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Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words
  • HONG Yunah
  • United States,Korea
  • 2010
  • 57min

This documentary film is about a Chinese girl’s transformation from a laundryman’s daughter to international celebrity, activist and artist in the face of racism and sexism. Anna M...

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Cruel Season
  • PARK Bae-il
  • Korea
  • 2010
  • 60min

The film focuses on the lives of rubbish collectors. Working from 11 in the evening till mid-day, their aim is not to leave traces but to clean those that people leave behind. Alth...

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Dancing Dreams
  • Rainer HOFFMAN,Anne LINSEL
  • Germany
  • 2010
  • 89min

Teenagers gather to audition for the late Pina Bausch’s legendary Kontakthof because they simply want to dance. This black and white documentary is a simple yet touching portrayal ...

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Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense
  • Pascal HOFMANN,Benny JABERG
  • Switzerland
  • 2010
  • 83min

This documentary, co-directed by Pascal Hofmann and Benny Jaberg, depicts the eventful life of Daniel Schmid, a great Swiss director who left behind remarkable legacy of films and ...

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First Love - 1989, Memory of Sumida
  • PARK Jeongsuk
  • Korea
  • 2010
  • 95min

A Japanese man takes out a 20-year-old phone card. Inside it, there are pictures of 4 women. The film sets out in search of these women and shows their past and present. In 1989, t...

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I Wish I Knew
  • JIA Zhangke
  • China
  • 2010
  • 138min

[I Wish I Knew] is Jia Zhangke’s visual poem that rereads the history of Shanghai from a contemporary point of view. The heavy sound of boat engines follows the tranquil, dream-lik...

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Johnnie Got His Gun!
  • Yves MONTMAYEUR
  • France,Hong Kong,China
  • 2010
  • 59min

[Johnnie Got His Gun!] explores the cinematic world of Johnnie To, who opened up a new chapter in Hong Kong urban action. His thematic consciousness, style, and production processe...

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Kabuki-za: Final Curtain
  • SOGAWA Sokichi
  • Japan
  • 2010
  • 167min

The Kabuki-za, a symbol of Tokyo’s Ginza district, closes its doors for the first time in 60 years for renovation. The actors, having been secure on the stage over the decades, sha...

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María and I
  • Félix Fernández DE CASTRO
  • Spain
  • 2010
  • 76min

Cartoonist Miguel has an autistic daughter with his ex-wife May. Maria spends her time between the Canary Islands, where her mother lives, and Barcelona with her father. Miguel and...

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Masquerade
  • MUN Jeong-hyun
  • Korea
  • 2010
  • 85min

[Masquerade] is directed by Mun Jeong-hyun whose previous piece on the history of Korean war, Grandmother’s Flower earned much attention from the audience. It’s his fourth piece an...

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