character actor, character roles on screen. His breakout role was as George McFly in ''Back to ...

in person: '' Rubin and Ed'' (Trent Harris, 1992) * A new look at

Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (; born 6 April 1948) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer, associated with the French New Wave movement. His films have won him awards at Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and ...

: ''J’entends plus la guitare'' (Philippe Garrel, 1991)

2009

* Opening Night: ''Paradise'' (

, 2009) * Closing Night: ''

The Hurt Locker ''The Hurt Locker'' is a 2008 American war action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. T ...

'' (Kathryn Bigelow, 2008) * ''A l’aventure'' (

Jean-Claude Brisseau Jean-Claude Brisseau (; 17 July 1944 – 11 May 2019) was a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film ''Secret Things'' ("Choses Secrètes") and his 2006 film ''Les Anges Exterminateurs, The Exterminating Angels'' ("Les Anges exterminateurs"). ...

, 2009) * '' Adam Resurrected'' (Paul Schrader, 2008) * ''Better Things'' (Duane Hopkins, 2008) * ''The Chaser'' (Na Hong-jin, 2008) * ''Frontier of Dawn'' (Philippe Garrel, 2008) * ''Jerichow'' (Christian Petzold, 2008) * ''Revanche'' (Götz Spielmann, 2008) * '' The Tiger's Tail'' (John Boorman, 2006) * ''A Week Alone'' (Celina Murga, 2007) * ''A Woman in Berlin'' (Max Färberböck, 2008)

Special Retrospectives

* ''

The Killing of Sister George ''The Killing of Sister George'' is a 1964 play by Frank Marcus that was later adapted into a 1968 film directed by Robert Aldrich. Stage version Sister George is a beloved character in the popular radio series ''Applehurst'', a district nu ...

'' (Robert Aldrich, 1968) * ''

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains ''Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains'' is a 1982 teen musical drama film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band. The film also features acting roles by real-life punk musician ...

'' (Lou Adler, 1981)

Double Trouble: Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines

* ''Demon Lover Diary'' (Joel DeMott, 1980) * ''Seventeen'' (Joel DeMott and Jeff Kreines, 1983)

Guy Debord

* ''In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni'' (1978) * ''

The Society of the Spectacle ''The Society of the Spectacle'' () is a 1967 work of philosophy and Marxist critical theory by Guy Debord where he develops and presents the concept of the Spectacle (critical theory), Spectacle. The book is considered a seminal text for the Si ...

'' (1973) screened with ''Réfutation de tous les judgements, tant élogieux qu’hostiles, qui ont été jusq’ici portés sur le film ‘La société du spectacle’'' (1975) * ''

Hurlements en faveur de Sade ''Hurlements en faveur de Sade'' (English: ''Howlings for Sade'') is a 1952 French avant-garde film directed by Guy Debord. Devoid of any images, the film was an early work of Lettrist cinema. Description The image track of ''Hurlements en faveu ...

'' (1952) screened with ''On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time'' (1959) and ''Critique de la separation'' (1961)

2010

* Opening Night: '' Over the Edge'' (Jonathan Kaplan, 1979) * Closing Night: '' The Time That Remains'' (Elia Suleiman, 2009) * ''Accident'' (Soi Cheang, 2009) * ''

Air Doll is a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It is based on the manga series ''Kuuki Ningyo'' by Yoshiie Gōda, which was serialized in the seinen manga magazine ''Big Comic Original''. It stars Bae Doona as an inflatable sex do ...

'' (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2009) * ''Applause'' (Martin Zandvliet, 2009) * ''Be Good (Sois Sage)'' (Juliette Garcias, 2009) * ''

A Brighter Summer Day ''A Brighter Summer Day'' is a 1991 Taiwanese epic coming-of-age period crime drama film directed by Edward Yang, associated with the New Taiwanese Cinema. Its English title is derived from the lyrics of Elvis Presley's 1960 rendition of " Ar ...

'' (Edward Yang, 1991) * ''Les derniers jours du monde (Happy End)'' (Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, 2009) * Godard Rarities: A choice selection of odds and ends from the extended oeuvre of Jean-Luc Godard, including material from his American escapades and TV appearances, curated with the help of Jake Perlin. * ''Kinatay (The Execution of P.)'' (Brillante Mendoza, 2009) * ''The Land of Madness'' (Luc Moullet, 2009) * ''

Like You Know It All ''Like You Know It All'' (; lit. "You Think You Know It All But You Don't") is a 2009 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. Plot Arthouse filmmaker Goo can't seem to direct a hit, but at least the critics love him ...

