French director Robert Bresson is one of few filmmakers in world cinema who had never made a bad or mediocre feature.
Mouchette (1967): Robert Bresson’s Grim Tale of Suffering, Starring Nadine Nortier and Jean-Claude Guilbert
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I’m Still Here: Walter Salles’ Fact-Based Tale of Survival, Starring Fernanda Torres
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I’m Still Here tells the true story of the Paiva family, whose lives were torn apart by the Brazilian military dictatorship in the 1970s, but it somehow managed to rebuild through resilience.
Sweet November (1968): Romantic Comedy, Starring Oscar Winner Sandy Dennis and Anthony Newley
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It is poorly directed by Robert Ellis Miller–very much like a static play–who in the same year also made The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, arguably his best feature in a long and undistinguished career
My Dinner with Andre: Louis Malle’s Dramedy coversation with André Gregory and Wallace Shawn
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Devoid of cliches, the film’s dialogue covers the nature of theater and of life, and contrasts Andre’s spirituality with Wally’s humanism.
Wedding in White (1972): Canadian William Fruet’s Film, Based on his Play, Starring Carol Kane (Rape)
Wedding in White and Réjeanne Padovani represented Canadian films at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival