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The Holy Mountain

November 1973 •Spanish

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets in the solar system. The occult adept's intention is to put his recruits through strange mystical rites and divest them of their worldly baggage before embarking on a trip to Lotus Island. There they ascend the Holy Mountain to displace the immortal gods who secretly rule the universe.

Assassination

August 1996 •Japanese

"Assassination" - Adaptation of Hermann Hesse's novel "Demian". A young man's detachment from and revolt against the superficial ideals of the world of appearances and eventually awakens into a realization of self. Max Demian is his childhood friend and mentor.

Lampi

May 2022 •Italian

A young woman suffers from an electrical disorder that disrupts her life and her sister's bachelorette party.

Spettri

June 2022 •Italian

A piano player has to face her Master in order to find her voice.

Allegro non troppo

March 1976 •Italian

The film is a parody of Disney's Fantasia, though possibly more of a challenge to Fantasia than parody status would imply. In the context of this film, "Allegro non Troppo" means Not So Fast!, an interjection meaning "slow down" or "think before you act" and refers to the film's pessimistic view of Western progress (as opposed to the optimism of Disney's original).

Afraid of Luke

August 2023 •English

After a year at university Luke, Elliot, and Alesha reunite for one last night together. But tensions rise as old flames bubble under the surface and an unexpected event changes everything…

Old Man's hell chess

August 2023 •

The Other 99%

Invalid date •English

Shellshocked, walking home from a night she can't understand and wants to forget, we meet Her. But she can't forget and she can't make sense of it, not right now. Because there is something else in the room, and she needs it to bleed.

Wakaoku-sama: Futomono-biraki

June 1994 •Japanese

Cult filmmaker Hisayasu Sato's second comedy of the year, this silly softcore effort stars pretty Nao Kikuchi as a young married woman who takes a job at a call-girl agency with the mistaken belief that it is a maid service. After she is raped on her first assignment, Kikuchi is understandably shocked, but quickly warms to her new career and becomes quite the professional. Unfortunately, her husband soon discovers the true nature of her work.

Mycelium

May 2022 •English

An ant colony finds that the strange new food source they've discovered may be something more of a curse than a boon.

The Fire We've Built

September 2023 •Spanish

A teenager plans her own kidnapping with the help of her boyfriend and her best friend. They dream of going to live in the United States to have the baby they are expecting; however, the situation gets out of control and she becomes a victim of her own game.

Whore

June 1991 •English

This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.

The Handmaid's Tale

February 1990 •English

In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

The Reflecting Skin

August 1990 •English

A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.

Who's With Me?

April 2021 •English

Marcus, an average young man awakens to find his apartment under quarantine and completely isolated from the outside world. Ominous messages about toxins and evacuations plaster each screen of his various electronic devices, leaving his next door neighbor as the only person he has contact with. Scared, and with few resources, the two try to navigate there way through the indefinite wait - staving off hunger, boredom, and paranoia.

Escargots

March 2006 •French

An adaptation of a children's poem called Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement by Jacques Prévert, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Filmed in Paris, France and Los Angeles, California.

Symphonie Fantastique

September 2024 •English

A lone wind ensemble musician photographs an ongoing performance as she's suddenly joined by a past lover.

A prostitute has been murdered

May 1930 •German

A successful prostitute is generous to a poor old friend. He becomes jealous, follow her and kills her, hide the body and fake his own suicide.

Ophelia

March 2018 •French

At night, a woman at different ages loves, suffers and frees herself. She’s called Ophelia.

Santa Sangre

November 1989 •English

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his mother – the leader of a strange religious cult – and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.