Around The World In 8mm

What works well for this film is that it has weird written all over it from the plot to the acting to the stylistic choices to the absurdist humor, everything calls for discomfort. The kind of discomfort we all need from time to time to be shaken into thinking about our lived realities. Title: Dogtooth Year: 20009 Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Cinematographer: Thimios Bakatakis Producer: Iraklis Mavroidis; Athina Rachel Tsangari; Yorgos Tsourianis Screenplay: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou Cast: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni, Christos Passalis, Anna Kalaitzidou Editing: Yorgos Mavropsaridi Runtime: 1hr 37m Genre: Drama Thriller Rating: IMDB 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 92% Awards: Prix Un Certain Regard, Prix de la Jeunesse [2009, Cannes], Dublin Film Critics Award [2009, Dublin International Film Award], and more.

In the film, we follow two people stuck in unhappy marriages so it's pretty clear that something will happen between them. This is not a spoiler that much the poster and the title itself give away. What leads to it, what is it that happens, and what happens after it is what the film is about. You might think that the setup is fairly predictable but don’t be too sure even with this predictable set up the film manages to surprise you more than once. Title: In The Mood For Love Year: 2000 Director: Wong Kar-wai Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle, Mark Lee Ping Bin Producer: Wong Kar-wai Screenplay: Wong Kar-wai Cast: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Score: Michael Galasso Editing: William Chang Runtime: 1hr 38m Genre: Romance Rating: IMDB 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 91% Awards: Best Actor/Technical Grand Prize [2000, Cannes], Best Actor/Actress/Editing/Makeup and Costume/Art Direction [2000, Hong Kong Film Awards]

What is your earliest memory related to films? If you can’t think of the earliest ones, just think of any prominent memory you have related to cinema. The point I am trying to make is that cinema seeps beyond the screen. It gives us countless experiences, memories, and conversations. And you know who makes this point way better than I ever can? Giuseppe Tornatore with his award-winning ode to films and romance: Cinema Paradiso. Title: Cinema Paradiso Year: 1988 Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Cinematographer: Blasco Giurato Producer: Franco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli Screenplay: Giuseppe Tornatore (story) Cast: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Noiret, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio, Score: Ennio Morricone Runtime: 2hr 35m Genre: drama, romance Rating: IMDB 8.5, Rotten Tomatoes 90% Awards: Best foreign film [1988, American Academy awards], Best original score [1988, BAFTA], and others.

This isn’t a film that makes you cry, it leaves you desolate. It's a film that breaks your heart for so many children who have faced things you can’t even imagine in your worst nightmares. Nadine Labaki, the brilliant Lebanese actress and director, takes you into the mind and life of that child who stands by your window on traffic signals to show what it feels to be invisible. Let's talk Capernaum, the story of a 12-year-old boy Zain who like many children caught in difficult circumstances, has to trade his childhood for survival. Title: Capernaum Year: 2018 Director: Nadine Lebaki Cinematographer: Producer: Khaled Mouzanar Screenplay: Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, and Michelle Keserwany Cast: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw as Rahil, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef, Nour el Husseini, Alaa Chouchnieh, Cedra Izam, and Nadine Labaki Score: Khaled Mouzanar Runtime: 2hr 6m Genre: drama Rating: IMDB 8.4, Rotten Tomatoes 96% Awards: Jury Prize [2018, Cannes], Best Foreign Feature [2019, Amanda Awards, Norway] and more. 

All the good things you have heard about Satyajit Ray's debut film; PATHER PANCHALI, are true. If you haven't then you have come to the right place, let's talk about why makes this iconic film, well, iconic. How do you make a podcast in India about world cinema and not start with Satyajit Ray? It's got everything working for it, masterful direction, stunning visuals, natural performances, but more than anything, this is a film that takes you back to simpler times. About the film Title: Pather Panchali Year: 1955 Director: Satyajit Ray Cinematographer: Subrata Mitra Producer: Gov. of Bengal Screenplay: Ray, adapted from Bibhuti Bandopadhyay’s novel of the same name Cast: Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, Chunibala Devi Score: Pandit Ravi Shanker Runtime: 2hr 5 min Genre: Neorealist drama Rating: IMDB 8.6, Rotten Tomatoes 97% Awards: Best Non-European Film [1969, Bodill Awards], Best Human Document [1958, Cannes], Best Foreign Film [1958, National Board of Review, USA}, Best Feature Film [1956, National Film Awards, India] and more.