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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Céline Sciamma
Starring: Adele Haenel | Luàna Bajrami | Noémie Merlant | Valeria Golino
Chris says: “Celine Sciamma’s exquisite 18th century romance between two women, an artist (Noémie Merlant) and her subject (Adèle Haenel) gains so much power from the barest essentials. Rather than pile on stylistic cues to lead the audience in a certain
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Lila Avilés
Starring: Agustina Quinci | Gabriela Cartol | Teresa Sánchez
Beth C. says: “THE CHAMBERMAID is the ideal choice for a buried treasure nominee! This film was amazing, well directed, well acted, very interesting from beginning to end. 5 cats“
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Hye-jin Jan | Ji-so Jung | Kang-ho Song | Myeong-hoon Park | Seo-joon Park | So-dam Park | Sun-kyun Lee | Woo-sik Choi | Yeo-jeong Jo
Thom says: “Director Bong Joon Ho has been the darling of international film festivals for years with his varied, dazzling, & inventive stories and techniques. Since the super-fun monster film THE HOST (2006) he’s directed the superb MOTHER (2009), SNOWPIERCER
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Starring: Dome Karukoski | Jörn Donner | Kati Outinen | Sakari Kuosmanen | Sherwan Haji | Tommi Corpela | Tommi Eronen | Ville Virtanen
Thom says: “Aki Kaurismäki has long been one of my TOP 10 Living Directors and this film richly adds to his glamorous acclaim. His top rated films include: CRIME & PUNISHMENT (1983), ARIEL (1988), THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL (1990), La Vie
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: André Téchiné
Starring: Alexis Loret | Corentin Fila | Jean Fornerod | Kacey Mottet Klein | Mama Prassinos | Sandrine Kiberlain | Vanessa Duran
Thom says: “To know that this is Techine’s 29th film recognizes that this he’s indeed a major French film director as he’s used many of the best in the business for his productions that have won quite a few awards.
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi
Starring: Josh Hartnell | Kaho Minami | Koji Yakusho | Megan Mullally | Nick Gracer | Reiko Aylesworth | Shinobu Terajima | Shioli Katsuna
Thom says: “Back in the early days when I first embraced Film Movement when I discovered them while a volunteer worker at the Oakland Public Library, I saw all their releases I could find either at the libraries in Oakland
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Bing Liu
Chris says: “Man, this movie… it just *wrecked* me, even though it’s not necessarily a tragedy (while still covering a lot of sensitive stuff). It captures both the euphoria and turmoil (and every emotion in between) of everyday life via
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Matt Spicer
Starring: Aubrey Plaza | Billy Magnussen | Elizabeth Olsen | O'Shea Jackson Jr. | Wyatt Russell
Thom says: “One of my favorite things about seeing films is when I cash in on someones recommendation and the film blows me away. Such was the case from Chlotrudis reporters for their strong reviews of this sharp indie winner.
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Rungano Nyoni
Starring: Boniventure | Brisky | Chichi | Gloria Huwiler | Joytay | Lee | Maggie Mulubwa | Mandalina | Obvious Cube | Patricia Carreira
Thom says: “This film is a haunting and unforgettable experience. That it is supposedly based on some sort of reality makes it all that more disturbing. At my age it’s quite hard to shock me in any way but this
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz | Dakota Johnson | Doris Hick | Ingrid Caven | Jessica Harper | Malgorzata Bela | Mia Goth | Sylvie Testud | Tilda Swinton
Thom says: “I was truly thrilled to recall that this received 6 Chlotrudis nominations for year-end honors in 2019. While it failed to win any of the coveted awards the recognition was noteworthy and well-deserved. Inbal Weinberg for Production Design,
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