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BEAUTIFUL WASHING MACHINE
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In this absurdist comedy from Malaysia, the effects of alienation and consumerism in an increasingly mechanized modern world spiral out of control.
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BEFORE WE FALL IN LOVE AGAIN
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From James Lee, director of The Beautiful Washing Machine, comes this story of a young woman who goes to work one day and never returns home to her boyfriend. He searches for her for a month before a stranger shows up on his doorstep, proclaiming to be the missing girl's boyfriend. The two jilted lovers form an awkward alliance in order to find her. Starring Len Siew Mee and Pete Teo. In Mandarin with English subtitles. James Lee---Malaysia---2006---99 mins.
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CARDIOGRAM / KAIRAT
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A collection of two films by acclaimed filmmaker Darezhan Omirbaev, a native of Kazakhstan. Kardiogramma (1995, 75 mins.) tells of an adolescent outsider with a serious heart condition. The ailing boy falls desperately in love with a nurse at his clinic, but is heartbroken when he discovers her relationship with a doctor. "Elegantly distilled, understatedly humorous, and indelibly poetic" (Strictly Film School). Kairat (1992, 72 mins.) is a slice-of-life portrait of a young inhabitant of Almaty, Kazakhstan. The boy haunts the streets and movie theatre of his town, and Omirbaev captures his adventures in casual, expressive images. In Kazakh and Russian with English subtitles.
Darezhan Omirbaev---Kazakhstan---1992, 1995---150 mins.
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CAVE OF THE YELLOW DOG
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Oscar-nominated director Byambasuren Davaa (The Story of the Weeping Camel) documents the disappearing nomadic peoples of the Mongolian steppes by way of this dramatic story of a little girl and her beloved dog. Her family is on the move and her father forbids her to bring her furry friend. Affectionate, atmospheric, and beautifully composed, The Cave of the Yellow Dog never veers into sappy territory. "Profound and moving" (Sight & Sound). A Cannes Film Festival winner and an Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival. In Mongolian with English subtitles. Byambasuren Davaa---Mongolia/Germany---2005---93 mins.
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CLAY BIRD, THE
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Set in Pakistan during the tumultuous 1960s, this semi-autobiographical triumph from director Tareque Masud won the International Critics Prize at Cannes and has been likened to the cinema of Satyajit Ray. A shy boy from rural East Pakistan is sent away to an ultra-orthodox Madrasah school. Detached from his friends, family, and the vibrant Hindu festivities of his hometown, he is pulled into a showdown between moderate and extremist forces at his school. In Bengali with English subtitles. Tareque Masud---Bangladesh/France---2002---98 mins.
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FLOWER IN THE POCKET
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Liew Seng Tat won a Tiger Award at the 2008 Rotterdam Film Festival for directing this genial, low-budget Malaysian film about a burgeoning father-son relationship. Flower in the Pocket is "a film whose genuine humor and lack of pretension, not to mention palpable warmth, set it above the general run of new Malaysian cinema" (Variety). Starring Lim Ming Wei, Wong Zi Jiang, and James Lee. In Malay and Mandarin with English subtitles. Liew Seng Tat---Malaysia---2007---97 mins.
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FORSAKEN LAND
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Winner of the prestigious Camera d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, Vimukthi Jayasundara's astonishing debut captures the disorienting quality of daily life during the endless period of civil war in Sri Lanka. As a cease-fire develops between the Sinhala government and the Tamil Tigers, Jayasundara focuses his camera on mysterious, often elusive images of death, sex, and the stresses that accompany an uneasy stasis. "Beautiful but withholding... [Jayasundara's] command of film language is evident and his evocation of postwar trauma is haunting" (J. Hoberman, Village Voice). Vimukthi Jayasundara---Sri Lanka---2005---108 mins.
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GUBRA ( AKA SEPET 2 )
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In Yasmin Ahmad's sequel to the breakout hit, Sepet, our heroine Orked (Sharifah Amani) is now happily married to a much older man, but her world is soon thrown into turmoil once again when her father becomes gravely ill. When she goes to visit him at the hospital, she runs into the older brother of her first love (from Sepet) and a "friendship" evolves that worries her husband. Winner of four awards at the Malaysian Film Festival. In Cantonese and Malay with English subtitles.
Yasmin Ahmad---Malaysia---2006---110 mins.
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KILLER ( OMIRBAEV )
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A Kazakh chauffeur finds himself in an impossible jam after taking out a loan to pay for damage on a Mercedes he totalled. Because the money's tied to the mob, Marat (Talgat Assetov) is pressured to knock-off an investigative journalist to cancel his debt. Critic-turned-director Darezhan Omirbaev has obviously absorbed a wide range of influences, ranging from Besson to Bresson. His gritty, atmospheric thriller is a "...compelling and incisive account of despair, rootlessness, materialism, and amorality" (Strictly Film School). In Russian with English subtitles. Darezhan Omirbaev---Kazakhstan/France---1998---80 mins.
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LOST WORLD OF TIBET
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Dan Cruickshank presents this BBC documentary on what Tibetan civilization was like prior to the Chinese Communist invasion in 1950. Beautiful photography, insightful research, and an interview with the Dalai Lama help convey the distinctive characteristics of a way of life now lost. Emma Hindley---Great Britain---2006---90 mins.
