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March 22, 2010
Funny Dirty Little War (Hector Olivera, 1983)
Although separated by more than a decade, Funny Dirty Little War and Macunaïma both try to provoke social change by using satire.
March 26, 2010
The Savages (Tamara Jenkins, 2007)
In The Savages, Tamara Jenkins explores the importance of family and the effects of dementia in this hard depiction of growing old.
November 28, 2010
The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Legend goes that The Devils was considered so extreme in its time that it was banned in North America and never distributed on home video here.
April 20, 2010
Ip Man (Wilson Yip, 2008)
Ip Man, a martial arts master, must go against his own code of conduct to protect his fellow countrymen when war breaks out.
September 28, 2010
Flowers of Shanghaï (Hsiao-Hsien Hou, 1998)
Hou Hsiao Hsien’s depiction of life in Flowers of ShanghaÏ explores the inherent contradictions in the era’s Chinese society.