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A film likely to be remembered for McConaughey’s dramatic weight loss, rather than for the Oscar he was awarded for his spectacular performance. An unforgettable experience, both tragic and funny, about the invincible hope that sometimes survives even the profoundest darkness.

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A Texan electrician and rodeo cowboy lives a life of pleasure without worrying about the next day. When he’s diagnosed with HIV, he’s not willing to bow to the death sentence. He soon discovers a lack of certified medicines and treatments for the virus in the USA and so travels to Mexico, where he meets a fellow HIV-positive transsexual. They set up a club where HIV-positive people have access to drugs via monthly subscription. Ron fights for acceptance, his new friends and the time he has left.

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Matthew McConaughey) | Oscars | 2014
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Jared Leto) | Oscars | 2014
Best Film | San Sebastián Film Festival | 2013

Dallas Buyers Club

In her ultimate rock directorial debut, Floria Sigismondi - best known for her hallucinatory music videos for artists like David Bowie - maps the genesis of the most groundbreaking female band of the '70s, in a film charged with teenage angst and an urgent search for identity.

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Cherie and Joan are two teenagers who dream of rock stardom, though they haven’t met yet. One night at a Los Angeles club, Joan and record producer Kim Fowley discover Cherie, hoping to form a groundbreaking all-girl band. With her home life in turmoil, Cherie quickly embraces the band as her new family - especially Joan, who becomes her creative partner-in-crime. The Runaways tells the true story of two troubled teenage girls whose raw talent and tough-chick image skyrocket them to fame.

The Runaways

Animated biopic of Luis Buñuel, created this way to highlight his surrealistic universe. Based on events of a specific period of time, the film fascinates with dozens of references in the director’s lifework.

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Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is broke after the scandal caused by his film “The Golden Age”. In this difficult time, he can’t start filming his documentary on one of the poorest Spanish regions, Las Hurdes. His good friend, sculptor Ramon Asin, buys a lottery ticket with the promise that if he wins, he’ll fund the film. Unbelievably and unexpectedly, luck is on their side.

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Jury Prize | Annecy Film Festival | 2019
Best Original Music | Annecy Film Festival | 2019
Best Animated Film | Goya Awards | 2020

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

"Like opening a door to another dimension". This is how Sergei Parajanov's legendary film was described by Martin Scorsese, whose Film Foundation oversaw the restoration of this unique cinematic treasure, which almost magically transforms the poetry of words into a poetry of images.

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The life of the Armenian poet Sayat-Nova, from childhood to death. His spiritual journey, artistic endeavors, and inner conflicts within the cultural and historical context of 18th century Armenia.

The Color of Pomegranates

Best-selling author, psychoanalyst Irvin Yalom takes his own turn on the couch for the purposes of a fascinating documentary. Lessons of concentrated wisdom, prompted by the most important milestones of his life, his relationships with his loved ones and the constant challenges of his profession.

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"Yalom’s cure" is so much more than a typical documentary about someone’s life. It's a wonderful existential journey through the workings and complexities of the human mind. Our co-traveller is the famous psychiatrist, his essential ideas and his wisdom.

Yalom's Cure

An exemplary biopic about the younger years of Marx, Engels and Jenny Marx. Ethics, philosophy and a journey through 19th century Europe, in a marvellous film by Raoul Peck (Oscar nominee for the documentary "I'm Not Your Negro").

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The 26-year-old Karl Marx, exiled from Germany, leaves with his wife, Jenny. In Paris in 1844, they meet Friedrich Engels, the son of a factory manager who has studied the origins of the proletariat in England. Together against censorship, police raids and political upheavals, they contribute to the birth of the labour movement, a movement that evolved into the most complete and seismic academic and political transformation of the western world after the Renaissance.

The Young Karl Marx

The tragic portrait of a charismatic, complex and unconventional woman who lived during conservative times. Everything is contained: Dailida’s grandeur, her glittering talent and natural glamour, her capacity to love passionately and completely and her constant, devastating brushes with death.

