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La Grazia La Grazia
La Grazia and Blue Moon
Blue Moon (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Richard Linklater; Writer: Robert Kaplow; Stars: Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott, Ethan Hawke, Bobby Cannavale, Patrick Kennedy, Simon Delaney, John Doran, Elaine O'Dwyer, Cillian Sullivan, Ian Dillon)
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his groundbreaking hit musical Oklahoma!.
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La Grazia (Country: Italy; Year: 2025; Director: Paolo Sorrentino; Writer: Paolo Sorrentino; Stars: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti)
A president faces choices in his final months in office.
Full Review See: Toni Servillo on costumes by Carlo Poggioli and working with Paolo Sorrentino on La Grazia
Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) (Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Richard Linklater; Writer: Holly Gent, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr, Michèle Pétin; Stars: Zoey Deutch, Alix Bénézech, Paolo Luka Noé, Nicolas Dozol, Guillaume Marbeck, Tom Novembre, Jade Phan-Gia, Aubry Dullin, Côme Thieulin, Blaise Pettebone, Adrien Rouyard, Matthieu Penchinat, Jodie Ruth-Forest, Roxane Rivière, Jean-Jacques Le Vessier)
This is the story of Godard making Breathless, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made Breathless.
Full Review See: Richard Linklater on chronicling the creation of Godard's Breathless
The Perfect Neighbor (Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Geeta Gandbhir)
A seemingly minor neighbourhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida’s 'stand your ground' laws.
Pillion (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Harry Lighton; Writer: Harry Lighton, Adam Mars-Jones; Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, Georgina Hellier, Brian Martin, Zamir Mesiti)
A man is taken on as a motorbike club's leader's submissive but begins to question that role.
Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague and A Private Life
A Private Life (Vie Privée) (Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Rebecca Zlotowski; Writer: Anne Berest, Gaëlle Macé, Rebecca Zlotowski; Stars: Jodie Foster, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Lacoste, Luàna Bajrami, Sophie Letourneur)
A psychiatrist investigates a patient's death after becoming convinced they were murdered.
Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk (Country: Iran, France, Palestine; Year: 2025; Director: Sepideh Farsi)
The everyday reality for those living in Gaza.
Scarlet (Hateshinaki Scarlet) (Country: Japan; Year: 2025; Director: Mamoru Hosoda; Writer: Mamoru Hosoda; Stars: Mana Ashida, Masaki Okada, Masachika Ichimura)
A character's grief and vengeance disrupt both world and afterlife, blending timeframes.
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