s+1.jpg — Solaris (1972)

**Directed By: Andrei Tarkovsky**
**Starring: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet**
**Rated: PG**
**Run Time: 2h 47m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Directorial Vision, Concept**
**Weakness: Some Special Effects**

Solaris (1972)

October 2, 2019

Dr. Kelvin is sent to a space station orbiting the planet Solaris to discover why everyone on board went insane.

The Guilty (2018)

September 17, 2019

A police officer assigned to dispatch receives a phone call from a kidnapped woman and does everything in his power to try to save her.

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

September 9, 2019

A young girl whom lives in a surreal and fantastical world, finds herself being quested after, influenced, and tricked by vampires, bishops, men and women alike as she approaches womanhood.

id 1.jpg — In Darkness (2011)

**Directed By: Agnieszka Holland**
**Starring: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 25m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Point of View, Character Relationships**
**Weakness: Pacing**

In Darkness (2011)

August 30, 2019

When the Germans occupying Poland round up the Jews into the ghettos, a Polish sewer inspector decides to help hide some of them from the Germans, for a price.

Three Colors: White (1994)

August 30, 2019

After his wife divorces him, a Polish immigrant plots to get even with her.

Three Colors: Blue (1993)

August 30, 2019

A woman must find a way to carry on after the death of her husband and child.

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**Directed by: Krysztof Kieslowski**
**Starring: Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frederique Feder**
**Rated: R for a Brief but Strong Sex Scene**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Three Colors: Red (1995)

August 30, 2019

A model forms a relationship with a retired judge that has a hobby of invading on people’s privacy.

dl 1.jpg — The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

**Directed By: Krzysztof Kieslowski**
**Starring: Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 38m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Music, Cinematography**
**Weakness: -**

The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

August 29, 2019

Two women, one in France, the other Poland, are inexplicably linked in spirit.

d 1.jpg — Danton (1983)

**Directed By: Andrzej Wajda**
**Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro**
**Rated: PG**
**Run Time: 2h 16m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Production Design**
**Weakness: Length**

Danton (1983)

August 28, 2019

In France, under the reign of Terror, one of the most prominent leaders of the revolution, Georges Danton, attempts to lay bare the corruption of the Committee for Public Safety and its chair, Maximillian Robespierre.

91430xto51L._SL1500_.jpg — The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)

**Directed by: Wojciech Has**
**Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Elzbieta Czyzewksa**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity and Thematic Elements)**
**Running Time: 3 h 2 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Unexpected Humor, Production Design, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)

August 28, 2019

A soldier in a war finds a book that recounts a tale of a soldier traveling through Spain and meeting a variety of characters, many of who have stories of their own to tell.

Ida (2013)

August 27, 2019

A young novice nun on the verge of taking her vows discovers a family secret dating back to German occupation.

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**Directed by: King Hu**
**Starring: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Sustain Sequences of Martial Arts Action Violence)**
**Running Time: 3 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unconventional Storytelling, Characters, Action, Excitement, Worldbuilding, Empowerment**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

A Touch of Zen (1971)

August 16, 2019

An unambitious small town painter and monks from a Buddhist monastery aid a lady fugitive in her run from corrupt government officials.

Official Secrets (2019)

August 8, 2019

The story of British whistleblower Katharine Gun.

Cache (2005)

August 2, 2019

A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes that are left on their front door.

PS 1.jpg — Police Story (1985)

**Directed By: Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen**
**Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung, Yuen Chor**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 1h 40m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Martial Arts, Comedy, Set Pieces**
**Weakness: Emotional Connection**

Police Story (1985)

July 18, 2019

When a Hong Kong Hero Police Officer is tasked with protecting a witness and girlfriend of a powerful gangster he must navigate the dicey waters of his own personal relationship, the police precinct’s bureaucracy, and clear his name from being framed for killing a fellow cop.

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**Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder**
**Starring: Klaus Lowitsch, Barbara Valentin, Mascha Rabben**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity)**
**Running Time: 3 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, World Building, Cinematography, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Some Pacing**

World on a Wire (1973)

July 12, 2019

Set in the near future. After one of his colleagues dies mysteriously, a scientist named Fred Stiller decides to investigate further. He uncovers a conspiracy that could alter the fabric of reality as he knows it.

MV5BMjUzMzk5MTUtNjg4MC00OTdmLWI3NmEtY2U0YjU2OTQyNTFmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — Europa Europa (1990)

**Directed by: Agnieszka Holland**
**Starring: Marco Hofschneider, Andre Wilms, Julie Delpy**
**Rated: R for Mature Treatment of Holocaust Issues**
**Running Time: 1 h 52 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Themes, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Melodrama, Coincidence**

Europa Europa (1990)

July 11, 2019

A young Jewish boy joins Hitler’s Youth Army in an attempt to conceal his identity.

The Lives of Others.jpg — The Lives of Others (2006)

**Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck**
**Starring: Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Tukur**
**Rated: R for Some Sexuality/Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 17 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Message**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Lives of Others (2006)

June 28, 2019

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming absorbed into their lives.

Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

June 27, 2019

A group of Spanish conquistadors follow rumors of a golden city down river. Soon it becomes apparent that they do not follow the river to their fortunes but rather, to their demise.

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**Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen**
**Starring: Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, Klaus Wennemann**
**Rated: R for Some War Violence and Brief Language**
**Running Time: 3 h 28 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Direction, Story, Cinematography, Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Das Boot- Director's Cut (1981)

June 26, 2019

A German U-boat is tasked to destroy British naval and supply ships during WWII.

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