adultery
For all of the accusations thrown around in The Reports on Sarah and Saleem, nobody can accuse this Palestinian drama of being melodramatic.
In anticipation of its induction into the Criterion Collection, we look back on A Story From Chikamatsu, a film with with a sharp focus on the social phenomenons of 18th century Japan.
Devoid of any subtlety and bereft of a strong plot, the fact that a film so reductive as Blind was made this recently is quite shocking.
Thirty years on, Alan Clarke’s fitfully funny film, Rita, Sue and Bob Too, still holds up as a first-rate character study and resonant critique of the Thatcher era.
The Fallen Idol is a fascinating look at adultery through the eyes of an innocent child, and has had a long-standing legacy as a result.