Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
The Woman in the Fifth
Kung-fu Master!
A Star Is Born
The Deep Blue Sea
Days of Being Wild
Lost Colony
Brownian Movement
Left Foot Right Foot
A Tale of Winter
The Romantic Englishwoman
Mademoiselle Chambon
Sun Don't Shine
Climates
Silent Light
The Bigamist
The Well-Digger's Daughter
Barbara
Kurt and Courtney
SAD ROMANCE
At Fandor, the romance films that linger in our minds are when couples find love through chaos. It might be painful to watch, but the duos we are talking about put forth grand efforts, overcoming obstacles in order to be together. Whether the match doesn't work because of age (KUNG-FU MASTER), class (THE WELL DIGGER'S DAUGHTER), or betrayal (THE DEEP BLUE SEA), we watch and hope that love prevails over catastrophe.
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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A Star Is Born
Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom only to have them shattered by a ruthless, cold-hearted town without pity, where the chances of finding fame are one in a hundred thousand. Enter falling (and falling down drunk) movie star Norman Maine (Fredric March), whom...Watch Movie
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The Deep Blue Sea
In THE DEEP BLUE SEA, Master chronicler of post-War England, Terence Davies directs Rachel Weisz as a woman whose overpowering love threatens her well-being and alienates the men in her life. In a deeply vulnerable performance, Rachel Weisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife of an...Watch Movie
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Lost Colony
Poetic, mysterious and visually elegant, Christopher Holmes' debut feature forges an impressionistic coming-of-age narrative as prismatic as the ever-changing strand of shoreline the story inhabits. With refreshing sincerity and an unassuming sense of humor, LOST COLONY considers the lives of...Watch Movie
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Left Foot Right Foot
Marie, a subdued young woman just emerging from adolescence, is drawn by luxury and glitter like a moth to a flame. Her life changes dramatically when she meets Olivier, a wealthy nightclub owner, who is unable to resist her disconcerting candor. Through him, she learns how to...Watch Movie
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The Romantic Englishwoman
A sly, sophisticated love story, THE ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN is a "masterfully acted comedy" (San Francisco Examiner) that is a showcase for its two Oscar®-winning stars: Michael Caine (HANNAH AND HER SISTERS) and Glenda Jackson (WOMEN IN LOVE). Caine plays successful novelist...Watch Movie
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Mademoiselle Chambon
A love story that has bewitched audiences and critics worldwide, MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON delicately captures the initial stirrings of romance. Vincent Lindon plays Jean, a burly and happily married housing contractor. One fateful afternoon, he picks up his son (Arthur Le Houérou)...Watch Movie
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Sun Don't Shine
Written and directed by actress/filmmaker Amy Seimetz , SUN DON'T SHINE follows Crystal (Kate Lyn Sheil) and her boyfriend Leo (Kentucker Audley) on a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida. From the outset, the purpose of their...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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The Bigamist
This is the story of Harry Graham and his wife Eve who want to adopt a child. At the adoption agency they are interviewed by Mr. Jordan, who at first sight believes that they might be a perfect couple but he becomes concerned when Harry appears uneasy at the mention of background checks into...Watch Movie
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The Well-Digger's Daughter
Adapted from the beloved French film and novel by Marcel Pagnol, THE WELL-DIGGER'S DAUGHTER tells the sweeping saga of single father and well-digger Pascal Amoretti (Daniel Auteuil, CACHÉ), who is raising a small army of young girls in the Provençal countryside. But when his...Watch Movie
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Kurt and Courtney
This controversial documentary, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield, begins as an observation of the music of Kurt Cobain and his Seattle/Portland contemporaries. KURT AND COURTNEY takes a different turn when Courtney Love intervenes. What emerges is a powerful...Watch Movie
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The Woman in the Fifth
American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet....Watch Movie
