Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
Life's a Beach
Summertime and the livin' is movies. We at Fandor are in a summertime mood. While summer in the city can be fun, beach vibes and views are what we are longing for. No need to apply SPF to indulge in this Spotlight of films taking place at the beach (or beach adjacent). Whether you are interested in romance, horror, or just looking for visuals to wash over you, these movies will have you sunbathing to the glow of the screen.
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Selected Films
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The Endless Summer
They call it THE ENDLESS SUMMER: the ultimate surfing adventure, crossing the globe in search of the perfect wave. From the uncharted waters of West Africa, to the shark-filled seas of Australia, to the tropical paradise of Tahiti and beyond, these California surfers...Watch Movie
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Little Feet
Determined to set their pet goldfish free, Lana and Nico embark on a magical urban odyssey from their Los Angeles home to the ocean. Their adventure, seen through the eyes of the brother/sister team, is filled with an array of wild and sometimes frightening encounters. LITTLE FEET is the return...Watch Movie
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At Land
AT LAND begins at sea. In the film's stunning opening sequence, a woman (played by filmmaker Maya Deren) emerges on shore, climbs up a pile of driftwood... and finds herself in the middle of a formal banquet. She then moves from lush, verdant jungles to seaweed-strewn beaches, stealing chess...Watch Movie
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17 Girls
Based on a headline-grabbing incident in the U.S., sister directing duo Delphine and Muriel Coulin's provocative debut feature (which they also co-wrote) follows the fallout in a sleepy French coastal town of Brittany, when a group of seventeen teenage girls from the same high school all decide...Watch Movie
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The Beach Girls and the Monster
A time capsule from one very odd moment in film history when beach-party movies began to lumber, fake-monster-like, into a then-untested realm of horror crossover (with familiar maneuvers from daytime television). Jobbing B-movie actor Jon Hall, in his directorial debut, plays...Watch Movie
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Rânia
Sixteen-year-old Rania studies dance and lives with her mother and two brothers in restricted circumstances. With her father, a fisherman, also facing hard times, Rania contemplates following her friend Lizi and becoming a dancer in a grotty nightclub. A wonderful opportunity then presents itself...Watch Movie
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Climates
Winner of the prestigious Fipresci Award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, CLIMATES is internationally acclaimed writer-director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s sublime follow-up to his Cannes multi-award winner DISTANT. Beautifully drawn and meticulously observed, the film vividly recalls the cinema of...Watch Movie
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All the Light in the Sky
Jane Adams stars as an actress living in Malibu who faces harsh realities of the industry as her age exempts her from more and more acting opportunities. Amidst this career and life crisis enters the actress's niece, played by Sophia Takal, who arrives for a weekend stay and...Watch Movie
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The Beaches of Agnès
Agnès Varda takes a cinematic stroll through her career—and the history of French film—in this jovial first-person documentary that "walks backwards" across the beaches, landscapes, and movie sets of her life and times. For some, turning eighty may mean settling down, but for...Watch Movie
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The System
The seaside town of Roxham sparks to life only in the summer. So, to skim the cream off the season's spoils, the local boys put their "System" into operation. Through a carefully worked out plan the boys (David Hemmings, John Alderton and Andrew Ray) spot the pretty girls arriving on holiday....Watch Movie
