";s:4:"text";s:4910:"Not surprisingly, it won the Oscar and the Bafta for best foreign language film. Movies. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family. The modern filmic creations, nevertheless, are accurate projections of the contemporary social complexes and our place in them. Writing for BBC Culture, Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times said: “Never before has a film spoken so fluently in the universal language of loss and desire.”
‘Once Upon a Time in Anatolia’ is not even his best film, but I was left so unexpectedly affected and depressed by the sheer humanity and realism that he brings on screen, that it’s hard not to acknowledge its genius. An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers, from the 1960s to the 2000s. But there’s more to the film than its director’s perfectionism. Vividly expressed through daring performances and well-crafted narrative realism, Sebastian Schipper’s endeavor to induct his audience into his protagonists’ transparent background serves a flawless result of constant coexistence and sentimental frustration.She is found in a club in Berlin, dancing to the rhythm of techno music under tactless lights that flash constantly. Her new untutored friend listens to her music, bewitched. Taut and riveting, and uncompromising on its style and characterization, ‘A Prophet’ is truly an unforgettable experience.Set in the brutal Ceausescu communist regime of Romania in 1987 (when abortion was a crime), ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’ is a devastating story of two friends who try to arrange for an abortion. Sooner or later, Kiddi finds out his brother’s anomie, and instead of informing on him, so as to take a fairly desired revenge, Kiddi helps Gummi hide the sheep in the closest mountain.The two men, after 40 years of aversion and juvenile enmity, dare to act as an insoluble unit of gumption, calling to arms all of their remaining physical strength and undimmed sentimental passion for the sake of a common ideal. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. They don’t tend to do well at the international box office, either, unless they’re in English: there’s something about love and laughter that gets lost in translation. With that said, let’s look at the list of what have been the top European films of the 21st century.
> The 20 Best French Films of The 21st Century The 20 Best French Films of The 21st Century. The movie is certainly not for everyone, as Tarr slowly drains the last ounce of joy and life from within us as he paints the portrait of humanity slowly hurtling towards its death. Disposing of their wet clothes, they just curl up in a cavity. A gripping portrait of an aged Parisian (Jean-Louis Trintignant) whose wife (Emmanuelle Riva) has been immobilised by a stroke, Amour is more humane and less oblique than some of Haneke’s earlier films – which could be why it, rather than one of the others, made it into the top 100.Several films on this list won the Oscar for best foreign language film. If BBC Culture’s poll had been conducted a year later, Roma would undoubtedly have been on this list.Film critics adore Michael Haneke almost as much as they adore free chocolate biscuits at press screenings. His films, in their undefinable bitterness and distorted mood, definitely haven’t been created for all audiences. In this fashion, a local contest is arranged in the village in order to award the owner of the healthiest and most prolific ram.Kiddi’s best ram wins the contest and as expected, Gummi‘s ego is disappointed. Enter the Void (2010) You either love him or hate him – that’s how divisive Gasper Noé is, and I’ve tasted both extremes.