A Story from Chikamatsu
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The Circle (2000)
Just a few weeks ago, the Shooting Gallery film series released Marziyeh Meshkini's and Mohsen Makhmalbaf's The Day I Became a Woman. I was afraid then that no one would see that beautiful and vibrant film because it seemed to be about "battered Iranian women," though it was really about their breathtaking attempts to escape domination. Now comes Jafar Panahi's The Circle, a far more heavyweight, but equally brilliant film about women whose escape seems unlikely. read more...
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With: Maryiam Palvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh, Fareshteh Sadr Orfani, Monir Arab, Elham Saboktakin, Fatemeh Naghavi, Mojgan Faramarzi
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Written by: Kambuzia Partovi
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Directed by: Jafar Panahi
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
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Language: Farsi with English subtitles
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Running Time: 91 minutes
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Release Date: 09/05/2000
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Manufactured Landscapes (2007)
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With: Edward Burtynsky
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Written by: n/a
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Directed by: Jennifer Baichwal
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
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Running Time: 90 minutes
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Release Date: 09/08/2006
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With: Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Yonatan Shiray, Gefen Barkai, Dekel Adin, Shaul Amir, Itay Exlroad, Danny Isserles, Itamar Rotschild, Roi Miller, Arie Tcherner, Yehuda Almagor, Shira Haas, Karin Ugowski
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Written by: Samuel Maoz
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Directed by: Samuel Maoz
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MPAA Rating: R for some sexual content including graphic images, and brief drug use
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Language: In Hebrew, with English subtitles
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Running Time: 108 minutes
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Release Date: 03/15/2018
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Ida (2014)
I first learned of Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski in 2001 when I saw his Last Resort as part of the Shooting Gallery series. I missed his next movie, My Summer of Love, released three years later. Eight years later, I caught his next one, The Woman in the Fifth, on DVD. And now here is Ida. From what we can tell, Pawlikowski makes movies that are less than 90 minutes, when possible, and yet they unfold slowly, building atmosphere. He's an interesting director, but based on what I hd seen, I never would have expected anything as great as Ida on the horizon. From its first few frames, it's clear that this is an incredible movie, truly mesmerizing. I think it's a near-masterpiece, at least. read more...
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With: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Joanna Kulig
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Written by: Pawel Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
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Directed by: Pawel Pawlikowski
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexuality and smoking
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Language: Polish, with English subtitles
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Running Time: 83 minutes
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Release Date: 05/01/2014
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Come and See (1985)
In a perfect world, Come and See, opening June 29, 2001, at the Roxie for a week's run, would put an end to all World War II movies. Indeed, though I was a huge movie buff as far back as 1985 and kept track of the comings and goings of new movies, I'd never heard of Come and See until now. If it had received a wider release, it certainly would have diminished the impact of something like Platoon, and today, it makes Pearl Harbor look absolutely useless. read more...
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With: Alexei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Lubomiras Lauchiavicus
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Written by: Elem Klimov, based on stories by Ales Adamovich
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Directed by: Elem Klimov
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MPAA Rating: NR
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Language: Russian with English subtitles
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Running Time: 142 minutes
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Release Date: 07/01/1985
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