'' (Hong Sang-soo, 2009) * ''Morphia'' (Alexei Balabanov, 2008) * ''Nucingen House'' (Raúl Ruiz, 2008) * ''Perfect Life'' (Emily Tang, 2008) * ''Persecution'' (Patrice Chéreau, 2009) * ''

Survival of the Dead Survival or survivorship, the act of surviving, is the propensity of something to continue existing, particularly when this is done despite conditions that might kill or destroy it. The concept can be applied to humans and other living things ...

'' (George A. Romero, 2009) * ''

Tales from the Golden Age ''Tales from the Golden Age'' () is a 2009 Romanian Anthology film, omnibus film. It was screened as part of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. The film is composed of six whimsical, yet blackly comic short stories, ...

'' (

Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu (; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film '' 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay and ...

, Ioana Uricaru, Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu & Constantin Popescu, 2009) * ''The Victors'' (Carl Foreman, 1963)

2011

* Opening Night: '' Bas-fonds'' (Isild Le Besco, 2010), '' I Wish I Knew'' (Jia Zhangke, 2010) * Closing Night: '' Burke & Hare'' (John Landis, 2010), '' Insidious'' (James Wan, 2010) * ''

Cave of Forgotten Dreams ''Cave of Forgotten Dreams'' is a 2010 3D documentary film by Werner Herzog about the Chauvet Cave in Southern France, which contains some of the oldest human-painted images yet discovered—some of them were crafted around 32,000 years ago. It ...

'' (Werner Herzog, 2010) * ''

City of Life and Death ''City of Life and Death'' is a 2009 Chinese drama film written and directed by Lu Chuan, marking his third feature film. The film deals with the Battle of Nanjing and the following massacre committed by the Japanese army during the Second Sino- ...

'' (Lu Chuan, 2010) * ''

Domaine An estate is a large parcel of land under single ownership, which generates income for its owner. British context In the United Kingdom, historically an estate comprises the houses, outbuildings, supporting farmland, tenanted buildings, and ...

'' (

Patric Chiha Patric Chiha (born 3 March 1975) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and film editor of Hungarian and Lebanese origin. After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, ''Domain'' (2009), premiered at the 2009 ...

, 2009) * '' El Sicario, Room 164'' (Gianfranco Rosi, 2010) * '' I Only Want You To Love Me'' (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1991) * '' Klaus Kinski: Jesus Christ Savior'' (Peter Geyer, 2008) * ''

Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person o ...

'' (Peter Yates, 1967) * ''The Silence'' (Barab Bo Odar, 2010) * ''Sodankyla Forever'' (Peter Von Bagh, 2010) * ''

Submarino ''Submarino'' is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, starring Jakob Cedergren and Peter Plaugborg. It is based on the 2007 novel ''Submarino'' by Jonas T. Bengtsson, and focuses on two brothers on the bottom of Danish societ ...

'' (Thomas Vinterburg, 2010) * ''Charly'' (Isild Le Besco, 2007) * ''Demi-Tariff'' (Isild Le Besco, 2003) * '' The Karski Report'' (Claude Lanzmann, 2010), with "A Visitor from the Living" * ''Sobibor'' (Claude Lanzmann, 2010) * ''Wundkanal'' (Thomas Harlan, 1984) * ''The Velvet Underground in Boston'' (Andy Warhol, 1967) * ''The Velvet Underground and Nico'' (Andy Warhol, 1966) * ''Straight to Hell Returns'' (Alex Cox, 1987–2011) * ''Cold Fish'' (Sion Sono, 2010) * ''I Saw the Devil'' (Kim Ji-Woon, 2010) * ''Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'' (Andrew Lau, 2010)

2012

* '' All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace'' (Adam Curtis, 2011) * ''

Almayer's Folly ''Almayer's Folly'' is Joseph Conrad's first novel, published in 1895 by T. Fisher Unwin. Set in the late 19th century, it centres on the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle and his relationship to his mixed heritage d ...

'' (Chantal Ackerman, 2011) * ''

Alps The Alps () are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries (from west to east): Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. ...

'' (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2011) * ''

Altered States ''Altered States'' is a 1980 American science fiction horror film directed by Ken Russell, and adapted by playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky from his 1978 novel of the same name. The novel and the film are based in part on John C. Li ...

'' (Ken Russell, 1980) * '' Despair'' (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1978) * '' Face to Face'' (Ingmar Bergman, 1976) * ''

Faust Faust ( , ) is the protagonist of a classic German folklore, German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust (). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a deal with the Devil at a ...

'' (Alexander Sokurov, 2011) * ''

The Forgiveness of Blood ''The Forgiveness of Blood'' () is a 2011 drama film co-written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the high ...

