1. Macondo (Macondo)
A drama centered on an 11-year-old Chechnyan refugee living in Vienna whose life is thrown into disarray when a friend of his deceased father materializes.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
2. The Joycean Society
Created thanks to the funds provided for the production of new artworks awarded to Dora García for the 45th PIAC, The Joycean Society is a film about a book club dedicated to James Joyce's Finnegans Wake; The Zurich-based group of students, admirers and connoisseurs read and dissect passages from what is often said to be "the most difficult book in the world".
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
3. La familia irreal (La familia irreal)
(La familia irreal)
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
4. Japanese Butterflies (Les papillons japonais)
This early silent era film was released in France circa 1908 by Segundo de Chomón. It is partially hand coloured and shows several Japanese characters and eventually a worm change into a butterfly which while flapping it's wings changes colours as it flies.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
5. UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 19, 2009 in Dallas at the American Airlines Center.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
6. Stars and Stripes
An abstract animation by Norman McLaren, who was born in Scotland in 1914. His interest in filmmaking began early in life after he became acquainted with works by the great Russian filmmakers Eisenstein and Pudovkin and the German animator Oskar Fischinger.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
7. Rosamunde Pilcher: Gezeiten der Liebe (Rosamunde Pilcher: Gezeiten der Liebe)
(Rosamunde Pilcher: Gezeiten der Liebe)
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
8. Pero... ¿En qué país vivimos? (Pero... ¿En qué país vivimos?)
(Pero... ¿En qué país vivimos?)
It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.
9. The Inventor (L'inventeur)
Mr. Felix is an inventor. The visit of a millionaire to place an order disrupts Mr. Felix's cozy everyday life.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
10. Días Contados (Días Contados)
(Días Contados)
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
11. Pat Metheny Group: Imaginary Day Live
Pat Metheny Group. Now if you were a fan, I wouldn't need to say any more. That name is a synonym of great jazz music and professional musician who has something on their heart.
It has an average vote of 9.3 on TMDB.
12. Six Lovers
Nathan is convinced his partner Lucia is cheating on him; Lucia is having an affair with Lorenzo, a man half her age; Lorenzo is sleeping with his friend, Tom; Tom is kicked out of home and seduces Walter to get free shelter; Walter is no longer in love with Marilyn; Marilyn cannot accept rejection. Six interconnected people are interviewed about their most intimate secrets and opinions of love, for a university research project. Everything is recorded on camera. Suspicion about the research’s underlying intentions for the recordings is aroused when Marilyn kills herself and Lucia becomes pregnant to Lorenzo With the recordings acting as a catalyst, the lovers question whether the information they first gave freely is now controlling them.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
13. Joann Sfar (drawings)
Documentary about Joann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. His main influences are Fred and André Franquin as well as Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, Will Eisner, Hugo Pratt and John Buscema. From 2009 to 2010, Sfar wrote and directed Gainsbourg: Une Vie Heroique, a biopic of the illustrious French songwriter and singer, of whom Sfar is a self-confessed fanatic. The film, which draws substantially on Sfar's abilities as a comic book artist through its extensive use of fantasy artwork, animation and puppetry, was released in 2010 to general critical acclaim.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
14. Eight Thousand Li of Cloud and Moon (八千里路雲和月)
A college girl and a musician go to the front of the anti-Japanese war and fall in love.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
15. Ombres (Ombres)
(Ombres)
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
16. Return (Return)
"Behind every strong man is a strong woman!", Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. She has 4 children, she's in her mid-30s, and she's the wife of a Crimean Tatar political prisoner. Muslim Crimean Tatars have been oppressed for a long time. They were deported under Stalin, allowed to return under Gorbachev, and since the occupation of Crimea in 2014 under Putin, they are being persecuted again. "Return" is a portrait of Mumine and Maye, two strong women struggling with the consequences of oppression. Their traditional understanding of their role as women does not stand in the way of their dedication. They possess strength, beauty and dignity. Only in their most intimate moments, they are overwhelmed by desperate helplessness.
It has an average vote of 6.005 on TMDB.
