After a groundbreaking year for international films at the Oscars, we look back at past nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. In the words of Bong Joon-ho, “Once you get over the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.”
Ugly truth, sweet lies.
What do you find worth living for?
Their spirit would never be broken.
A missing child. A marriage destroyed. A country in crisis.
A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.
A teacher must deal with the troublesome dynamics of his multicultural classroom.
A song for freedom.
A whimsical love letter to contemporary Parisian life in the form of an eccentric romantic comedy.
Sometimes it's better to choose your own family.
You don't choose your family. We all belong to somebody, but to belong to Uxbal and Marambra, is both a blessing and a curse.
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis.
A witty child refugee surviving the streets of Beirut sues his negligent parents to seek justice.
The lie is spreading.
This week marks the 92nd Academy Awards and 18 international films are nominated, in categories including Best Picture, Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Actor, and of course, Best International Feature.
Hatidze Muratova, one of the last so-called "bee hunters" in Europe, raises bees based in a sustainable and minimally invasive manner.
Director Waad Al-Kateab captures the bombing of Aleppo, as she and her doctor husband, braving the destruction of the city's last standing hospital, lived it.
The 2020 BAFTA ceremony takes place on Sunday, February 2nd. The BAFTAs, produced by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, aims to recognize the very best in film of the past year. We look back at past winners of the BAFTA for Best Film NOT in the English Language.
A woman embarks on a redemptive journey back from life's darkest edge.
What happens when make-believe believes it's real?
Can music tame the raging soul?
The journey to freedom has no borders.
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage.
We can all lose control...
A colorful, enchanting tale of one man's search for grand beauty and purpose in the majestic city of Rome.
Before he changed the world the world changed him.
Humanity isn't something you can take away.
A meditative portrait of a domestic worker's journey through adversity, set against the backdrop of turbulent 1970s Mexico City.
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Escaping the prison of life, through prison.
Love never ends.
Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's secret police listened to your secrets.
Australia Day is January 26th, and a fine occasion to celebrate the cinema of a country that has produced so many great films, directors, and actors. From beloved gems of independent cinema to a franchise which has spanned four decades, here are some of our favorite Aussie movies.
Welcome to Australia!
Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope... I come to the admission that it has a limit.
Sometimes love isn't enough.
Justice itself is put on trial.
Follow Your Heart, Follow The Fence
No Laws. No Limits. One Rule. Never Fall In Love.
What a lovely day.
A love caught in the fire of revolution.
A lost child an his journey from one continent to another
Ordinary Family. Extraordinary Story.
It was incredible. It was the year that changed everything. Forever.
She's back... Looking as gorgeous and outrageous as ever in a brand new frock.
On St. Valentine's Day in 1900 a party of schoolgirls set out to picnic at Hanging Rock ... Some were never to return.
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the United States, is coming right up (January 23rd – February 2nd). In this week's Spotlight we look back at some of the past winners of World Cinema Grand Jury Prize and World Cinema Audience Award.
A searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage — this film follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization consisting of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives.
The people behind Israel's other legal system
J finds himself at the center of a cold-blooded revenge plot that turns the family upside down.
A poignant exposé of the dark underbelly of rapid development in Cambodia.
As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret.
Creation is a bird without a flight plan
A comedy about infidelity, moose meat, white and coal-black lies, blowjobs and cottage cheese.
A 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
Revenge is sour
A police officer investigates the murder of a woman in a luxurious hotel in the days leading up to the Egyptian revolution.
When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered
A young film student struggles to find her voice while navigating a relationship with a troubled man.
In response to Putin's re-installment as president of Russia, a group of young, radical-feminist punk rockers entered Moscow’s most venerated cathedral and dared to sing “Mother Mary, Banish Putin!” Now they have become victims of a “show” trial.
January 20th marks the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini, who had such a profound impact on not only the cinema of Italy, but also the cinema of the entire world. Here is our tribute to the maestro and his prodigious legacy.
The Fantastic World of Fellini!
We are the hollow men in this last of meeting places we grope together and avoid speech. Gathered on this beach of the torrid river.
A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!
Filmed in Italy - where it happened!
The world's most talked about movie today!
Rome. Before Christ. After Fellini.
The story of a betrayed but unquenchable little Roman street-walker.
