Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
Director’s Lens
There are certain directors whose movies are instantly recognizable. They have a signature style, use recurring motifs, work with the same actors, and have a way of seeing life that is seamlessly translated onto the big screen. To view the world through someone else’s eyes is powerful and exciting, and exposure to different stories and realities is what makes movies so culturally crucial...and entertaining! The directors in this Spotlight are eclectic, but what they all share are inspired and original ways of captivating audiences with stories that stay true to their unique vision.
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Selected Films
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Kung-fu Master!
A lovely, bittersweet companion to JANE B. PAR AGNÈS V. from director Agnes Varda and star/muse Jane Birkin, this film has nothing to do with martial arts (the film's title comes from an arcade video game played obsessively in the film by a teenaged boy, Julien). Birkin delivers one of her finest...Watch Movie
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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating...Watch Movie
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Cobra Verde
Werner Herzog’s final collaboration with Klaus Kinski was, like FITZCARRALDO and AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD before it, a fact-inspired saga of exotic physical adventure whose production was nearly as arduous as the events depicted. Based on Bruce Chatwin’s novel "The Viceroy of Ouidah" (which was,...Watch Movie
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Chlorophyl
Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins returned to his hometown of Miami for this mood-drenched look at love and alienation, created for the city’s Borscht Film Festival. Adrift in the gleaming white void of a new apartment, a young woman talks to an absent lover on the phone; later, she attends a...Watch Movie
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The Whole Shootin' Match
Eagle Pennell's first feature, THE WHOLE SHOOTIN' MATCH is a droll ballad about two dreamers chasing one "get rich quick" scheme after another (from flying squirrel farms to magic mops). The film follows our heroes until they finally get their dream-come-true and their...Watch Movie
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The Pain of Others
THE PAIN OF OTHERS is a found footage documentary about Morgellons, a mysterious illness whose sufferers say they have parasites under the skin, long colored fibers emerging from lesions, and a host of other bizarre symptoms which could be borrowed from a horror film. Tens of...Watch Movie
