Mexico, USA / 2001

We open the year with a spirit of restless youth carried by the landscapes of Mexico.

Two 17-year-old friends set out on a road trip with a Spanish woman who is older than them.

What begins as a journey driven by a small lie and sexual motives gradually evolves into a coming-of-age experience involving friendship, sexuality, love, and self-discovery.

The small moments of life and the country’s class divisions unfold along the highways, rural villages, and beaches of Mexico.

USA \ 2003

A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.

USA, France / 2006

“If they have no bread, then let them eat cake”

At just fourteen, the young Austrian Marie Antoinette is married off to King Louis XVI and thrown into the glittering, decadent world of the French royal court — a realm overflowing with intrigue, gossip, and scandal.

Lonely and unprepared, she struggles to find her place in a foreign and unforgiving environment, gradually becoming one of the most controversial and misunderstood figures in French history. Her youthful rebellion, innocence, and detachment from the politics around her turn her into both a symbol of excess and a tragic reflection of isolation. As she matures into a mother, wife, and queen, she is inevitably swept into the storm of the French Revolution.

Sofia Coppola received unprecedented permission to shoot most of Marie Antoinette inside the real Palace of Versailles, including the queen’s own historic chambers – a privilege rarely granted to any production.

To break the stiffness of a traditional period film, Coppola infused the lavish setting with modern new wave music by bands such as The Strokes and New Order, and encouraged the cast to sip pink plastic cups of champagne between takes to maintain a light, youthful energy.

The result is a sumptuous and playful film that feels like a dazzling music video — blending historical precision with pop-culture flair, and offering one of the boldest and most imaginative portrayals of royalty ever captured on screen.

South Korea / 2004

“The changing seasons may unsettle our body and mind, but in Buddhism they are seen as a natural and essential part of the cycle of life.”
— Jaffa Cinema

A poetic Zen Buddhist masterpiece, overflowing with breathtaking pastoral landscapes.
In a small monastery floating on a remote lake, a young monk journeys through the full arc of life – from innocent childhood, through desire and forbidden love, heartbreak and sin, to the search for redemption and a renewed reflection on life’s cycles.

Like the turning of the seasons, human life shifts and closes in a circle, from spring to spring again.

A minimalist work of art: with almost no dialogue, the film relies on visual imagery, nature, silence, and the sounds of the world itself.

Iran / 1994

When a great disaster strikes the village, the art of cinema arrives like a remedy for the soul.

A film crew comes to a village almost completely destroyed by an earthquake to shoot a new movie. The lead role is given to Hossein, a homeless young man who plays the husband of Tahereh — the woman he loves in real life. Although Tahereh has repeatedly rejected his marriage proposals, as filming progresses, the line between fiction and reality begins to blur. The confusion deepens as the characters share the same names as the actors themselves.

A work of meta-cinema, the fact that the village was truly destroyed by an earthquake gives the film a vivid documentary quality.

The actors play themselves, using their real names, creating an experience that invites the viewer to question what “truth” in cinema really means — and how love intertwines with art as a force for life.

Israel \ 2025

‘Some Notes on the Current Situation’, is a film about space, time, and wars composed of 6 episodes. Each episode sheds light on a different and unique perspective of the existential, human, and spiritual conditions of the present era.

These episodes, though somewhat divorced from reality, come together to form an absurdist footnote to the current events in the known universe

Japan \ 1950

Japan / 1950

In a dark forest beneath the Rashomon gate, a mysterious murder unfolds. Each witness tells a different story, leaving the question: is there one truth?
Kurosawa’s revolutionary direction, groundbreaking cinematography, and powerful score made Rashomon a landmark of world cinema and gave rise to the term “Rashomon Effect.”

USA / 1998

Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

USA \ 1970

At a time of chronic civil unrest in late 1960s America, a young idealist and an anthropology student cross paths at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California. They start an unrestrained relationship by making love on the dusty terrain.

גרמניה / 1987

סרטו הטוב ביותר של וים ונדרס מתאר את קורותיהם של שני מלאכים המסתובבים ברחבי ברלין (החצויה, של סוף שנות השמונים), עד שאחד מהם מתאהב ומחליט להפוך לבן תמותה. זוהי יצירת מופת שמעטות כמוה נוצרו – בטור דה פורס קולנועי, עשר הדקות הראשונות מהממות ממש – מציע ונדרס חוויה אסתטית ורגשית עשירה ומספקת. יש כאן רומנטיקה, פיוט, אמונה ואנושיות שהפכו את הסרט בשעתו ליצירת מפתח שלכדה את המהות האירופאית ערב נפילת חומת ברלין. זו הזדמנות די נדירה לראות שוב על מסך גדול: אל תחמיצו.

USA / 1999

Ready for a must-see erotic-psychological-surreal thriller? We know you are. And no — we’re not going to make it all weird with masks in the lobby.

It’s a long film, so there will be a 15-minute intermission. (Not recommended to show up sleepy!)

A young couple living a comfortable bourgeois life in New York finds themselves swept into a sensual and moral whirlwind after one secret night among the city’s masked elite. Their marriage is put to the ultimate test, forcing them to confront their deepest fears and desires.

This was Stanley Kubrick’s final film, shot over two years in London (as NYC) . He insisted the roles be played by a real couple — so he cast Hollywood’s royal pair of the time, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

China \ 1994

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

United Kingdom / 2019

April 1917. Two British soldiers are sent deep into enemy territory to deliver a crucial message to a battalion commander preparing to launch an attack, a message that could save hundreds of lives.

Much of the power of 1917 comes from its design as one continuous shot, yet this technical virtuosity never overshadows the story. Instead, it intensifies a simple and effective narrative built from a series of precise, gripping action sequences.

The result is a sweeping, sensory cinematic experience, one of the major hits of 2019 and a film truly meant to be seen on the big screen.

France / 1999

An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.

USA \ 1975

Unable to find the war he’s been asked to cover, a frustrated war correspondent takes the risky path of co-opting the identity of a dead arms-deal acquaintance.