1. Liberté (Liberté)
1774, shortly before the French Revolution, somewhere between Potsdam and Berlin. Madame de Dumeval, the Duke de Tesis and the Duke de Wand, libertines expelled from the puritanical court of Louis XVI, seek the support of the legendary Duc de Walchen, German seducer and freethinker, lonely in a country where hypocrisy and false virtue reign. Their mission is to export libertinage, a philosophy of enlightenment founded on the rejection of moral boundaries and authorities, but moreover to find a safe place to pursue their errant games, where the quest for pleasure no longer obeys laws other than those dictated by unfulfilled desires.
It has an average vote of 5.471 on TMDB.
2. The Serpent's Egg
Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
3. Shame (Skammen)
In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
4. Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop)
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband's attempted suicide, caused by his discovery of her extramarital affair. The self-loathing, suicidal Karin seems to regard her sister with revulsion. Only Anna, the deeply religious maid who lost her young child, seems able to offer Agnes solace and empathy.
It has an average vote of 7.931 on TMDB.
5. Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap)
Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.
It has an average vote of 8.155 on TMDB.
6. Black Wind (Viento negro)
The building of a railroad under tough conditions from searing heat to freezing cold in the Sonora desert provokes clashes of passion and struggles between the engineers and the workers at the campsite. The workers also contend with sudden dust storms that are called the 'black wind'. Based on true events.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
7. Caprice Italian Style (Capriccio all'italiana)
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
8. Dawson City: Frozen Time
The true history of a collection of some 500 films dating from 1910s to 1920s, which were lost for over 50 years until being discovered buried in a sub-arctic swimming pool deep in the Yukon Territory, in Dawson City, located about 350 miles south of the Arctic Circle.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
9. Time Regained (Le Temps retrouvé)
In early 1920s France, an author, lying on his deathbed, looks at various photographs and is flooded with memories of the people and events that have shaped his life.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
10. West Indies (West Indies ou les Nègres marrons de la liberté)
Aboard a giant slave ship in an abandoned Citroën factory, the history of the West Indies is traced through several centuries of French oppression. The ship becomes a stage for the people to tell stories via song and dance—from their enslavement to their displacement in Metropolitan France.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
11. Guantanamera (Guantanamera)
During the 'Special Period', the members of a funeral procession cross paths with truckdrivers who have to take the same route, and begin to talk about God and the world. They discover that life for both groups has many similarities, as well as a lot of differences.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
12. Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution (Elehiya sa Dumalaw Mula sa Himagsikan)
Deliberately structured and less beholden to its narrative, the film is told in three parts, with each part pertaining to each of the three visits of the time-travelling visitor from when the country was fighting for independence from Spain.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
13. The Kármán Line
When a mother is hit by a rare condition that sees her lift off the ground at a slow but ever increasing rate, her husband and daughter are forced to come to terms with losing her.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
14. Clockwork
A very wealthy, but lonely woman is stalked in her home by a violent serial killer.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
15. Souviens-toi de la tendresse (Souviens-toi de la tendresse)
(Souviens-toi de la tendresse)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
16. The Perfect Vagina
Lisa Rogers investigates vaginal cosmetic surgery and why more and more women consider this surgical procedure.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
17. Carnal Knowledge
The concurrent sexual lives of best friends Jonathan and Sandy are presented, those lives which are affected by the sexual mores of the time and their own temperament, especially in relation to the respective women who end up in their lives.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
18. 5 Broken Cameras
Five broken cameras – and each one has a powerful tale to tell. Embedded in the bullet-ridden remains of digital technology is the story of Emad Burnat, a farmer from the Palestinian village of Bil’in, which famously chose nonviolent resistance when the Israeli army encroached upon its land to make room for Jewish colonists. Emad buys his first camera in 2005 to document the birth of his fourth son, Gibreel. Over the course of the film, he becomes the peaceful archivist of an escalating struggle as olive trees are bulldozed, lives are lost, and a wall is built to segregate burgeoning Israeli settlements.
It has an average vote of 7.396 on TMDB.
19. From the Life of the Marionettes (Aus dem Leben der Marionetten)
Made during Bergman's tax-related exile in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina and Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple who appear in one episode of "Scenes From A Marriage." After Peter perpetrates a horrendous crime in its first scene, the rest of the film consists of a non-linear examination of his motivations, incorporating a police psychological investigation, scenes from the Egermanns' married life, and dream sequences.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