The movie that watches television through the eyes of Fellini.
The fall of the Roman Empire 1931-1972.
On the occasion of 77th Golden Globes Awards ceremony, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, we look back at the winners of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture in a Foreign Language over the last twelve years.
Humanity isn't something you can take away.
A businesswoman decides not to report her assault by a masked intruder due to her past experience with police.
Ugly truth, sweet lies.
A woman seeks justice for the death of her husband and son.
A meditative portrait of a domestic worker's journey through adversity, set against the backdrop of turbulent 1970s Mexico City.
Love never ends.
Troubling, mysterious events pervade a small, rural German town.
When a young soldier has trouble accessing memories of a massacre, conversations with others help piece his memories together.
A colorful, enchanting tale of one man's search for grand beauty and purpose in the majestic city of Rome.
Let your imagination set you free
When We Are Pushed To The Edge We Discover The Line Between Justice And Revenge
Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite and Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory are on many critics’ year-end lists of the best films of 2019, but we wanted to draw your attention to titles you may have missed. Here are some of our favorite films released in the US in 2019 and now available for streaming. Happy viewing!
An art commission leads to a deep relationship.
Hatidze Muratova, one of the last so-called "bee hunters" in Europe, raises bees based in a sustainable and minimally invasive manner.
Keep moving --- you just might find something worth moving for.
When search for one thing leads to a bigger discovery.
A young film student struggles to find her voice while navigating a relationship with a troubled man.
Young May is chosen as the third wife of a wealthy landowner. All is well until she witnesses a forbidden tryst.
A wry, insightful comedy about a hapless production intern on a Palestinian soap opera.
Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight.
When an ex-boyfriend violates a woman, he leaves her no choice but to revenge,
A complicated day in a Chinese city.
A love that knows no borders.
When one comes back to claim what was left behind!
Father son and a small village.
International Migrants Day is this week (December 18th) and it seems like a good time to remember the importance of protecting migrants and their political rights. These excellent films provide some insight into what migrants across the globe go through in the hope of finding a better life.
Story of international drug mules.
You don't choose your family. We all belong to somebody, but to belong to Uxbal and Marambra, is both a blessing and a curse.
A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.
A lost child an his journey from one continent to another
For a mother, a sister and a niece, nothing is the same... Since Otar Left
A teacher must deal with the troublesome dynamics of his multicultural classroom.
More than 17,000 people were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last 15 years...
The pursuit of happiness in a new country.
The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!
After his French wife divorces him and frames him for arson, a Polish expatriate returns home to plot his revenge.
A woman's escape from tradition into the modern world and what she has to endure in her journey,
As we approach the first day of winter – and the shortest, darkest day of the year – let’s face it, the only good thing about this season is staying inside to watch movies. Check out Snowpiercer, Force Majeure, Winter Sleep, and other movies that make you glad you're indoors.
Courage and hardships of a family of Kurdish orphans forced to support themselves.
Two men at a remote Arctic base begin mistrusting each other.
AD 2031, the passengers in the train are the only survivors on Earth.
A masterpiece of modern horror.
Is love the solution to all the problems?
Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose.
Healing power of love does magic.
The epic battle that turned the tide of World War II
There is no such thing as the simple truth.
Jean-Luc Godard, the legend behind the French New Wave, turns 89 this year on December 3rd! Celebrate his long career and his singular influence with this wide-ranging selection of his work from Breathless (1960) to The Image Book (2018).
Can one love more than one soul?
A pivotal episode in the life of Jean-Luc Godard, as seen through the eyes of his wife, actress and writer Anne Wiazemsky.
Sometimes women can't escape what nature makes them desire.
Social commentary and cinema’s depiction of the Arab World
A spy looking for a missing person in a tyrannical state.
When you discover the dirty truth about the person you love...
A 3-D experimental narrative essay film about a man whose wife is having an affair and the dissolution of their relationship.
How is life going to look like if one is always on the run?
A fragmented meditation on the themes of the nation state, justice, and history
The lives of a man and a woman and a prostitute intersect.
Godard interviews Woody Allen
A revolutionary Italian woman falls prey for bourgeois ideology.
A vivid display of conflict between passion and professionalism.
Four short films examine the war in Sarajevo.
When love and passion comes in the middle of a big plan.