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The film chronicles the turbulent life of Dalida, the talented diva of European music, whose star continues to shine despite her tragic death in 1987. She was born in '33 in Cairo and performed her first concert at the Olympia Theatre in Paris in '56, while in the 70s she became the reigning queen of the disco scene. She was married to Lucien Morisse, but like many men in her life, he committed suicide. Dalida took several trips to India looking for inner peace, but was never able to find it.

Dalida

Not just two legendary athletes, but two conflicting life views. On the one hand, the calm winner of 5 titles Swedish Bjorn Borg. On the other hand, the up-and-coming irritable American John McEnroe. The two of them will face each other on the ultimate terrain: the great Wimbledon final.

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Wimbledon final, 1980. The whole planet is breathlessly watching the most important tennis match in history, between two men who are currently considered the legends of the sport. The legendary battle, as well as its unknown background, are revealed in an exciting story about the expense of achieving your dreams: reaching the top of the world.

Borg Mcenroe

Worthy of Cousteau’s fascinating personality, this biopic is brimming with magnificent underwater scenes and dramatic tensions. The depths of the ocean rival the depths of human souls. Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou and Lambert Wilson in the role of the legendary explorer, equally shine in diving them.

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1946. Cousteau dives with his son, Philippe, into the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean. Cousteau buys a boat, Calypso, and starts traveling while his sons are in boarding school. 10 years later, Philippe finds his father changed: he is a famous director and chief of a huge operation, whose life consists of conferences, trade agreements, projects. He can't see how ever-increasing pollution by humans is threatening the world he introduced them to. But Philippe can.

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Best Sound Award | César Awards | 2017

The Odyssey

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And don’t things become more immediate when there’s the testimony of an image? Wim Wenders, in his Oscar-nominated documentary, follows photographer and activist Salgado, who has been capturing neglected societies for decades.

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For the past 40 years, photographer Sebastiao Salgado has been travelling across the continents, recording humanity’s impact and witnessing major events of our recent history. Present during wars, famines, refugee waves, companion of people from all over the world, he continues to travel, seeking pristine spots, wild flora and fauna and majestic landscapes, on a mission to record the beauty of planet Earth.

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Nominated for Best Documentary | Oscars | 2015
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention | Cannes Film Festival | 2014
Special Jury Prize - Un Certain Regard  | Cannes Film Festival | 2014
Audience Award | San Sebastián Film Festival | 2014

The Salt of the Earth: A Journey with Sebastião Salgado

One fight after another: a relentless streak of tragedy marks a legendary family of boxers in the 1980s, in a gripping family portrait from Sean Durkin (The Nest), featuring powerful performances by Zac Efron, Harris Dickinson, and Jeremy Allen White.

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The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the fiercely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through triumph and tragedy, and under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers fight to leave their indelible mark on the sport’s most iconic rings.

The Iron Claw

A perfect example of entertaining and, at the same time, political cinema, that highlights issues of solidarity and activism, in the footsteps of "The Full Monty", a proud example of the proverbial ability of the British to manage bittersweet stories.

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A group of London activists made up of gay men and women arrives in a small Welsh town where they will be joined by a handful of striking miners and their families, who stubbornly resist the neoliberal Thatcher policy of that time.

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Queer Palm | Cannes Film Festival | 2014
Nominated for Golden Globe | Golden Globes | 2015
Outstanding British Film | BAFTA Awards | 2015

Pride

Nominated for an Oscar for Adapted Screenplay and a Golden Globe for Best Actress, an incredible yet true story of gambling and illegality with the indelible signature of Aaron Sorkin and the sweeping leading performance of Jessica Chastain.

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The true story of an Olympic-class skier who after an accident abandoned her dream and began organizing exclusive and high stakes poker games for a decade, until her arrest in the middle of the night by FBI agents.

