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Pickpocket

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• France • 1959
• Director Robert Bresson
• Cast Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri, Dolly Scal, Pierre Leymarie, Pierre Étaix
• Genre Crime, Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video

Lights in the Dusk
(Laitakaupungin valot)

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• Finland, Germany, France • 2006
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula, Sergei Doudko, Andrei Gennadiev
• Genre Crime, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Double Life of Véronique
(La double vie de Véronique)

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• France, Poland, Norway • 1991
• Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
• Cast Irène Jacob, Halina Gryglaszewska, Philippe Volter, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Kalina Jędrusik, Aleksander Bardini
• Genre Drama, Thriller
• Available on Mubi Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video

Each of us is matched somewhere in the world by our exact double, someone who shares our thoughts and dreams.

Still Life
(三峡好人)

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• China, Hong Kong • 2006
• Director Jia Zhangke
• Cast Han Sanming, Zhao Tao, Wang Hongwei, Zhubin Li, Haiyu Xiang, Lin Zhou
• Genre Drama
• Available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube

A man and woman witness societal changes in their hometown, which is headed for demolition.

The Naked Island
(裸の島)

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• Japan • 1960
• Director Kaneto Shindō
• Cast Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, Shinji Tanaka, Masanori Horimoto
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube

The only inhabitants of a small island in the Seto Inland Sea struggle to get by.

L'Âge d'Or

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• France • 1930
• Director Luis Buñuel
• Cast Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Max Ernst, Lionel Salem, Caridad de Laberdesque, Josep Llorens Artigas
• Genre Romance, Comedy, Drama
• Available on FlixFling, Amazon Video, Kanopy

A surrealist masterpiece.

The Man Without a Past
(Mies vailla menneisyyttä)

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• Finland, Germany, France • 2002
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä, Kaija Pakarinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Annikki Tähti
• Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Available on Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, YouTube

The Match Factory Girl
(Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö)

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• Finland, Sweden • 1990
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko, Reijo Taipale, Silu Seppälä
• Genre Drama, Comedy
• Available on Criterion Channel

I Hired a Contract Killer

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• Finland, Sweden, Germany • 1990
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, T.R. Bowen, Imogen Claire, Angela Walsh
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Drifting Clouds
(Kauas pilvet karkaavat)

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• Finland, Germany, France • 1996
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen, Markku Peltola, Matti Onnismaa
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Finland, Sweden • 1989
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen, Pimme Korhonen, Sakari Kuosmanen
• Genre Comedy, Music
• Available on Criterion Channel

Rosetta

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• France, Belgium • 1999
• Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne
• Cast Émilie Dequenne, Olivier Gourmet, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Bernard Marbaix, Frédéric Bodson
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Bob le Flambeur
(Bob le flambeur)

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• France • 1956
• Director Jean-Pierre Melville
• Cast Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy, André Garet, Gérard Buhr, Guy Decomble
• Genre Drama, Action, Crime
• Available on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube

Songs from the Second Floor
(Sånger från andra våningen)

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• Sweden, Norway, Denmark • 2000
• Director Roy Andersson
• Cast Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Sten Andersson, Rolando Núñez
• Genre Drama, Comedy
• Available on No streaming locations found.

It’s not easy being human. Is a small slice of misery all we have?

The Firemen's Ball
(Hoří, má panenko)

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• Czechoslovakia, Italy • 1967
• Director Miloš Forman
• Cast Jan Vostrčil, Josef Šebánek, Josef Valnoha, František Debelka, Josef Řehořek, Vratislav Čermák
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel

A fiery political comedy about a party turned disastrous.

Another Year

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• United Kingdom • 2010
• Director Mike Leigh
• Cast Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Oliver Maltman, Peter Wight, David Bradley
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, FandangoNOW, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

The Kid with a Bike
(Le Gamin au vélo)

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• Belgium, France, Italy • 2011
• Director Jean-Pierre Dardenne
• Cast Cécile de France, Thomas Doret, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet, Egon Di Mateo
• Genre Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube

Beyond the Hills
(După dealuri)

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• Romania, France, Belgium • 2012
• Director Cristian Mungiu
• Cast Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga, Cătălina Harabagiu, Gina Tandura
• Genre Drama, Romance
• Available on Criterion Channel, AMC Plus, DIRECTV

A drama centered on the friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage.

The Other Side of Hope
(Toivon tuolla puolen)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Finland, Germany • 2017
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Simon Al-Bazoon, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube

A gambler and a refugee look to smuggle the refugee's sister out of Lithuania.