Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesman, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.
Director:
Roy Andersson
Stars:
Holger Andersson,
Nils Westblom,
Viktor Gyllenberg
A deaf mute boy joins a boarding school for similar children. Confronted by the violent and criminal antics of some of the other boys and girls, he struggles to conform and join the 'tribe'.
Director:
Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Stars:
Hryhoriy Fesenko,
Yana Novikova,
Rosa Babiy
The Duke of Burgundy (hamearis lucina) is a small orange and brown springtime butterfly that is found in England only with a stronghold in central-southern areas and more isolated colonies in the southern Lake District and the North York Moors. See more »
Quotes
Cynthia:
Are you Ok?
Evelyn:
Of course.
Cynthia:
Are you sure?
Evelyn:
I'm sure. I'm sure don't worry. Everything's fine. Everything's more than fine.
Cynthia:
Really?
Evelyn:
Really. Everything's fine.
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I suppose we're supposed to think this is edgy because it's about todger dodgers. This is 2015, not 1915. The establishment loves these anti-natural law themes. There's some visually arresting stuff here, but if pretty movies devoid of interesting characters appealed to me I'd be a Tarkovsky enthusiast. The lovely score by the band Cat's Eye reminds me of Julee Cruise and Angelo Badalamenti work with David Lynch. The casting is odd, in that the all-female cast (even the extras) look like kin, having the same tan-pale East- Central European pedigree. About 30 minutes in and I gave up and fast- forwarded through the rest. I've seen Strickland's well-regarded, somewhat overrated, movie Katalin Varga and the one scene in that movie that stuck with me was when Varga was in the row boat relating her experience of being raped. There's nothing in this movie that could approach the power of that scene, because none of the characters are worthy of any emotional investment.
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I suppose we're supposed to think this is edgy because it's about todger dodgers. This is 2015, not 1915. The establishment loves these anti-natural law themes. There's some visually arresting stuff here, but if pretty movies devoid of interesting characters appealed to me I'd be a Tarkovsky enthusiast. The lovely score by the band Cat's Eye reminds me of Julee Cruise and Angelo Badalamenti work with David Lynch. The casting is odd, in that the all-female cast (even the extras) look like kin, having the same tan-pale East- Central European pedigree. About 30 minutes in and I gave up and fast- forwarded through the rest. I've seen Strickland's well-regarded, somewhat overrated, movie Katalin Varga and the one scene in that movie that stuck with me was when Varga was in the row boat relating her experience of being raped. There's nothing in this movie that could approach the power of that scene, because none of the characters are worthy of any emotional investment.