Marin Karmitz
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
When a filmmaker from Tehran travels to a remote mountain village, secretly planning to record a local ritual ceremony surrounding the death of an old woman, he finds his mission complicated by the necessity to pretend that he and his crew are archeologists, and by the old woman's clinging stubbornly to life.
3) Dah =: 10
Publisher
Zeitgeist Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
Persian
Description
Abbas Kiarostami presents the modern sociopolitical landscape of Iran, through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days. Her journey is comprised of ten conversations with various female passengers--including her sister, a hitchhiking prostitute and a jilted bride--as well as her young son.
Abbas Kiarostami : 10 on Ten: In this documentary, Kiarostami gives an in-depth interview that is a seminar...
Series
Criterion collection volume 590
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Français
Description
A young model's chance meeting with an unusual stranger leads her down a path of intrigue and secrecy.
Series
Criterion collection volume 589
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
Français
Formats
Description
The mysterious tale of a man whose life disintegrates when his beautiful wife of six months deserts him. Forced to begin anew, he rebuilds his life, only to plan a dangerous scheme of vengeance against her.
Series
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Français
Description
To survive Nazi-occupied 1940's France, Marie turns to illegally aborting pregnancies for a hefty fee. As her income increases, Marie moves her family to a posh apartment. Completely seduced by her lifestyle, Marie ignores her shell-shocked husband Paul. Things take a disastrous turn after one of Marie's "customers" dies and her husband turns her over to the authorities. Inspired by the real-life of Marie-Louise Girard, who was executed in 1943 by...
Series
Criterion collection volume 588
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Français
Description
A young woman is left devastated by the unexpected death of her husband and child. She retreats from the world around her, but is soon reluctantly drawn into an ever-widening web of lies and passion as the dark, secret life of her husband begins to unravel. The first of a trilogy by Krzysztof Kieślowski, followed by 'White' and 'Red.'
9) La cérémonie
Series
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
Français
Description
Catherine hires the illiterate Sophie to work as her maid at her remote home in the French countryside. But Sophie soon falls under the influence of the mysterious Jeanne and suddenly the stage is set for murder, violence and betrayal.
Series
Publisher
Kimstim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Set in a French fishing community, René is a primary suspect in the rape and murder of a young girl. His wife Viviane supports him even while conducting an affair with a celebrity writer. René and Viviane's lives come under close scrutiny, which puts further strain on their relationship. Meanwhile the chief of police is also looking at a TV journalist, a small-time crook who fences stolen goods, and a curious married couple who run a local shop....
Publisher
KimStim, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Set in a small town in France, an invalid bullies her teen aged son into obedience. They live on an estate marked for development, but they are refusing to sell. When a series of murders occur, the deceptively charming Inspector Lavardin gets to the bottom of it all.
12) Mélo
Publisher
Arrow Academy
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Description
Pierre and Marcel are both celebrated concert violinists and lifelong friends, in spite of their differing temperaments. Pierre is modest, sensitive and content; Marcel is hungry, driven, and pursues a solo career that takes him to the four corners of the world. After years apart, the two friends reunite when Pierre invites Marcel to his home for dinner. It is then that Marcel first meets Pierre's wife, Romaine, sparking a passionate affair that can...
13) Betty
Series
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
Français
Description
Betty Etamble, a promiscuous and alcoholic woman who has lost her family, ends an evening at a bar, and meets Laure, an elegant retiree who lives in a luxury hotel. Laure takes the girl under her wing, and gradually details of her sinister story unfold and evolves into a lethal game of cat and mouse.
Series
Criterion collection volume 590
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
A seductive story of forbidden love and the unknowable mystery of coincidence as a young model meets an unusual stranger.
Series
Criterion collection volume 513
Publisher
Criterion
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Français
Formats
Description
The divergent paths of three adult siblings collide when their mother, heiress to an exceptional 19th century art collection, dies suddenly.
Series
Criterion collection volume 744
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
This looks at the sexual and professional lives of three people: a television producer, his ex-girlfriend, and a prostitute, to create a meditative story about work, relationships, and the notion of freedom.
Series
Criterion collection volume 780
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Français
Description
Composed almost entirely of brilliantly shot, single-take vignettes focusing on characters connected to one seemingly minor incident on a Paris street, Haneke's film, with an outstanding international cast is a revelatory take on racial inequality and the failure of communication in today's increasingly diverse European landscape.