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[the-cineasts]

“Cure (1997): A detective moves between quiet apartments, police stations, and empty waterfronts, questioning strangers while ordinary conversations drift into uneasy pauses, small routines continue despite unsettling changes spreading unnoticed through the city each passing day quietly.”

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Directed by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Screenplay by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Starring

Kōji Yakusho

Masato Hagiwara

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Anna Nakagawa

Yoriko Dōguchi

Yukijirō Hotaru

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Cinematography

Tokusho Kikumura

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Edited by

Kan Suzuki

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Music by

Gary Ashiya

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Production companies

Daiei Film

Omega Project

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Distributed by

Daiei

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Release date

December 27, 1997

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Running time

111 minutes

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Country

Japan

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Language

Japanese

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Directed by

Grant Gee

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Screenplay by

Grant Gee

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Starring

Radiohead

Thom Yorke

Jonny Greenwood

Ed O’Brien

Colin Greenwood

Philip Selway

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Cinematography

Grant Gee

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Edited by

Grant Gee

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Music by

Radiohead

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Production companies

EMI

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Distributed by

EMI

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Release date

30 November 1998

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Running time

95 minutes

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Country

United Kingdom

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Language

English

[the-cineasts]

12 months later, the biggest anime movie of all time is finally available on streaming

This is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated arcs in a battle shonen.

[the-cineasts]

ZEISS’s Free Unreal Engine Plugin UE Connect for CinCraft Scenario Now Supports the Latest 5.8 Release

Big news for UE Connect for CinCraft Scenario users: ZEISS has officially announced that its free Unreal Engine plugin now supports the late

[the-cineasts]

How Kiyoshi Kurosawa Turned a Samurai Whodunit Into a Chilling Story About Belief with ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’

Kiyoshi Kurosawa talks his latest film 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' in a new interview.

[the-cineasts]

‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Slams Christoper Nolan’s ‘Abysmal’ Screenplay: ‘I Would Be Ashamed to Have Written Any Part of This Sc

Emily Wilson, whose 2017 translation of 'The Odyssey' was praised by Christopher Nolan, is slamming Nolan's movie for its bad writing.

[the-cineasts]

Normal People (2020) is a tender, quietly devastating portrait of young love, where Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie Macdonald trace the fragile bond between two Irish students drifting through intimacy, insecurity, and class divides. Intimate and restrained, the series captures longing, miscommunication, and emotional vulnerability with disarming honesty.

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Created by

Sally Rooney

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Based on the novel by

Sally Rooney

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Directed by

Lenny Abrahamson

Hettie Macdonald

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Screenplay by

Sally Rooney

Alice Birch

Mark O’Rowe

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Starring

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Paul Mescal

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Cinematography

Suze Lavelle

Kate McCullough

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Edited by

Nathan Nugent

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Music by

Stephen Rennicks

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Production companies

Element Pictures

Screen Ireland

BBC Three

Hulu

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Release date

26 April 2020

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Running time

12 episodes

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Country

Ireland

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Language

English

[the-cineasts]

“Christ Stopped at Eboli” (1985) is set in a remote southern Italian village where a political exile treats patients, observes local customs, walks dusty roads, and spends long days among farmers as seasons change, while distance from the wider world quietly shapes everyday life.

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Directed by

Francesco Rosi

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Screenplay by

Francesco Rosi

Tonino Guerra

Raffaele La Capria

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Starring

Gian Maria Volonté

Paolo Bonacelli

Alain Cuny

Lea Massari

Irene Papas

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Cinematography

Pasqualino De Santis

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Edited by

Ruggero Mastroianni

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Music by

Piero Piccioni

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Production companies

RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Gaumont Italia

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Distributed by

Gaumont Italia

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Release date

1985

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Running time

150 minutes

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Country

Italy

France

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Language

Italian

[the-cineasts]

“Three Colours: Blue (1993) a woman settles into a quiet Paris apartment, visits familiar cafés, and walks empty streets while ordinary routines continue, yet every small encounter carries the quiet weight of a life suddenly interrupted and forever altered.”