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LOVE CONQUERS ALL
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Filmmaker Tan Chui-mui won the Tiger Award at the 2007 Rotterdam Film Festival for directing this Malaysian indie drama about the foibles of modern romance as told from a distinctly female perspective. A pretty young woman (Ong Li Whei) leaves her boyfriend in rural Penang to work at her aunt's broken-down restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Amidst the hustle of big city life, she meets your archetypal bad boy (Stephen Chuah) and falls for him and his flashy lifestyle before a harsh reality sets in. Produced by Amir Muhammad (The Big Durian). In Malay, Mandarin, and Cantonese with English subtitles. Tan Chui-mui---Malaysia---2006---90 mins.
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MONGOL: RISE OF GENGHIS KHAN
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From Russian writer-director Sergei Bodrov (Bear's Kiss, Nomad) comes this sweeping biopic about the early life of Genghis Khan (Tadanobu Asano), the young warrior who would rise to unite the nomads and lead a vast campaign of world conquest at the turn of the 13th century. And vast is just the adjective to describe this widescreen production that was shot by Sergei Trofimov (Night Watch) and Rogier Stoffers (Quills) in the mountains of China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. "[Khan's] world feels authentically raw and refreshingly archaic, and also strangely beautiful" (A.O. Scott, The New York Times). In Mongolian with English subtitles. Sergei Bodrov---Kazakhstan/Russia/Germany---2007---126 mins.
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MUKHSIN ( SEPET PREQUEL )
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Winner of two awards at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival, this charming Malaysian family drama tells the story of a tweenage boy named Mukhsin (Mohd Syafie Naswip) who moves with his crazy family to a new town and meets his first love. Think My Girl, only in Malay with English subtitles. Yasmin Ahmad---Malaysia---2006---90 mins.
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MY BEAUTIFUL JINJIIMAA
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A tragic love story set against the Mongolian steppes. Six years ago, Jin Jii-Maa, a deaf woman, was raped by a local official. Though she shot him in self-defense, her male friend Sukhee bravely took the blame for her crime. This hopeful film begins upon his release from prison, returning to his beautiful Jinjiimaa. In Mongolian with English subtitles. Ochir Mashbat---Mongolia---2006---80 mins.
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NOMAD: THE WARRIOR
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In Variety speak: "Nomad reps Central Asia's ambitious, first eve r event movie. Although begun by Czech New Wave alumnus Ivan Passer (Intimat e Lighting), and then finished after a production hiatus by Russian helmer Sergei Bodrov (Bear's Kiss), pic fits seamlessly together although it is somewhat generic in flavor, with an off-the-shelf narrative arch and characterizations drawn using broad brushstrokes. Nevertheless, brawny historical actioner, acquired by the Weinstein Co. for U.S. distribution an d pre-sold to several international territories, has noble looks and romps along nicely." Also known as Nomad: The Warrior. Starring Kuno Becker, Jay Hernandez, and Jason Scott Lee. In Kazakh with English subtitles. Sergei Bodrov/Ivan Passer---Kazakhstan---2005---111 mins.
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OUTCAST, THE
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The lonely keeper of a village water supply becomes infatuated with the young wife of a soldier away at war in The Outcast. Their longing for one another is summarily condemned by the hypocritical villagers, and the tragedy unfolds as the village is starved of its precious water. Also known as Padadaya. In Sinhalese with English subtitles. Linton Semage---Sri Lanka---1998---94 mins.
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PICKPOCKET (SEMAGE)
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Director Linton Semage does double duty, playing a pickpocket whose wife blames him for his family's misfortunes. For her sake, he tries to make an honest living wage, but fails and returns to thievery. His downward spiral intensifies when he finds a picture of his wife in the bag of a man he robbed. Instead of confronting her, he madly searches for the owner of the satchel. Winner of Best Asian Feature Film at the 2002 Singapore International Film Festival. In Sinhalese with English subtitles. Linton Semage---Sri Lanka---2001---85 mins.
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SCHIZO (OMAROVA)
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Director Guka Omarova brings an evocative feel for place and a detailed regard for character to his directorial debut, a deeply moving coming-of-age story set in modern-day Kazakhstan. Not even fifteen years old, "Schizo" (Olzhas Nusuppaev) makes money by organizing boxing tournaments for a local gang. When a mismatched fighter dies in the ring, Schizo feels the suffocating circumstances of poverty and violence close in on him. "A stark and stylistic hybrid of the Dardennes' formal austerity and Terrence Malick's lyricism" (Slant Magazine). Also known as The Recruiter. In Russian with Guka Omarova---Kazakhstan---2004---86 mins.
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SEPET
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A winner of six Malaysian Film Awards, this debut feature from writer-director Yasmin Ahmad deals with class and race issues with a refreshing frankness and a sense of humor that crosses continents. When a well-off teenage Malaysian girl, Orked (Sharifah Amani), stumbles up to the pirated DVD stand of an older Malay-Chinese boy (Choo Seong Ng), an improbable romance takes shape in spite of her parents' pressure and a language barrier. In Malay, Hokkien, Mandarin, and English with English subtitles. Yasmin Ahmad---Malaysia---2004---104 mins.
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THREE SHORT FILMS TAN CHUI MUI
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Three shorts by the Malaysian director of Love Conquers All, Tan Chui Mui: Tree in Tanjung Malim (2004, 24 mins.), South of South (200 5, 10 mins.), and Company of Mushrooms (2006, 30 mins.). In Hokkien, Mandarin, and Malay with English subtitles. Tan Chui-mui---Malaysia---2004-2006---64 mins.
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