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This section will present 12 films by prominent filmmakers from around the world. Prize-winning films straight from the acclaimed international film festivals, and the latest works from important filmmakers.
Some films in this program may not be screened with English subtitles.
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Russian Ark
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Russia, Germany, Japan / 2002 / 96 min / Color
Director: Alexander SOKUROV
Cast: Sergey DREIDEN, Maria KUZNETSOVA
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A technical masterpiece by Russian auteur Alexandre SOKUROV. A mercurial French diplomat from the 19th century encounters scenes and objects from 300 years of Russian history. Filmed in one uninterrupted take at the State Hermitage Museum. Shown in the competition section at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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Monday Morning(Lundi Matin)
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France, Italy / 2002 / 122 min / Color
Director: Otar IOSSELIANI
Cast: Jacques BIDOU, Anne KRAVZ-TARNAVSKY, Narda BLANCHET, Dato TARIELASHVILI
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Georgian born auteur Otar IOSSELIANI's latest film. One morning a middle-aged man, tired of everyday life, sets off for Venice, leaving his job and family behind. Awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
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Oasis
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South Korea / 2002 / 132 min / Color
Director: LEE Chang-dong
Cast: SOL Kyung-gu, MOON So-ri
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LEE Chang-dong (Peppermint Candy, 1999) powerfully depicts the love story between an ex-convict and a handicapped woman. Received the Special Director's Award at the Venice Film Festival this year.
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Champion
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South Korea / 2002 / 117 min / Color
Director: KWAK Kyung-taek
Cast: YOO Oh-sung, CHAE Min-seo
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Director KWAK Kyung-taek (Friend, 2001) entertainingly depicts the life of famed boxer KIM Deuk-gu, who died after a World Championship bout in 1982.
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Unknown Pleasures
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China, Japan, Korea, France / 2002 / 112 min / Color
Director: JIA Zhang-ke
Cast: ZHAO Tao, ZHAO Wei Wei, WU Qiong
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Talented Chinese independent filmmaker JIA Zhang-ke's third feature. He depicts the expectations and fears of young people desperately searching for unknown pleasure in rapidly changing modern Chinese society.
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Visible Secret
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Hong Kong / 2001 / 98 min / Color
Director: Ann HUI
Cast: Eason CHAN, SHU Qi, Sam LEE
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Acclaimed Hong Kongese director Ann HUI's first horror film since The Spooky Bunch (1980). A man encounters mysterious events after he falls in love with a beautiful woman. Released in Hong Kong last summer, it did very well at the box-office.
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Kedma
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Israel / 2002 / 100 min / Color
Director: Amos GITAI
Cast: Andrei KASHKAR, Helena YARALOVA, Yussef ABU WARDA, Moni MOSHONOV, Juliano MERR
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Israeli master Amos GITAI's latest film. A portrayal of Jews who in 1948 fled to Palestine to seek their Promised Land. Shown in the Competition section at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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Marathon
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USA / 2002 / 74 min / B&W
Director: Amir NADERI
Cast: Sara PAUL
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A woman continuously solves crossword puzzles everywhere she goes; in subway trains, on buses, and on the streets of New York City. A metaphorical work independently made by Iranian-born master Amir NADERI.
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bright future
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Japan / 2002 / 115 min / Color
Director: KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
Cast: ODAGIRI Joe, ASANO Tadanobu, FUJI Tatsuya
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World acclaimed director KUROSAWA Kiyoshi's latest film, which powerfully and delicately depicts the breaking-off and reconciliation between two generations. Filmed in High Definition video.
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ambivalent future:Kurosawa Kiyoshi
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Japan / 2002 / 74 min / Color
Director: FUJII Kenjiro
Appearance: KUROSAWA Kiyoshi, ODAGIRI Joe, ASANO Tadanobu
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A documentary about the production of KUROSAWA Kiyoshi's bright future (2002). Not a simple "making-of" film, it reveals the inner KUROSAWA from which he has created his works as a filmmaker.
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The Blessing Bell
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Japan / 2002 / 87 min / Color
Director: SABU
Cast: TERAJIMA Susumu, NISHIDA Naomi, SUZUKI Seijun
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In The Blessing Bell, Sabu takes a great leap forward in his style of storytelling. A carefully depicted drama of a man (TERAJIMA), who encounters a number of people in different circumstances.
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A Snake of June
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Japan / 2002 / 77 min / Acidic B&W
Director: TSUKAMOTO Shinya
Cast: KUROSAWA Asuka, KOUTARI Yuji, TSUKAMOTO Shinya
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The new cult sensation from TSUKAMOTO Shinya. Telephone calls from a stranger gradually awaken a married woman's hidden desire. Awarded the Special Jury Prize in the Controcorrente (Upstream) section at this year's Venice Film Festival.
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