'' (Joshua Marston, 2011) * '' Headhunters'' (Morten Tyldum, 2011) * ''

I Wish I WiSH was a J-Pop, Japanese pop group consisting of two members, Ai Kawashima and Nao (musician), nao. Ai is responsible for the vocals and occasionally plays the piano also with nao on the keyboard or piano. Their most notable track is and wa ...

'' (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2011) * '' Land Passion War of the Dead Christ Worlds'' (J. Hoberman) * ''

Le Sauvage ''Lovers Like Us'' (; also known in English as ''Call Me Savage'') is a 1975 adventure romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, starring Yves Montand and Catherine Deneuve. The film was a commercial success with a total ...

'' (Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1975) * '' Life is Sweet'' (Mike Leigh, 1990) * ''

Man at Sea ''Man at Sea'' (, translit. Anthropos sti thalassa) is a 2011 Greek drama film directed by Constantine Giannaris. Plot Alex, the captain of a Greek oil tanker, is still dealing with the death of his son four years ago. While his ship the ...

'' (Constantine Giannaris, 2011) * ''

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

'' (Kenneth Lonergan, 2011) * ''

Mortem Mortem is a death metal band formed in 1986 in Lima, Peru. Biography Mortem is one of the oldest and most celebrated bands from the obscure Peruvian death metal scene. Founded by Fernán Nebiros and Alvaro Amduscias in July–August 1986, Morte ...

'' (Eric Atlan, 2010) * '' My Crasy Life'' (Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1992) * ''

My Own Private River ''My Own Private River'' is a re-contextualized adventure drama film of ''My Own Private Idaho'' (1991). Using footage shot and directed by Gus Van Sant in 1990, the new edit gives James Franco and Van Sant a shared director credit. The project ...

'' (Gus van Sant, 2011) * '' Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii'' (Adrian Maben, 1971) * ''

Poto and Cabengo Poto and Cabengo (names given, respectively, by Grace and Virginia Kennedy to themselves) are American identical twins who used an invented language ( Cryptophasia) until the age of about eight. The girls were apparently of normal intelligence. ...

'' (Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1980) * ''

Rebellion Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...

'' (Mathieu Kassovitz, 2011) * '' Routine Pleasures'' (Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1986) * '' Silent House'' (Laura Lau, 2011) * '' Sleepwalk'' (Sara Driver, 1986) * ''

Snowtown Snowtown is a town located in the Mid North of South Australia 145 km (90 miles) north of Adelaide and lies on the main road and rail routes between Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia, Perth – the Augusta Highway and Adelaide-Port ...

'' (Justin Kurzel, 2011) * ''

A Stoker ''A Stoker'' (), also known as ''The Stoker'', is a 2010 Russian crime film directed by Aleksey Balabanov. The film takes place in St. Petersburg in the 1990s. Main character is a retired major who served in the Soviet Army during Soviet–Afghan ...

'' (Alexei Balabanov, 2011) * ''

Target Target may refer to: Warfare and shooting * Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports ** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports ** Aiming point, in field artille ...

'' (Alexander Zeldovich, 2011) * ''

Transfer Transfer may refer to: Arts and media * ''Transfer'' (2010 film), a German science-fiction movie directed by Damir Lukacevic and starring Zana Marjanović * ''Transfer'' (1966 film), a short film * ''Transfer'' (journal), in management studies * ...

'' (Damir Lukacevic, 2010) * ''

Wanderlust Wanderlust is a strong desire to wander or travel and explore the world. The term has its roots in German Romanticism. Etymology The first documented use of the term in English occurred in 1902 as a reflection of what was then seen as a chara ...

'' (David Wain, 2012) * '' We Have a Pope'' (Nanni Moretti, 2011) * '' Whore's Glory'' (Michael Glawogger, 2011)

2013

* Opening Night: ''

Simon Killer ''Simon Killer'' is a 2012 film directed by Antonio Campos with a screenplay by Campos from a story by Campos, Brady Corbet and Mati Diop. The film revolves around a young American man named Simon who is visiting Paris and his relationship with a ...

'' (Antonio Campos, 2012) * Closing Night: '' The We and the I'' (Michel Gondry, 2012) * " 3" (Pablo Stoll, 2012) * ''

A Borrowed Life ''A Borrowed Life'' () is a 1994 Taiwanese film and the directorial debut of Wu Nien-jen. The film depicts cultural and regime change in Taiwan. The film's running time is 167 minutes. Reviews by Ken Eisner in ''Variety'' and Stephen Holden in '' ...

