An Actor's Revenge Directed by Kon Ichikawa, 1963 A female impersonator in the Kabuki tradition seeks revenge against the villains who caused his parent's death. In Japanese with English subtitles. More
	Beaumarchais Directed by Edouard Molinaro, 1997 From the director of La Cage aux Folles comes an elegant, wicked, witty portrait of the legendary French playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, author of the comic plays The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville. In French with English subtitles. More
	Celeste Directed by Percy Adlon, 1981 Marcel Proust, the celebrated author of Remembrance of Things Past, is seen through the young eyes of Celeste Albaret, who for nine years before the author's death was his cook, companion, secretary, friend and surrogate mother. In German with English subtitles. More
	Deadly Currents Directed by Simcha Jacobovici, 1992 a thoughtful documentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which goes far beyond stereotypes to create an amazing portrait of societies at war. In Arabic and Hebrew with English voice-over and subtitles. More
	The Devil, Probably Directed by Robert Bresson, 1977 Predating the "after the revolution" disillusionment of recent Generation-X films, this film from French new wave master Robert Bresson follows Charles, a modern-day fallen angel, and his quartet of friends, who are all in revolt against the pollution of an industrialized consumer society. In French with English subtitles. More
	La Discrete Directed by Christian Vincent, 1990 sophisticated comedy of manners about Antoine (Fabrice Luchini), a romantically wounded parliamentary aide who orchestrates a vengeful plot to seduce every woman he meets. In French with English subtitles. More
	Dragon Chow Directed by Jan Schutte, 1987 A beautiful and moving film, Dragon Chow tells the story of Asian political refugees living on the edge of deportation in the land of economic miracles, West Germany. In German, Urdu and Mandarin with English subtitles. More
	Enjo Directed by Kon Ichikawa, 1958 A superb adaptation of Mishima's novel Temple of the Golden Pavillion, this beautifully photographed, disturbing portrait of a man pushed to extremes is the story of innocence betrayed. In Japanese with English subtitles. More
	Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle Directed by Eric Rohmer, 1989 Reinette, a naive but talented painter from the provinces, and Mirabelle, a worldly Parisian student who meets Reinette during summer vacation and invites her to share an apartment during the upcoming school year. In French with English subtitles. More
	A Geisha Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953 A portrait of geisha life, a document about the rise of feminism in post-war Japan and an examination of the evolving relationship of two women. More
	Girl from Hunan Directed by Xie Fei &#-38; U Lan, 1986 A heightened criticism of feudal attitudes toward women, with a mysterious and affecting focus on the workings of nature; an example of recent Chinese cinema at its finest. In Mandarin with English subtitles. More
	I Was Born But... Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, 1932 This comedy with melancholy resonance would later be reworked by Ozu into one of his acknowledged masterpieces, Ohayo, in 1959. Two young boys are outraged when they see their father playing the clown at work and kowtowing to his boss, but they slowly learn the hard facts about how the adult world operates. Silent. More
	Ivan and Abraham Directed by Yolande Zauberman, 1993 Winner at the Cannes Film Festival, this powerful film is the story of the friendship of Abraham, a volatile Jewish boy, and Ivan, an older Christian boy, who flee 1930s Poland, where political tensions are mounting, to the vast and perilous countryside. In Yiddish, Polish, Russian and Romani with English subtitles. More
	Knife in the Head Directed by Reinhard Hauff, 1978 Bruno Ganz stars as a scientist in this murky political thriller, one of the most interesting films to emerge from the German New Wave. In German with English subtitles. More
	The Lovers Directed by Vicente Aranda, 1990 A sexually provocative film based on actual events in the mid 50s. Set in Franco's post-World War II Spain, the film centers on an intricate, perverse love triangle between a handsome, naive soldier, his virginal fiance and a beautiful, widowed landlady. In Spanish with English subtitles. More

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