Chungking Express
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.
PARIS, TEXAS
1984 \ Germany, France, England, USA
Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.
(La haine - (Hebrew subs
France \ 1995
Twenty four hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot
Dinner Rush
USA | 2000
In New York’s Tribeca, one night at a thriving restaurant turns into a pressure cooker: everything that can go wrong does, and everyone in the room is pushed to the boiling point. From the kitchen to the dining room, from every angle and at every moment, the food stays at the center, and the show must go on despite the chaos.
Director Bob Giraldi, a commercials director and owner of successful New York restaurants, shot the film in his own restaurant, Gigino, and reveals the truth behind the kitchen doors, long before “Boiling Point” and “The Bear.”
Fun fact: Giraldi also directed Michael Jackson’s iconic “Beat It” music video
The Hunt
Denmark \ 2012
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
There Will Be Blood
USA / 2007
United States, early 20th century.
Daniel Plainview is an oil prospector who devotes his life to an obsessive pursuit of black gold.
We follow him from his early days in the capitalist race to his moments of triumph, as he takes control of vast tracts of land in Northern California on his way to becoming an unrivaled tycoon.
The fifth feature film by Paul Thomas Anderson is a fully realized cinematic epic, demonstrating a sharp and profound command of the language of cinema.
A crucial contribution to the film’s power is the unforgettable performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, which earned him his second Academy Award — a portrayal that embodies American masculinity in its most extreme and ruthless form.
One of the cinematic high points of 2007.
citizen kane
USA / 1941
Considered one of the most important films ever made, and a work that changed the language of cinema.
The story begins with the death of a wealthy media tycoon, who utters a mysterious word with his last breath: Rosebud.
A journalist sets out to uncover its meaning, meeting people from Kane’s life along the way.
Through their testimonies and memories, Kane’s life unfolds from childhood to his meteoric rise as a powerful newspaper magnate, tracing the relationships and choices that shaped him. Each account reveals a different version of the man, forming a complex portrait of someone both powerful and deeply alone.
Gradually, a story emerges about ambition, power, and loss, and the gap between public image and private reality. There is no single truth, only a mosaic of memories that attempt to piece together an ultimately unknowable man.
A Summer's Tale
France | 1996 | English subtitles
A young man arrives alone for a summer holiday in a French seaside town and finds himself caught in a romantic triangle with three different women, while struggling to understand what he truly wants.
Amid long walks on the beach, intimate conversations, and quiet indecision, the summer becomes a gentle journey of self-discovery and growing up.