“A stunning return. A quietly astonishing new movie.” —The New Yorker
Over three decades after the release of his previous film, revered Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (The Spirit of the Beehive, El Sur, and Dream of Light) returns with a “poignant cinematic swan song” (The Hollywood Reporter). A reflective culmination of Erice’s career in film, Close Your Eyes is a haunting meditation on memory, absence, and the enduring resonance of the moving image.
“Pure arthouse bliss. It’s stunning.” —Rolling Stone
Traversing time and space, Lisandro Alonso presents a meditation on the experiences of indigenous peoples across the Americas. Opening in the Old West, reality transitions to present day South Dakota and then to the jungles of 1970s Brazil. Featuring three-time Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen, EUREKA is a graceful refraction of history and place, marking it Alonso’s “most expansive and ambitious film to date” (Screen Anarchy).
“5/5. A compelling, visually exquisite piece of work.” —The Guardian
Simultaneously a sensual evocation of discovering the adult world and a sober reflection of what it represents, Robin Campillo’s anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed 120 BPM weaves together the personal and political in a “visually spectacular [and] masterful portrayal of colonialism through a child’s eyes” (The Upcoming).
“One of the great film noirs from any country.” — Japan on Film
Legendary director Hideo Gosha (Samurai Wolf, Violent Streets, Onimasa) blends classic, gritty film noir tropes into a New Wave inflected cinematic fever dream of intrigue and paranoia in this “absolutely gripping and suspenseful movie, a masterpiece of genre filmmaking” (Japan on Film).
“Excellent performances and direction. A standout from a crowded genre.” —Asian Movie Pulse
Presented in a new 4K restoration. Wandering female gambler Oryu the Red Peony (Junko Fuji) rambles into town searching for her father’s killer on a blood-soaked quest for vengeance in the inaugural entry in the Red Peony Gambler series which proved an influential watershed of the “chivalrous gangster” genre.
“Practically perfect in every way.” —Blood Brothers
Presented in a new 2K restoration. The second installment of the influential Red Peony Gambler series finds the titular heroine Oryu taken under the arm of the benevolent gang boss of a silk farming town. Noribumi (aka Norifumi) Suzuki, the screenwriter of the first film and a genre filmmaking stalwart in his own right, takes over the directorial reins with his patented style of taut action and drama inflected with ribald humor.
“The darkest, most complex and ultimately also the best of the series.” —Nippon Cinema
Presented in a new 4K restoration. Maestro of Japanese cinema Tai Kato simultaneously satiates and transcends genre tropes in his masterful direction of the celebrated third film in the Red Peony Gambler series in which Oryu steps in on the side of righteousness when a rival gang tries to sabotage the Nishinomaru family's gambling competition.
“Lush, irreverent. Played with cunning and exuberance by Sandra Hüller.” —Variety
Starring Academy Award-nominated Sandra Hüller alongside Susanne Wolff, SISI & I is a “thought-provoking and entertaining glance at the famous empress.” (Cineuropa).
“Thelma & Louise meets Blue is the Warmest Color.” —South China Morning Post
Chinese immigrant Jin Xia (Fan Bingbing) works security at South Korea's Incheon Airport, where she notices a green-haired girl (Lee Joo-young) acting suspiciously. Overcome by the unspoken attraction between them, she takes the enigmatic stranger home only to uncover her involvement in a drug trafficking ring. Han Shuai's female-led, neo-noir thriller features international megastar Fan Bingbing in a daring performance that “ranks as one of the most rugged in her career” (South China Morning Post).
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Fast-paced, unrelenting, and featuring a conclusion that ranks among the most legendary car chases in film, VIOLENT PANIC: THE BIG CRASH is one of the most action-packed masterpieces of Kinji Fukasaku’s career.
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Combining elements of French New Wave and film noir, the "ferocious, dynamic yakuza thriller," (Los Angeles Times) WOLVES, PIGS AND MEN established Kinji Fukasaku as a master of Japanese genre cinema.
“A triumph.” — Indiewire
The members of a dysfunctional family find themselves mysteriously trapped in an antiquated furniture store when their elderly matriarch (Ellen Burstyn) suddenly refuses to get up from one of the display couches. Reluctantly assembled, her three estranged children – David (Ewan McGregor), Gruffudd (Rhys Ifans), and Linda (Lara Flynn Boyle) – must figure out how to escape this bizarre predicament. With the help of the store managers, Marco & Marcus (F. Murray Abraham), and their daughter Bella (Taylor Russell) the siblings embark on a mind-bending odyssey that forces them to face life-altering truths about their own lives and upbringing.