guest picks

Beloved songwriter and comic artist, Pan Pan, sits in the Guest Picks chair. How well does he remember his favourite movies? Would he act in a movie for Yorgos Gousis? Find out the answers in an episode that hits us "like electric waves on the dance floor".

A journey with the purpose of suicide as an excuse for a film about our choice to live and our choices in life, awarded fairly with Palm d’Or as the culmination of a great filmography that set Iran on the world’s cinematic map. — A middle-aged man has decided to commit suicide and is desperately looking for someone to help him by burying him under a certain cherry tree. Eventually he finds a taxidermist who, for his own reasons, tells him that he will help him. — Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | 1997

Is happiness cumulative? Shortly before the May ‘68 riots, Agnes Varda -in a masterpiece replete with colors, movement, glances and the looming presence of death- explores the possibilities of romantic threesomes. — A young carpenter lives a comfortable, tranquil life, married to a lovely wife with whom he shares two wonderful children. Although their marriage is a happy one, he initiates an extramarital affair with a woman he meets on a business trip. When his wife observes that he is unusually joyful, he, unable to lie to her, reveals his infidelity, but says that nothing has changed between them. — Special Prize of the Jury | Berlin International Film Festival | 1965

In his third feature film, the hitherto enfant terrible of French-language cinema Xavier Dolan delivers a baroque melodrama of epic proportions about the entropic power of love and the complex journey of transition, full of color, music and emotion. — A young philologist suddenly announces to his partner that he wants to dress in women's clothes, but he does not want to divorce her under any circumstances. Against all social norms, the two will fight to stay together. — Best Actress (Suzanne Clément) - Un Certain Regard | Cannes Film Festival | 2012 Queer Palm | Cannes Film Festival | 2012 Best Canadian Feature | Toronto Film Festival | 2012

The cinematic triumph of Cinobo-favourite Bong Joon-ho. A stylistic apotheosis filled with suspense and a piercing social commentary that defies genre. Rightful winner of the Palm d’ Or and the Best Picture Oscar that made Academy history. — The Kims are a loving family, but they are all unemployed and their future seems gloom. The son of the family finds a job as a private tutor and can finally hope for a steady income. Carrying the whole family’s expectations, he goes to interview at the Park household – owners of an international tech company – where he will meet the lady of the house. After that first meeting, a cascade of unfortunate events begins. — Best Film | Oscars | 2020 Best Director | Oscars | 2020 Best Original Screenplay | Oscars | 2020 Best International Feature Film | Oscars | 2020 Palme d'Or | Cannes Film Festival | 2019