'' (Wu Nien-jen, 1994) * ''

Call Girl A call girl or female escort is a prostitute who (unlike a street prostitution, street walker) does not display her profession to the general public, nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by ...

'' (Mikael Marcimain, 2012) * '' Dormant Beauty'' (Marco Bellocchio, 2012) * '' Electra Glide in Blue'' (James William Guercio, 1973) * "

From the Life of the Marionettes ''From the Life of the Marionettes'' () is a 1980 television film directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film was produced in West Germany with a German-language screenplay and soundtrack while Bergman was in "tax exile" from his native Sweden. It is fi ...

" (Ingmar Bergman, 1980) * " Gebo and the Shadow" (Manoel de Oliveira, 2012) * " Here Comes the Devil" (Adrián García Bogliano, 2011) * ''

Hearts of the West ''Hearts of the West'', released in Europe as ''Hollywood Cowboy'', is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Howard Zieff, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Jeff Bridges, Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, and Alan Arkin. A remake of 1 ...

'' (Howard Zieff, 1975) * ''

In the Fog ''In the Fog'' () is a 2012 war drama film written and directed by Sergei Loznitsa. Adapted from Vasil Bykaŭ's short story of the same name, the film follows the partisans resistance in occupied Belarus during World War II. The film had its ...

'' (Sergei Loznitza, 2012) * ''

Miss Lovely ''Miss Lovely'' is a 2012 Indian drama film directed by Ashim Ahluwalia and set in the criminal depths of Mumbai's C-grade (horror and porn film) industry. Ahluwalia's debut feature follows the story of the Duggal brothers who produce sleazy se ...

'' (Ashim Ahluwalia, 2012) * ''

Motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway, and expressway. Other similar terms ...

'' (Soi Cheang, 2012) * '' Nights with Theodore'' (Sébastien Betbeder, 2012) * ''

Penance Penance is any act or a set of actions done out of contrition for sins committed, as well as an alternative name for the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession. The word ''penance'' derive ...

'' (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2012) * ''

Sightseers ''Sightseers'' is a 2012 British black comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram. Sightseers was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on ...

'' (Ben Wheatley, 2012) * '' Slither'' (Howard Zieff, 1973) * '' Stemple Pass'' (James Benning, 2012) * ''

Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here may refer to: Film, television, and theater Film * ''Wish You Were Here'' (1987 film), a British comedy-drama film by David Leland * ''Wish You Were Here'' (2012 film), an Australian drama/mystery film by Kieran Darcy-Smith ...

'' (

Kieran Darcy-Smith Kieran Darcy-Smith is an Australian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for starring in the films '' The Cave'', '' The Square'', '' Animal Kingdom'', and '' The Reef''. He made his feature film directing debut with 2012 f ...

, 2012) * '' White Epilepsy'' (Philippe Grandrieux, 1975)

2014

* Opening Night: '' Me and You'' (Bernardo Bertolucci, 2012) * Closing Night: ''

Our Sunhi ''Our Sunhi'' () is a 2013 South Korean film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. Hong won the Silver Leopard award for Best Director at the 66th Locarno International Film Festival. Plot Sunhi ( Jung Yu-mi) is a recent film school graduate who ...

'' (Hong Sang-soo, 2013) * ''

Betrayal Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations. Of ...

'' (David Jones, 1983) * ''

Blood Glacier ''Blood Glacier'' (also known as ''Blutgletscher'', ''Glazius'', and ''The Station'') is a 2013 Austrian horror film directed by Marvin Kren. The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2013 and had a ...

'' (Marvin Kren, 2013) * ''

Cannibal Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecology, ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is also well ...

'' (Manuel Martín Cuenca, 2013) * '' Cherchez Hortense'' (Pascal Bonitzer, 2012) * '' City of Pirates'' (Raul Ruiz, 1983) * ''

Enemy An enemy or a foe is an individual or a group that is considered as forcefully adverse or threatening. The concept of an enemy has been observed to be "basic for both individuals and communities". The term "enemy" serves the social function of d ...

'' (Denis Villaneuve, 2013) * ''

Fat Shaker Fat Shaker ( - Larzanandeye charbi) is an Iranian drama film written and directed by Mohammad Shirvani. It had its première at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013, and also won the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival International Film Fe ...

'' (Mohammad Shirvani, 2013) * ''

Felony A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from the French medieval word "''félonie''") to describe an offense that r ...

'' (Matthew Saville, 2013) * '' Flesh of My Flesh'' (Denis Dercourt, 2013) * '' The Hypnotist'' (Lasse Hallström, 2012) * '' Intruders'' (Noh Young-seok, 2013) * ''

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