Memories
Memories materialize on film. From a conversation between a mother and a daughter to a tragic love affair in the aftermath of war, cinema condenses both small moments and grand narratives in time. Under the camera’s gaze, the personal merges with the political through the power of memory.
No Home Movie
Conversations between Chantal Akerman and her mother, chatting and sharing memories both in person and through Skype.
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- Belgium, France • 2015
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast Chantal Akerman, Natalia Akerman, Sylvaine Akerman
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
(ลุงบุญมีระลึกชาติ)
Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave.
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- Thailand, United Kingdom, France • 2010
- Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Cast Sakda Kaewbuadee, Jenjira Pongpas, Thanapat Saisaymar, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk, Geerasak Kulhong, Wallapa Mongkolprasert, Kanokporn Tongaram
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Metrograph, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Time Regained
(Le Temps Retrouvé)
For Marcel Proust, to live is to remember and to capture memories is to create a great work of art.
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- France, Italy, Portugal • 1999
- Director Raúl Ruiz
- Cast Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Pérez, John Malkovich, Pascal Greggory, Marcello Mazzarella
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
After Life
(ワンダフルライフ)
What is the one memory you would take with you?
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- Japan • 1998
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Cast Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naitō, Kei Tani, Kyōko Kagawa
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Three Colors: Blue
(Trois couleurs : Bleu)
Julie distances herself from everywhere and everyone after her husband and daughter are killed in a car accident.
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- France, Poland, Switzerland • 1993
- Director Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent, Philippe Volter
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
My Memories of Old Beijing
(城南旧事)
A woman recalls her childhood and the troubled times of China in the 1930s.
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- China • 1983
- Director Wu Yigong
- Cast Shen Jie, Zhang Feng Yi, Zheng Zhenyao, Zhang Min, Yan Xiang, Yan Qin
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Mirror
(Зеркало)
The thoughts, emotions, and memories of 40 year-old Alexei, reflecting on his life experiences in different time periods.
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- Soviet Union • 1975
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya, Alla Demidova, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Jonas Mekas takes a trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth.
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- United Kingdom, West Germany • 1972
- Director Jonas Mekas
- Cast Pola Chapelle, Peter Kubelka, Adolfas Mekas, Jonas Mekas, Hollis Melton, Annette Michelson
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Muriel, or the Time of Return
(Muriel, ou le Temps d'un retour)
A middle-aged widow reunites with an old flame, and both grow increasingly haunted by their own past.
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- France, Italy • 1963
- Director Alain Resnais
- Cast Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée, Nita Klein, Claude Sainval, Laurence Badie
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
La Jetée
The story of a post-nuclear war experiment with time travel, constructed almost entirely from still photos.
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- France • 1962
- Director Chris Marker
- Cast Jean Négroni, Hélène Chatelain, Davos Hanich, Jacques Ledoux, André Heinrich, Jacques Branchu
- Genre Romance, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Hiroshima Mon Amour
(Hiroshima mon amour)
The story of a young French actress and her affair with a Japanese man while on assignment in Hiroshima.
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- France, Japan • 1959
- Director Alain Resnais
- Cast Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Wild Strawberries
(Smultronstället)
A retired doctor reflects on his life during a long road trip to receive an honorary degree.
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- Sweden • 1957
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jullan Kindahl, Gunnar Sjöberg
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy