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The Exterminating Angel (1962)
There is no physical obstacle preventing the aristocrats of The Exterminating Angel from exiting their hosts’ dinner party, yet still they find themselves trapped in a gilded cage of privilege, etiquette, and ritual, as Luis Buñuel mercilessly skewers a bourgeoisie undone by its own illusions.
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Not One Less (1999)
As Zhang Yimou tells the tale of a young, rural teacher searching for a runaway student in the city, he retains a disarming sincerity, dedicating Not One Less to the everyday labour of education and its responsibility to safeguard children’s futures.
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The 50 Best Animated Films of All Time
The greatest animations of all time, from hand-drawn anime to tactile stop-motion.
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Shanghai Triad (1995)
After adolescent Shuisheng is initiated into Shanghai Triad’s crime syndicate, it only takes seven days for him to recognise how readily control is sustained through the exploitation of the vulnerable, as Zhang Yimou frames his initiation through a restricted yet intimate perspective.
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Stromboli (1950)
Trapped by domestic obligation on an unforgiving, volcanic island off the coast of Italy, one Lithuanian refugee struggles for existential escape, as Roberto Rossellini transforms Stromboli’s neorealism into a gritty, austere portrait of spiritual alienation.
