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Oscar Niemeyer, one of the most prolific architects of the 20th century, has long been considered a pioneer of modern architecture. This DVD is an intimate exploration of one man’s unique vision, and his commitment to it even as he faced exile from his home country, Brazil. |
Belgium
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One of the most important films of the 70’s, Chantal Akerman’s “laying bare of grim reality”. A woman filmmaker floats around Europe while having encounters with several people, both strangers and intimate relations, that reveal her as a catalyst for commitment. Aurore Clement plays Anna in this minimalist experiment that is perhaps the most accessible […] |
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Taking a cue from the early work of Godard, Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman created Jeanne Dielman as a feminist assault on narrative filmmaking conventions. Rhythmic, minimalist and monotonous, Akerman’s style perfectly frames the tedious daily tasks of Jeanne Dielman (Delphine Seyrig), a widow and mother on the brink of collapse. In a lengthy film where […] |
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An early experimental feature by Chantal Akerman that juxtaposes images of New York City with the texts of letters written to Akerman by her mother in Belgium and read aloud offscreen by Akerman. “Most simply described, the film is a portrait of Manhattan in which a generally static camera presents a succession of geometrically framed […] |
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Ex Drummer is a loud and brash shock to the system and a devastating excursion into the cinema of the extreme that takes no prisoners in its battle of rock ’n’ roll whoredom. Three handicapped musicians from a provincial rock band find their missing drummer in the form of the arrogant and manipulative well-known […] |
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The spirits of Aki Kaurismaki, Jim Jarmusch and Mike Leigh move through this delightful debut from Belgian landscape painter/filmmaker Bouli Lanners. Set in the industrialised backwater of Liege, Belgium, Dmitri (Vincent Lecuyer), a deeply introverted individual, scrapes out a living as an estate agent, selling self starter homes in exceptionally bland locations. |