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Nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay | Oscars | 2018
Nomination for Best Actress (Jessica Chastain) | Golden Globes | 2018

Molly's Game

A rainy poem of martial arts and color shades in the hands of the unsurpassed Wong Kar-wai. Starring his regular partner, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, in delightful kung fu battles with Zhang Ziyi.

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Ip Man, the great Kung Fu Master, was born in 1893 in Foshan, China. His early education began at age 7 and, while still young, he fought the best warriors, defeating them all. His life was tragically transformed when, during the Japanese invasion and subsequent civil war, he was forced to go to exile, leaving his beloved family behind. In Hong Kong, Ip Man began a successful career as a martial arts teacher, with Bruce Lee as his most famous student.

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Nominated for Best Achievement in Cinematography | Oscars | 2014
Nominated for Best Achievement in Costume Design | Oscars | 2014

The Grandmaster

A film that won the Jury Prize at Cannes and earned Toni Servillo the European Best Actor Award in 2008. In what many consider his finest work, Paolo Sorrentino draws inspiration from a controversial political figure to craft a dazzling and sardonic political satire.

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The story of Giulio Andreotti, seven-time prime minister and the most powerful politician in postwar Italy, spanning from 1946 to 1993.

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Jury Prize | Cannes Film Festival | 2008
Nominated for Best Achievement in Makeup | Oscars | 2010
Best European Actor (Toni Servillo) | European Film Awards | 2008

Il Divo

The real story of Ramon Sampedro is truly heartbreaking, yet this film succeeds in celebrating life. Director Amenabar was rewarded with an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, but the real winner here is Bardem, whose performance is nothing short of extraordinary.

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A tetraplegic man has been bedridden for 30 years. His only window to the world is the one in his room. Every day, he dreams about the beach, where he used to go as a kid, until a terrible accident immobilized him. His only wish is to end his life with dignity. A lawyer supports him in his struggle, while a peasant girl tries to convince him that life is worth living. The true story of the Spanish writer Ramon Sampedro, who legally claimed the right to euthanasia.

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Best Foreign Language Film | Oscars | 2005
Grand Jury Prize | Venice Film Festival | 2004
Best Actor (Javier Bardem) | Venice Film Festival | 2004

The Sea Inside

What if the heroine of a Jane Austen story… were Jane herself? Sometimes fiction pales next to real life in this romantic film inspired by a true episode from the legendary author’s past. With Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy in charming form, it is a must-see for every Austen fan.

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Inspired by an episode in the life of author Jane Austen, the film introduces us to the spirited 20 year old Jane before fame found her, determined to marry for love despite her parents’ plans. When Jane (Anne Hathaway) meets the awkward, arrogant Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy), she cannot stand him at first — but soon feels drawn to this poor yet sharp-witted young man. She finds herself at odds with society and its expectations, much like so many of the characters who would later inhabit her work.

Becoming Jane

The already classic adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel to the big screen by its creator, remains to this day a beautiful and timeless complaint about the oppression of women and the revolutionary need for creation and expression.

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A nine-year-old girl grows up with her progressive family in the late 70s Tehran, during the period of the fall of the Shah and the rise of the Islamic revolution’s religious fanaticism.

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Nomination for Best Animated Feature | Oscars | 2008
Jury Prize | Cannes Film Festival | 2007
Best Adapted Screenplay | César Awards | 2008 
Best First Film | César Awards | 2008 
Audience Award | Rotterdam Film Festival | 2008

Persepolis

A shocking animation capturing a path of hope away from Franco's Spain, leading hundreds of thousands of people to another impasse. When a gorgeous cartoon is combined with historical recording. Official Selection at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.

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February 1939. The French government is inundated with Spanish people trying to escape Franco's dictatorship. Its solution is to place them in concentration camps where refugees have no choice but to build their own barracks, feed on the horses that transported them out of their country and die due to lack of hygiene and water. In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbed wire, will become friends. One is a police officer, the other is Josep Bartoli, a designer and anti-Franco fighter.

