The Asthenic Syndrome
(Astenicheskiy sindrom)
Two stories depicting the disintegration of the personality amid an oppressive reality that transforms a normal person into a flawed individual.
(Country: Soviet Union; Year: 1990; Director: Kira Muratova; Writer: Aleksandr Chernykh, Kira Muratova, Sergei Popov; Stars: Olga Antonova, Sergei Popov, Galina Zakhurdaeva, Natalya Buzko, Aleksandra Svenskaya, Pavel Polishchuk, Natalya Ralleva, Galina Kasperovich, Viktor Aristov, Nikolai Semyonov, Oleg Shkolnik, Vera Storozheva, Aleksandr Chernykh, Leonid Kushnir, Nadya Popova)
Babe
Endearing tale about a loveable, lonely pig who wants to be a sheep dog.
(Country: US; Year: 1995; Director: Chris Noonan; Writer: George Miller, Chris Noonan; Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, (voices of Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes, Danny Mann, Hugo Weaving, Miriam Flynn))
A Moment Of Innocence
A semi-autobiographical account of Makmahlbaf's experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. Two decades later, he tracks down the policeman he injured in an attempt to make amends.
(Country: Iran, France; Year: 1996; Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf; Writer: Mohsen Makhmalbaf; Stars: Mirhadi Tayebi, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Ali Bakhsi, Ammar Tafti, Maryam Mohamadamini, Moharram Zaynalzadeh, Hana Makhmalbaf)
(Country: South Korea; Year: 2010; Director: Lee Chang-dong; Writer: Lee Chang-dong; Stars: Yoon Jeong-hee, Ahn Nae-sang, Lee Da-wit, Kim Yong-taek)
Rififi
(Du rififi chez les hommes)
Film noir about a jewel heist.
(Country: France; Year: 1955; Director: Jules Dassin; Writer: Auguste Le Breton, Jules Dassin, René Wheeler, Auguste Le Breton, Auguste Le Breton; Stars: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel, Janine Darcey, Pierre Grasset, Robert Hossein, Marcel Lupovici, Dominique Maurin, Magali Noël, Marie Sabouret, Claude Sylvain, Jules Dassin, Armandel, Alain Bouvette, Alice Garan)
