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Laura Citarella's Argentinean masterpiece is a slow exploration of love, the stories we tell about ourselves, the stories we tell about each other, and cryptids. The centerpiece is the disappearance of Laura (played by Laura Paredes, who also helped write the film); at the start, we follow her boyfriend Rafael and her colleague/assistant Ezequiel in their search for her. This search, however, leads only to many more layers of story. [more inside]
posted by Bryant on Jan 17, 2025 - 1 comment

[TRAILER] Soon to be a father, Mark (Daniel London) feels the pressure of domestic responsibility closing in, so he is more than happy to accept when his old friend Kurt (Will Oldham) proposes a camping trip in the Oregon wilderness. During their time together, the men come to grips with the changes in their lives and the effect on their relationship. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 2, 2025 - 12 comments

[TRAILER] On a dark, wet night, a movie palace in Taipei is closing, but not before one final film is shown -- Dragon Inn a 1967 actioner and a source of nostalgia for the moviegoers and employees in the old, decrepit and possibly haunted building. As the film plays, the lives of the theater’s various employees and patrons intersect, and two aging actors arrive to mourn the passing of an era. A critically acclaimed slow cinema comedy/drama from Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 10, 2024 - 4 comments

Bela Tarr’s seven hour epic of 1990s rural Hungary. Residents of a collapsing collective farm scheme about what to do with a large cash payment. Plans change when they discover that Irimias, a former co-worker who they thought was dead, is coming back to the village. [more inside]
posted by mrcrow on Dec 2, 2019 - 2 comments