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Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2020
Best Screenplay | Athens International Film Festival | 2020
Audience Award | Athens International Film Festival | 2020

Josep

The fear of middle age is turned on its head to create a sense of freedom. Jane Birkin once confessed to Agnes Varda that turning 40 terrified her, so the director decided to create her portrait. A playful and original film and an exploration of the sacred bond between director and actor.

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A kaleidoscopic examination and study of the actress as a woman, mother, muse, idol. The scenes of the "real" Jane Birkin, makeup-free and expressing a desire to be seen "as if I were as transparent, as anonymous as everyone else", are edited with cinematic fantasies of both the actress and director, in the form of renaissance portraits, comedies, thrillers.

Jane B. for Agnes V.

Meryl Streep wins the 20th (!) Oscar nomination for the role of the discordant soprano singer, Florence Foster Jenkins, in a feelgood biographical comedy by the film director of “High Fidelity”, “The Queen” and “Dangerous Liaisons”. Starring with her, Hugh Grant.

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The cosmic New Yorker Florence Foster Jenkins thinks she's the nightingale of the opera, when in fact she cannot sing at all. Her husband and agent, St. Claire Bayfield, a fallen English aristocrat and actor, sustains this illusion. When Florence decides to give a concert to the legendary Carnegie Hall in 1944, St. Claire realizes that he has to face the greatest challenge of his life.

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Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Meryl Streep) | Oscars | 2017
Nominated for Best Achievement in Costume Design | Oscars | 2017

Florence Foster Jenkins

Unique in the domestic artistic context and catalytically influential on successive generations of musicians, Lena Platonos, the living history of the Greek electronic music scene, is finally getting the documentary she deserves.

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The work of Lena Platonos, an important figure in the Greek electronic scene with radical works that proved ahead of their time, is increasingly being heard internationally thanks to the re-release of her records and the remixes of her songs. With the help of collaborators, friends and current Greek and international artists, the film returns to the time when these revolutionary records were created.

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A turning point in Oscar history, this period drama by Steve McQueen (Hunger, Small Axe) depicts slavery with stunningly powerful imagery, delivers scenes that stay with you long after, and went on to win Oscars for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actress for the phenomenal Lupita Nyong’o.

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In the years before the Civil War, a free Black man from upstate New York is abducted and sold into slavery in the South. Enduring the cruelty of a vicious master, he finds unexpected kindness in another, all while fighting relentlessly to survive and hold on to his dignity. In the twelfth year of his harrowing ordeal, a chance encounter with a Canadian abolitionist changes his life forever.

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Best Film | Oscars | 2014
Best Adapted Screenplay | Oscars | 2014
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Lupita Nyong'o) | Oscars | 2014
Best Film | BAFTA | 2014
Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) | BAFTA | 2014
Best Motion Picture - Drama | Golden Globes | 2013
People’s Choice Award | Toronto International Film Festival | 2013

12 Years a Slave

Featuring two outstanding performances from Paul Dano and John Cusack, who portray Wilson at different stages of his life, Bill Pohlad’s film is a deeply moving story about music, love, and the endurance of tenderness amidst madness.

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The legendary and deeply troubled journey of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, told across two periods in his life: the creative explosion of the 1960s and the psychological collapse of the 1980s.

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Nomination for Best Actor (Paul Dano) | Golden Globes | 2016

Love & Mercy

The great lyrical dramatist, Terrence Davis, in his latest work directs a stirring biography full of personal experiences and emotions, talking about love, war, oppression and identity, enclosing in one film something of the quintessence of the 20th century.

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Decorated for bravery during World War I, British soldier Siegfried Sassoon returns from service and becomes a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war. Adored by the aristocracy and stars of London's literary and stage world, Sassoon's experiences inspire him to write poetry about the horrors of battle.

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Best Actor (Jack Lowden) | BAFTA | 2022
Best Screenplay | San Sebastian Film Festival | 2021