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Directed by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

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Screenplay by

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Krzysztof Piesiewicz

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Starring

Juliette Binoche

Benoît Régent

Florence Pernel

Charlotte Véry

Hélène Vincent

Emmanuelle Riva

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Cinematography

Sławomir Idziak

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Edited by

Jacques Witta

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Music by

Zbigniew Preisner

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Production companies

CAB Productions

CED Productions

France 3 Cinéma

MK2 Productions

Studio Filmowe Tor

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Distributed by

MK2 Diffusion (France)

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Release date

8 September 1993 (France)

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Running time

98 minutes

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Country

France

Poland

Switzerland

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Language

French

[the-cineasts]

'Hope' Is A Nonstop Sci-Fi Thriller That Goes Off The Rails In The Best Way

Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' is a nonstop sci-fi thriller that goes off the rails in the best way possible.

[the-cineasts]

Pamela Anderson Shines in ‘Rosebush Pruning,’ the Year’s Most Twisted Movie: ‘I Like Stirring It Up’

Pamela Anderson talks “Rosebush Pruning,” a film about an incestuous family that’s a satire of fascism, and if she ever got that Seth Rogen

[the-cineasts]

‘Brunello: The Gracious Visionary’ Review: Giuseppe Tornatore’s Seductive Hagiography of a Fashion Legend

Giuseppe Tornatore doesn't even attempt objectivity in 'Brunello: The Gracious Visionary,' a gilded semi-documentary portrait of Brunello Cu

[the-cineasts]

Aliens at 40: The Story Behind One of the Finest Hardcore Sci-Fi Actioners Ever Conceived

As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando explores the story behind Aliens… The follow up to Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi hor

[the-cineasts]

Spoorloos (1988) A man returns to highway rest stops, gas stations, and campgrounds, retracing a summer disappearance while strangers eat, travel, and go about their days nearby.

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Directed by

George Sluizer

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Screenplay by

George Sluizer

Tim Krabbé

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Starring

Gene Bervoets

Johanna ter Steege

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

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Cinematography

Tonie van der Merwe

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Edited by

Elsa Verstraaten

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Music by

Henny Vrienten

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Production companies

Argos Films

MGS Film

Golden Egg Films

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Distributed by

Cannon Film Distributors

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Release date

27 October 1988

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Running time

107 minutes

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Country

Netherlands

France

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Language

Dutch

French

[the-cineasts]

Meeting People Is Easy (1998) is a documentary following Radiohead through airports, hotels, backstage rooms, and interviews during the OK Computer tour, where long drives, fluorescent lighting, and repetitive press routines slowly wear down conversations, faces, and moments of silence.

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Directed by

Grant Gee

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Screenplay by

Grant Gee

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Starring

Radiohead

Thom Yorke

Jonny Greenwood

Ed O’Brien

Colin Greenwood

Philip Selway

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Cinematography

Grant Gee

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Edited by

Grant Gee

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Music by

Radiohead

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Production companies

EMI

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Distributed by

EMI

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Release date

30 November 1998

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Running time

95 minutes

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Country

United Kingdom

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Language

English

[the-cineasts]

“Christ Stopped at Eboli” (1985) is set in a remote southern Italian village where a political exile treats patients, observes local customs, walks dusty roads, and spends long days among farmers as seasons change, while distance from the wider world quietly shapes everyday life.

.

Directed by

Francesco Rosi

.

Screenplay by

Francesco Rosi

Tonino Guerra

Raffaele La Capria

.

Starring

Gian Maria Volonté

Paolo Bonacelli

Alain Cuny

Lea Massari

Irene Papas

.

Cinematography

Pasqualino De Santis

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Edited by

Ruggero Mastroianni

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Music by

Piero Piccioni

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Production companies

RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Gaumont Italia

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Distributed by

Gaumont Italia

.

Release date

1985

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Running time

150 minutes

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Country

Italy

France

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Language

Italian

[the-cineasts]

Normal People (2020) is a tender, quietly devastating portrait of young love, where Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie Macdonald trace the fragile bond between two Irish students drifting through intimacy, insecurity, and class divides. Intimate and restrained, the series captures longing, miscommunication, and emotional vulnerability with disarming honesty.

.

Created by

Sally Rooney

.

Based on the novel by

Sally Rooney

.

Directed by

Lenny Abrahamson

Hettie Macdonald

.

Screenplay by

Sally Rooney

Alice Birch

Mark O’Rowe

.

Starring

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Paul Mescal

.

Cinematography

Suze Lavelle

Kate McCullough

.

Edited by

Nathan Nugent

.

Music by

Stephen Rennicks

.

Production companies

Element Pictures

Screen Ireland

BBC Three

Hulu

.

Release date

26 April 2020

.

Running time

12 episodes

.

Country

Ireland

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Language

English