The Man from Mallorca Directed by Bo Widerberg, 1984 The investigation of a Stockholm post office hold-up founders until the two witnesses to the robbery are murdered. Officers Jarnebring and Johansson suspect Berg, a senior police officer with a mysterious source of income and an impessive alibi. More
	Man on the Roof Directed by Bo Widerberg, 1976 Based on the bestselling novel The Abominable Man, this unconventional and influential thriller opens with the murder of a sadistic police officer in a Stockholm hospital. More
	Marianne and Juliane Directed by Margarethe von Trotta, 1980 Barbara Sukowa, Jutta Lampe and Rudiger Vogler star in this drama which chronicles the story of two sisters. One is a left-wing editor, while the other became a communist terrorist who ends up in prison. In German with English subtitles. More
	The Marriage of Maria Braun Directed by Rainer W. Fassbinder, 1979 Maria marries Hermann Braun the night before he is called to the front in WWII Germany. Soon he's believed to be dead, and Maria starts working her way up through the bedrooms of the social elite. In German with English subtitles. More
	Men Directed by Doris Dorrie, 1985 Doris Dorrie's runaway hit of a screwball comedy about a businessman (Heiner Lauterbach) who discovers his wife is having an affair with a Bohemian artist. More
	A Mongolian Tale Directed by Xie Sei, 1997 Driven by a seductive composition, a famous troubadour recounts his true love for the woman he abandoned, in this beautifully simple love story set against the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. More
	The Oak Directed by Lucian Pintilie, 1992 While Romanian Communism collapses around her, a young woman, the defiant Nela, sets off into the desolate countryside. In Romanian with English subtitles. More
	Peppermint Soda Directed by Diane Kurys, 1977 Diane Kurys' autobiographical first feature charts the adventures of two carefree sisters, Anne, a shy misfit, and Frederique, a free-spirited extrovert, during the socially turbulent Paris of the early '60s. In French with English subtitles. More
	Pickpocket Directed by Robert Bresson, 1959 Robert Bresson's masterpiece is a magnificent drama about a thief, his techniques, motives and secret existence. In French with English subtitles. More
	Pixote (DVD) Directed by Hector Babenco, 1981 A 12-year-old boy survives the vicious oppression of reform school to escape and find his way into dope-dealing, prostitution and murder on the streets of Sao Paolo, Brazil. More
	The Plot Against Harry Directed by Michael Roemer, 1969 Harry Plotnik is a sad-sack Jewish gangster who finds his numbers racket slipping away. Under pressure from well-meaning relatives, Harry makes an erratic effort to go straight, triggering a series of humiliations and small disasters. More
	Princess Yang Kwei Fei Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, 1955 Kenji Mizoguchi's film about a young servant girl who is transformed into a princess and then destroyed by the shifting loyalties, betrayal and revenge around her. In Japanese with English subtitles. More
	Provincial Actors Directed by Agnieszka Holland, 1979 This bold first feature is set in the microcosm of a group of actors working in the provinces. While the actors are staging an important Polish play, Liberation, ambition, jealousy and betrayal dominate their inter-personal relations. In Polish with English subtitles. More
	Record of a Tenement Gentleman Directed by Yasujiro Ozu, 1947 One of Ozu's most wonderful films, a bittersweet comedy about an abandoned child who manages to create a new surrogate family in an unlikely setting from a very unlikely candidate. In Japanese with English subtitles. More
	Red Sorghum Directed by Zhang Yimou, 1987 The first part tells of a nervous young bride's arrival at a remote provincial winery and her takeover of the family business when her older husband is mysteriously murdered. The second half is a heroic and harrowing drama focused on the brutality of the Japanese during their occupation of China, and on partisan resistance. In Mandarin with English subtitles. More
	Rorret Directed by Fulvio Wetzl, 1987 An Italian reconsideration of Michael Powell's classic Peeping Tom and several Hitchcock thrillers, this film concerns the shy, anonymous owner of a repertory theater expressly devoted to thrillers and horror movies. More
	Rosa Luxemburg Directed by Margarethe von Trotta, 1985 Rosa Luxemburg's amazing life as a political radical and fiercely independent woman is brought to life in this sweeping biography starring the acclaimed actress Barbara Sukowa. In German with English subtitles. More
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