#international cinema

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KURANOSUKE SAKSAKI as "THE CAPTAIN" (SEIJI AKITSU) in ゴジラ-1.0 / GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023) dir. Takashi Yamazaki

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The ADHD international film enjoyer has logged on.

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Perfect Days

[theersatzcowboy]

Farewell My Concubine / 霸王別姬 (1993)

Chen Kaige’s achingly beautiful (and tragic) tale of unrequited love and artistic sacrifice — set against the backdrop of China’s 20th century sociopolitical upheaval — features a once-in-a-generation performance by Leslie Cheung, a queer icon on and off screen.

Director: Chen Kaige

Cinematographer: Gu Changwei

Production Designers: Yuhe Yang and Zhanjia Yang

Costume Designer: Changmin Chen

Starring: Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, and Zhang Fengyi

[cassial89]

Possession

(1981) Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill. dir. Andrzej Zulawski. (Italy)

[oldtvandcomics]

So far, my favorite non-English queer movies.

Paradise Lost (2018) ; The Blue Caftan (2022) ; I Dream In Another Language (2017) ; The Valley of a Thousand Hills (2022) ; Badhaai Do (2022) ; Mystère à la tour Eiffel (2015)

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Clara Sola (2021) dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

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I hope none of you are sleeping on this movie on Netflix: Akelarre, also called Coven. It's a basque film from 2020 about a group of teenage girls being accused of being witches in 1609. Don't worry, it's actually pretty good. None of that American puritan influence, this is a European catholic witch hunt.

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Aitana Sánchez Gijón Receives Goya of Honour 2025

Aitana Sánchez Gijón Honored with Goya of Honour 2025 Aitana Sánchez Gijón has been awarded the prestigious Goya of Honour for 2025, the highest accolade bestowed by the Spanish Film Academy. This esteemed recognition will be presented during the gala of the 39th Goya Awards, scheduled to take place on 8 February in the vibrant city of Granada. The actress expressed her astonishment at receiving…

[busterkeatonsociety]

#ThrowbackThursday A selection of foreign-release posters for “College,” 1927 - can you work out which ones are re-releases? And which countries they’re from?

[swordofmoonl1ght]

Shall we finish our game?

THE SEVENTH SEAL/DET SJUNDE INSEGLET (1957), DIR. INGMAR BERGMAN

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My current Pedro Almodóvar watchlist ranked from the dearest to my heart (thus far);

- Pain and Glory (2019)

- Volver (2006)

- Bad Education (2004)

- The Skin I live In (2011)

- Talk to her (2002)

- Parallel Mothers (2021)

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1001 Nights

[theersatzcowboy]

Lan Yu / 藍宇 (2001)

Stanley Kwan’s fantastic, ahead-of-its time gay melodrama was filmed in secret to avoid state censorship over its frank depiction of queer sexuality and bared male bodies; it’s a miracle it even exists, let alone that it’s as masterful as it is (in large part in thanks to the sensitive lead performances).

Director: Stanley Kwan

Cinematographers: Tao Yang and Jian Zhang

Starring: Liu Ye and Hu Jun

[cassial89]

Phantom Thread

(2017) Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville. dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. (UK)

[oldtvandcomics]

And some more international queer cinema for those interested.

Another Way (1982) ; Cocoon (2020) ; Margarita with a Straw (2014) ; Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) ; Rafiki (2018) ; The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman (1971)