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“1001 GRAMS” (2014 feature film directed by Bent Hamer)
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1001 Grams [2014]
Bent Hamer
When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and… 
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CastAne Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Stein Winge
LanguageNorwegian   CountryNorway
MAST$18A Video
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“THE FACE OF AN ANGEL” (2014 feature film directed by Michael Winterbottom)
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The Face of an Angel [2014]
Michael Winterbottom
Why are we fascinated by murder? Inspired by the killing of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, this film looks beyond the salacious head… 
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CastDaniel Brühl, Kate Beckinsale, Valerio Masta…
LanguageEnglish   CountryUnited Kingdom
MAST$$14A Video
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“FOREIGN BODY” (2014 feature film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi)
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Foreign Body [2014]
Krzysztof Zanussi
A dashing young Italian in Poland finds himself caught between two women — a novitiate nun and a ruthless corporate ladder-climber — in this lac… 
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CastRiccardo Leonelli, Agnieszka Grochowska, Aga…
LanguagePolish   CountryPoland/Italy
MAST$18
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“THE GOLDEN ERA” (2014 feature film directed by Ann Hui)
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The Golden Era [2014]
Ann Hui
Xiao Hong, one of the most famous female writers, lived through the most turbulent times in contemporary China. Her estrangement from her father… 
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CastWei Tang, Shaofeng Feng, Lei Hao
LanguageMandarin   CountryChina/Hong Kong
MAST$14A Video
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“GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D” (2014 3-D feature film directed by Jean-Luc Godard)
Reviews ***½
Goodbye to Language 3D [2014]
Jean-Luc Godard
The idea is simple: A married woman and a single man meet. They love, they argue, fists fly. A dog strays between town and country. The seasons … 
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CastHéloise Godet, Kamel Abdeli, Zoé Bruneau, Ch…
LanguageFrench   CountryFrance
MAST$R Video
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“HILL OF FREEDOM” (2014 feature film directed by Hong Sang-soo)
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Hill of Freedom [2014]
Hong Sang-soo
South Korean master Hong Sang-soo crafts yet another delightful, soju-saturated tale of love thwarted in this story of a heartsick Japanese man … 
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CastRyô Kase, So-ri Moon, Young-hwa Seo, Eui-su…
LanguageKorean   CountrySouth Korea
MAST$PG
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“LEVIATHAN” (2014 feature film directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev)
Reviews ****½
Leviathan [2014]
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Kolia lives in a small fishing town near the Barents Sea. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with hi… 
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CastAlexey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir …
LanguageRussian   CountryRussia
MAST$14A Video
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“MURDER IN PACOT” (2014 feature film directed by Raoul Peck)
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Murder in Pacot [2014]
Raoul Peck
In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a middle-aged Port-au-Prince couple come face to face with the stark contradictions of Haitian society … 
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CastAlex Descas, Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, Thiba…
LanguageFrench   CountryHaiti
MAST$18
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“A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE” (2014 feature film directed by Roy Andersson)
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence [2014]
Roy Andersson
Like a modern-day Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, Sam and Jonathan, two travelling salesmen peddling novelty items, take audiences on a kaleidosco… 
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CastHolger Andersson, Nisse Vestblom
LanguageSwedish   CountrySweden
MAST$18A Video
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“REVIVRE” (2014 feature film directed by Im Kwon-taek)
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Revivre [2014]
Im Kwon-taek
A middle-aged man who has recently lost his wife to cancer indulges in fantasies about a young woman at his work in the new film from Korean mas… 
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CastAhn Sung-ki, Kim Qyu-ri,Kim Ho-jung
LanguageKorean   CountrySouth Korea
MAST$14A Video
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“THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA” (2013 feature film directed by Isao Takahata)
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya [2013]
Isao Takahata
Studio Ghibli’s Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies) transforms an ancient Japanese folktale into a dazzling animated fantasy. Found inside a… 
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CastAki Asakura, Kengo Kora, Takeo Chii and Nobu…
LanguageJapanese   CountryJapan
MAST$18 Video
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“TIMBUKTU” (2014 feature film directed by Abderrahmane Sissako)
Reviews ****
Timbuktu [2014]
Abderrahmane Sissako
Luminous, lyrical and poetic, set during the early days of the 2012 fundamentalist takeover of northern Mali and inspired by real people and rea… 
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CastPino Desperado, Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, T…
LanguageFrench/Arabic/Tamash…   CountryFrance/Mali
MAST$14A Video
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“TRICK OR TREATY?” (2014 feature film directed by Alanis Obomsawin)
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Trick or Treaty? [2014]
Alanis Obomsawin
This feature documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) profiles Indigenous leaders in their que… 
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CastUnknown
LanguageEnglish/Cree   CountryCanada
MAST$PG Video
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“WINTER SLEEP” (2014 feature film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan)
Reviews ****
Winter Sleep [2014]
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Aydin, a former actor, runs a small hotel in Central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal, with whom he has a stormy relationship, and his sister … 
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CastHaluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag, A…
LanguageTurkish   CountryTurkey
MAST$18 Video
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