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Set in southern Spain in 1920s, BLANCANIEVES is a re-imaging of the classic tale of *Snow White* and tribute to silent films. Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never known her mother. She learned the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by her evil stepmother. One day she ran away with a troupe of dwarves, and became a legend. Winner of 10 **Goya Awards**, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress (Maribel Verdú), and Best Film. Nominated for the Discovery Award at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the **César Awards**. *"From Spain, here's a miracle of fairy tale repurposing: a version of the Brothers Grimm's 'Snow White,' set in Spanish bullfighting country in the late 1920s. Writer-director Pablo Berger's BLANCANIEVES goes all the way with its concept, and then further." - Michael Phillips, **Chicago Tribune***
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Inspired by famed occultist Aleister Crowley's 1923 novel of the same name, Agusti Villaronga's film centers around an extraordinary 12-year-old who has been adopted by a treacherous scientific cult where extraordinary mental powers are common. He begins an archetypal journey across two continents to find his destiny as "Child of the Moon". Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. Winner of Best Original Screenplay and nominated for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography at the **Goya Awards**.
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In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes from the Devil who, in revenge, deprives her of her hands. So begins her long journey towards the light... but in spite of her resilience and the new protection of a handsome prince's estate, the Devil devises a plan of his own. THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS is the audacious feature debut from acclaimed short filmmaker Sébastien Laudenbach, whose beautiful and dreamlike take on the Brothers Grimm story has created an adult fairytale destined to become a classic. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the **César Awards**. *"A welcome reminder that animation doesn't have to be synonymous with realistically rendered CG, but can be a means of artistic expression as uniquely personal as a signature." - Charles Solomon, **The Los Angeles Times***
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In this darkly comic gem, it's Christmas Eve in northern Finland, and an archeological dig has just unearthed Santa Claus. But this Santa isn't one you want coming to town. When local children begin disappearing, Pietari and his father capture the mythological being and attempt to sell Santa to the corporation sponsoring the dig. Winner of the Variety Piazza Grande Award at the **Locarno International Film Festival**. Winner of Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver - Special Mention at the **Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival**. *"RARE EXPORTS is a rather brilliant lump of coal for your stocking hung by the fireside with care." - Roger Ebert, **Chicago Sun-Times*** *"Santa shows his dark side in this wildly idiosyncratic horror flick from Finnish writer-director Jalmari Helander." - Andrea Gronvall, **Chicago Reader***
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This strikingly photographed epic follows wandering drunk Luciano on an around-the-world journey after tragedy at home in Italy. His exile to Argentina's Tierra del Fuego finds him consumed by greed in a search for a long-lost treasure.
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A mysterious polyamorous trio prepare for an orgy in YOU AND THE NIGHT. Heir to the playful sex romps of early Francois Ozon, the dreamy color palette of Dario Argento, and Kenneth Anger's erotic occultism, YOU AND THE NIGHT is a sexy, wild take on *The Breakfast Club* with each character baring their inner souls to the group to find acceptance and love. Featuring an original score by M83 and an unforgettable cameo by the legendary Béatrice Dalle (*Betty Blue*), this dreamy, transcendent, fantastical film nods to its predecessors while also creating a novice and unforgettable cinematic experience. Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"...There's a cheeky gag around every corner and the imaginative visuals, committed performances and tendency to transgress mean things are never less than interesting [in YOU AND THE NIGHT]." - Emma Simmonds, **Radio Times***
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Working with elements of the traditional horror genre - second sight, ESP, warnings from the dead, a mad killer - and a cinematography of disquieting beauty and dreamlike sense of dislocation, director Nicolas Roeg weaves a fabric of anxiety that questions all reality. The evocative use of the back streets of Venice is a sinister participant in the action based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier. This intensely erotic and macabre film boasts outstanding performances by Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. Winner of Best Cinematography and nominated for Best Actress (Julie Christie), Best Actor (Donald Sutherland), Best Film, and Best Direction at the **BAFTA Awards**. Nominated for Best Horror Film at the **Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films,**. Nominated for Best Motion Picture at the **Edgar Allan Poe Awards**. *"A devastating portrait of grief, a master class in disjunctive editing and a haunting disquisition on the use of the color red." - Justin Chang, **The Los Angeles Times***
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