Stray Dogs
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2h 15m
Leaving June 1
Directed by Tsai Ming-liang | 135 mins | 2013
Tsai’s devastating minimalist portrait of urban desolation, destitution and defeat is a gorgeous cinematic lament starring Lee Kang-sheng as a single father of two who ekes out a subsistence living by working as a human signboard while his hungry children wile away their days.
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Faust
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Directed by Jan Švankmajer | 92 mins | 1994
Drawing on a cluster of iterations of the Faust legend but faithful to none, Švankmajer reimagines the tale of a man’s compact with the Devil through flights of dark, deranging fancy. The inimitable Czech surrealist deploys his trademark... -
The Christmas Dream
Leaving June 1
Directed by Georges Méliès | 4 mins | 1901
The night before Christmas, as only the original purveyor of “movie magic” could envision it. Made as Méliès was approaching the peak of his popularity, this mini-fantasia presents an array of still-captivating tableaux: while children sl...
