Miklós Jancsó • Hungary • 1974 • A virtuoso, 12-take interpretation of Greek myth.
Miklós Jancsó’s richly inventive adaptation of the two-thousand-year-old Greek myth. Reflecting attitudes towards tyranny and dictatorship from the modern man’s perspective, the original play's framework is leveraged to make indelible charges against the then-Russian rulership.
A searing exposé of oppression and abuse of power that resonates deeply in twentieth century Hungary, Electra, My Love premiered at Cannes, IFFR - International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the New York Film Festival.
Carlos Reygadas • 2005 • Mexico • A web of sex and secrets in Mexico City
Ana's father is a Mexican general. Privileged, wealthy, and bored, she forms a connection with Marcos, the family chauffeur—he is the...
Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Turkey • 2006 • A crowning achievement by a contemporary master.
Isa and Bahar have been together for a while. Holidaying by the seaside, the weight of their history is felt in their silences, in ...
Nuri Bilge Ceylan • Turkey • 2014
Cappadocia, present day. Aydin, a retired actor, runs a small hotel, where he lives with beautiful young wife Nihal and his recently divorced sister. Growingly restless in this provincial region, Nihal busies herself with small philanthropic projects; Aydin, m...
