Conflagration: a competent critique of modern Japan and an unreal quest for beauty and purity
Kon Ichikawa, “Conflagration / Enjo” (1958) Based on the novel “The Temple of the Golden
Kon Ichikawa, “Conflagration / Enjo” (1958) Based on the novel “The Temple of the Golden
German and German-language Films | North American Films
Wim Wenders, “Paris, Texas” (1984) One of American cinema’s finest yet under-appreciated treasures must surely
British Films | North American Films
Kenneth Branagh, “Cinderella” (2015) Being a Disney production, this live-action version of the tale as
Hiroshi Inagaki, “Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple” (1955) Its predecessor in the Musashi Miyamoto
Ingmar Bergman, “Fanny and Alexander” (1982) In part an autobiographical film based on his own
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Biyi Bandele, “Half of a Yellow Sun” (2013) Adapted from the eponymous novel, written by
Australian and New Zealand Films | Southeast Asian Films
Bety Reis and Luigi Acquisto, “A Guerra da Beatriz / Beatriz’s War” (2013) A major
Yasujiro Ozu, “Floating Weeds” (1959) In the hands of a lesser director, the soap opera
Shohei Imamura, “The Eel / Unagi” (1997) Japan’s boys in blue have an enviable record
Hiroyuki Yamaga, “Royal Space Force – the Wings of Honnêamise / Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no