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1) La notte
Series
Criterion collection volume 678
Language
Italiano
Description
During one evening, an author and his wife begin to explore their deteriorating marriage and the indifference that they feel towards their circle of friends.
2) Blood simple
Series
Criterion collection volume 834
Language
English
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"Joel and Ethan Coen's career-long darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, hard-boiled neonoir set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought ... Blood Simple reinvented the film noir for a new generation, marking the arrival of a filmmaking ensemble that would transform the American independent cinema scene"--Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1170
Language
English
Description
In search of inspiration for their current filmmaking projects, Chris and her partner travel to the remote island of Fårö, Sweden, where Bergman lived and worked for decades. There, the spirit of the cinema master looms as Chris confronts her complicated relationships with work, men, motherhood, and her artistic influences.
4) Cat people
Series
Criterion collection volume 833
Language
English
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A Serbian immigrant living in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1176
Language
English
Description
The trailblazing Joan Micklin Silver one of only five women to direct a film for a Hollywood studio in the 1970s digs fearlessly into the psychology of a thorny relationship in this anti-romantic comedy, based on Ann Beattie's best-selling novel, about lovelorn civil servant Charles and his married-but-separated coworker Laura. Months after their affair has ended, Charles is haunted by memories as he desperately attempts to rekindle a love that perhaps...
Series
Criterion collection volume 507
Language
English
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A friendly schoolteacher turns violent when he becomes addicted to a painkiller he is prescribed for a painful health problem.
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English
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Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Robert Rossellini's Journey to Italy charts the declining marriage of a couple from England on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just the anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini's masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotion and spirituality.
8) Jubal
Series
Criterion collection volume 656
Language
English
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Description
In this Shakespearean tale of jealousy and betrayal, a man who is an honorable itinerant cattleman, befriended and hired by a bighearted ranch owner despite his unwillingness to talk about his past. When the new hand becomes the target of the flirtatious attentions of the owner's bored wife and is entrusted by the boss with a foreman's responsibilities, his presence at the ranch starts to rankle his shifty fellow cowhand.
9) Antichrist
Series
Criterion collection volume 542
Language
English
Description
In this graphic psychodrama, a grief-stricken man and woman retreat to a cabin deep in the woods after the accidental death of their infant son, only to find terror and violence at the hands of nature and, ultimately, each other. But this most confrontational work yet from one of contemporary cinema's most controversial artists is no mere provocation. It is a visually sublime, emotionally ravaging journey to the darkest corners of the possessed human...
Series
Criterion collection volume 742
Language
English
Description
"Tom and Gerry are a married New York couple who are on the skids, financially and romantically. With Tom hot on her trail, Gerry takes off for Florida on a mission to solve the pair's money troubles, which she accomplishes in a highly unorthodox manner"--Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 229
Language
Swedish
Description
An inside look at the events leading to the disintegration of what everyone considered to be a perfect marriage.
12) La notte
Series
Criterion collection volume 678
Language
Italiano
Description
During one evening, an author and his wife begin to explore their deteriorating marriage and the indifference that they feel towards their circle of friends.
13) Journey to Italy
Series
Language
Italiano
Description
Among the most influential films of the postwar era, Robert Rossellini's Journey to Italy charges the declining marriage of a couple from England on a trip in the countryside near Naples. More than just the anatomy of a relationship, Rossellini's masterpiece is a heartrending work of emotion and spirituality.