Ashik Kerib: flat plot and hammy acting wreck ethnographic survey / travelogue of Azerbaijani culture
Sergei Parajanov and David Abashidze, “Ashik Kerib” (1988) The last completed film by Georgian /
Sergei Parajanov and David Abashidze, “Ashik Kerib” (1988) The last completed film by Georgian /
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Wan Guchan and Wan Laiming, “Princess Iron Fan” / “Tian Shan Gong Zhu” (1941) This
John Schlesinger, “Midnight Cowboy” (1969) Over forty years ago when this movie was released, it
David Cronenberg, “Crash” (1996) Based on the eponymous 1973 novel by J G Ballard, this
Alfred Hitchcock, “Rich and Strange” aka “East of Shanghai” (1931) One of a group of films
French and French-language Films
Henri-Georges Clouzot, “Wages of Fear” (1953) On paper, this movie’s plot looks so simple, even
Josh Fox, “Gasland” (2010) Written, filmed, narrated and directed by Josh Fox, this documentary is
Larry Charles, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (2006)
Latin American Films (Spanish language)
Walter Salles, “The Motorcycle Diaries” (2004) A film about two guys in their 20s riding on
Joel and Ethan Coen, “True Grit” (2010) Adapted from the 1968 novel of the same