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Jean de Florette

In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though th...

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Drifters

Street-smart dealer Minna rips off a dangerous criminal and flees. On the run, she forms an unlikely bond with Katja. Together, they navigate the brutal reality of Stockholm's underworld in this gritty tale of survival and addiction....

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The Inn

In 1914 Galicia, Jewish refugees gather at an inn as the frontline approaches. Facing the outbreak of WWI, a diverse community awaits its fate in Jerzy Kawalerowicz's haunting masterpiece about a vanishing world....

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The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

Philosopher Slavoj Žižek uses classic film scenes to psychoanalyze the collective dreams that shape our beliefs. From Titanic to They Live, this sequel to The Pervert's Guide to Cinema exposes the hidden ideology in pop culture....

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Far from the Madding Crowd

Julie Christie stars as Bathsheba Everdene, a headstrong woman managing her own farm in Victorian England. She is pursued by three very different men: a loyal shepherd, a wealthy neighbor, and a reckless soldier. Based on Thomas Hardy’s novel, this sweeping romantic drama explores the turbulent consequences of passion and the struggle for independence....