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265. Italian film director Uberto Pasolini’s third feature film “Nowhere Special” (2020) in English, based on his original script: The rare intent and ability to care for the future needs of others when you can do so

265. Italian film director Uberto Pasolini’s third fea...

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“I wanted to make a film with this title for a long time. The title is from a ...

268. Iranian film directors Maryam Moghadam’s and Behtash Sanaeeha’s feature film “Ghasideh Gave Sefid” (Ballad of a White Cow) (2020) (Iran) in Farsi/Persian language, based on their original script: Fallouts of the miscarriage of justice when an innocent person is executed for a murder he did not commit

268. Iranian film directors Maryam Moghadam’s and Beht...

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And recall when Moses said to his people, “Allah commands you to slaughter a c...

267. Uruguayan film director Rodrigo Plá’s sixth feature film “El Otro Tom” (The Other Tom) (2021) (Mexico) in English/Mexican, co-directed with his Mexican wife Laura Santullo based on her script: The single mother as a contemporary Brechtian Mother Courage variant

267. Uruguayan film director Rodrigo Plá’s sixth featu...

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“Although you don't attempt to show it, one has a point of view on things and ...

270. German film director Maria Schrader’s third feature film “Ich bin dein Mensch” (I am Your Man) (2021) (Germany) in German, based on a short story by Emma Braslavsky: Can artificial intelligence and robotics find your perfect spouse in the near future?

270. German film director Maria Schrader’s third featu...

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“Your pain is pathetic. It is pathetic because it is relative. It is also not p...

269. Canadian film director Denis Côté’s tenth feature film “Hygiène sociale” (Social Hygiene) (2021) in French, based on his original script: An unusual film that serves to entertain verbally and visually as a dark comedy, without sex or violence

269. Canadian film director Denis Côté’s tenth feature...

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The title of the film Social Hygiene will remind viewers of the Covid pandemic’s...

273. Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s tenth complete feature film, “Memoria” (2021), shot in Colombia, based on his original screenplay: Metaphysics of awakening human memory through sound and sight, rather than words

273. Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s tenth co...

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“A sound like a rumble from the core of the earth” —Jessica (Tilda Swinton), a...

272. Russian director Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky’s fifteenth feature film “Dom Durakov” (House of Fools) (2002), based on his original screenplay: An assessment of a film trashed soon after its release by most critics

272. Russian director Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky’s f...

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A majority of film critics and viewers tend to dismiss Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalo...

271. Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ninth feature film “Doraibu mai ka” (Drive My Car) (2021), based on his co-scripted screenplay, adapting a fascinating short story written by the celebrated contemporary Japanese writer Haruki Murakami: An unusual script structure comprising a 39-minute prologue, followed by the main tale, and tying it all up with a stunning, minimalist, micro-epilogue

271. Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ninth featur...

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car will appeal to different folks for totally dif...

275. Italian director Paolo Taviani’s twenty-second feature film “Leonora addio” (2022), based on his original screenplay: A fitting, unique tribute to the Nobel Prize in Literature winner Luigi Pirandello and to the late film director Vittorio Taviani from the 91-year-old Paolo, younger brother of Vittorio

275. Italian director Paolo Taviani’s twenty-second fea...

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“Have any of you read Pirandello?” asks a senior priest in a Sicilian seminary...

274. Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu’s eighth feature film “Baglilik Hasan” (Commitment Hasan) (2021) (Turkey), based on his original screenplay: An interesting study of a Turkish male farmer growing apples and tomatoes preparing for a Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca with his wife, a dream-come-true trip for her

274. Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu’s eighth featur...

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"You think you can go on a pilgrimage and come back clean as a whistle? Only God...

277. Japanese film director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s fifteenth feature film “Broker” (2022), based on his original screenplay, set in South Korea and made in the Korean language: “Finding ourselves and each other”

277. Japanese film director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s fifteen...

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"'Thank you for being born.' - A single sentence that touches the audience in ...

276. The late French director Bertrand Tavernier’s feature film “Ça commence aujourd'hui” (It All Starts Today) (1999), based on a commendable screenplay co-written by the director, his daughter Tiffany, and Dominique Sampiero: A primary school teacher who walks the extra mile to serve and speak for the tiny tots raised by parents with marginal incomes

276. The late French director Bertrand Tavernier’s feat...

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"For its commitment to everyday heroism, its multi-layered approach to an arra...

280. Russian maestro Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky’s 24th feature film “Sin“ (Il Peccato) (2019), in Italian: A fascinating study on Michelangelo’s thoughts and actions while leading a near hermitic life and creating monumental works of art

280. Russian maestro Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky’s 2...

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“Arrogance is sin” “I wanted to find God; I only found Man” “Money always r...

279. Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof’s second feature film “Jazireh Ahani “ (Iron Island) (2005), based on his original screenplay: Brave cinema focusing on the travails faced by the common citizen, using allegory to bypass hawkish national censors

279. Iranian film director Mohammad Rasoulof’s second ...

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Mohammad Rasoulof is different from most filmmakers. He does not adapt written w...

278. US film director Todd Field’s third feature film “Tár” (2022), based on his original screenplay: An intelligent, well-crafted study of the decline, fall, and eventual survival of a gifted, renowned (possibly, partly fictional) maestro

278. US film director Todd Field’s third feature film “...

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Quotes from the film that provide glimpses of the thought-provoking script: (...

282. The talented indigenous Australian filmmaker Ivan Sen’s 11th feature film “Limbo“ (2023), based on his original screenplay: More than a crime investigation, a study on the plight of the indigenous people in Australia, and gaining significance after the recent national vote rejecting additional power for the disadvantaged community

282. The talented indigenous Australian filmmaker Ivan ...

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"Limbo is the continuation of themes I explored in my previous films. Those ea...

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