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1) Lemon
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
A stylish and original dark comedy about a perpetual loser whose life goes from bad to worse when his longtime girlfriend dumps him. His attempts to get over the breakup, embarrassing career, and overbearing family overwhelm his once big dreams. Now he just watches as his life unravels.
Language
Français
Formats
Description
In this dark French comedy, multiple storylines intertwine to paint a satirical portrait of contemporary society. A retired couple, overwhelmed by debt, enters a rock dance competition in hopes of winning a car to alleviate their financial burdens. Simultaneously, a minister faces allegations of tax fraud, a teenager encounters a sexual predator, and a young lawyer becomes entangled in his ambitions. As these narratives converge, the film delivers...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Early eighteenth-century England is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her friend Lady Sarah tends to her ill health. When a new servant Abigail arrives, Sarah takes her under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance at a return to her aristocratic roots. As the politics of war become time-consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps in to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their growing friendship gives her a chance to fulfill her...
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Swedish
Description
Hypnotic and darkly humorous, Roy Andersson's You, the living is a uniquely Scandinavian take on the absurdities of life. Expertly shot and whimsically written, You, the living traces a series of bizarre, deadpan and comic vignettes which wryly address the meaning (or lack thereof) of life. Visually striking, strangely hilarious, utterly surreal and fantastical in its execution, You, the living is sure to be an instant cult classic.
Publisher
Cheng Cheng Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Pickle is a night security guard at a bronze statue factory, who also plays in a band at the funerals when time allows. Earning a meager income, Pickle lives with his elderly mother. His best friend Belly Button works as a recycling collector during the day, and Pickle's biggest pleasure in life is flicking through the porn magazines Belly Button collects in the small hours in the security room. Having late night snacks and watching television are...
6) The club
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Four priests exiled to a small seaside town to atone for the sins of their pasts find their fragile stability disrupted by the arrival of a newly-disgraced companion in this taut blackly comic drama.
Publisher
Kimstim
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
日本語
Description
Yoko travels with a small crew to Uzbekistan to shoot an episode of her reality TV travel show. In front of the camera her persona is carefree and happy-go-lucky, but behind the scenes she is cautious and introverted. Despite her best efforts, all the shootings end unsuccessfully. Frustrated by the failed filming, she takes to the streets of this mysterious country on her own. Lost in the streets of Tashkent, she finds herself adrift and alone, confronting...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Norwegian
Description
Ulrik is a somewhat gentle man, as far as gangsters go. Reluctantly back on the streets following a stint in prison, Ulrik's boss greets him with open arms and a plan to settle an old score. With a demented sense of professional pride, Ulrik's boss sets in motion a plan to right the wrong done to his star employee. The problem is, Ulrik would rather go about his own business, however mundane, than get involved with his ragtag colleagues again.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Swedish
Description
Ove, a grumpy, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, decides to give up on life until an unlikely friendship develops with a boisterous young family that moves in next door.
10) Club Zero
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Formats
Description
At an international boarding school, an unassuming, yet rigorous, Miss Novak (Mia Wasikowska) joins the teaching staff to instruct a new class on "conscious eating." Her impressionable teenage students each have their own reasons for joining the class - to improve fitness, reduce their carbon footprint, or get extra credit. Although early lectures focus on mindful consumption, Miss Novak's discussions soon become increasingly disordered and extreme....
11) A New Leaf
Language
English
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Description
Henry Graham, a confirmed bachelor with a zest for luxuries, receives the shocking news that he is now broke. Henry's spirits are low as he returns to his town-house to discuss the situation with his butler, Harold who suggests marriage as a way out.
12) The funeral
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
日本語
Description
In the wake of her father's sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami's wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her lascivious husband leave Tokyo and return to her family home to oversee a traditional funeral. Over three days of mourning that bring illicit escapades in the woods, a surprisingly materialistic priest, and cinema2s most epic sandwich handoff, the tensions between public propriety and private hypocrisy are laid bare. Deftly...
13) The Atomic Cafe
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
This 1982 cult classic juxtaposes Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture, seamlessly crafted from government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements. Taken together, these sources cheerily instruct the public on how to live in the Atomic Age, how to survive a nuclear attack and how to fight and win a nuclear war.
14) Reality
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Italiano
Description
A darkly comic look at Luciano, a charming and affable fishmonger whose unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on the reality show Big Brother leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia. So overcome by his dream of being on reality TV, Luciano's own reality begins to spiral out of control.
15) Homebodies
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
'A murder a day keeps the landlord away! When six mild-mannered senior citizens are told that their old brownstone is going to be torn down, they don't take the news lightly! Led by a pixie-faced lady, the oldsters decide they must exert 'Gray Power' and take action. After a little plotting and planning, they become an oddly lovable assortment of 'hit men, ' carefully getting rid of those who would attempt to disrupt their lives. This hilarious horror...
16) The guard
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
An unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.
17) Death by hanging
Series
Criterion collection volume 798
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
日本語
Description
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next. At once disturbing and oddly amusing, Oshima's constantly surprising film is a subversive and surreal indictment of both capital punishment and the treatment of Korean immigrants in his country.
18) The voices
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
Jerry is that chipper guy clocking the nine-to-five at a bathtub factory, with the offbeat charm of anyone who could use a few friends. With the help of his court-appointed psychiatrist, he pursues his office crush. However, the relationship takes a sudden, murderous turn after she stands him up for a date. Guided by his evil talking cat and benevolent talking dog, Jerry must decide whether to keep striving for normalcy, or indulge in a much more...
19) Pink flamingos
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A criminal is hiding from the FBI in a trailer outside of Baltimore, Maryland. WARNING: Contains graphic images that some viewers might consider disturbing.
20) The Teacher
Series
Film Movement volume year 15, film 12
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
Slovak
Formats
Description
Directed by Jan Hřebejk (Director of the **Oscar**-nominated *Divided We Fall*) and loosely inspired by true events, the film is a very dark comedy about an elementary school teacher who uses her students to manipulate their parents for her own gain. Winner of the Best Actress Award (Zuzana Mauréry) at the **Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.** Official Selection at the **Chicago International Film Festival.** *"An intelligent and universally...
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