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Wings of Desire (1987)
By Afra Nariman Wings of Desire (1987) Directed by: Wim Wenders Stars: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Peter Falk, Otto Sander Plot Summary Two angels named Damiel (played by Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (played by Otto Sander), hover over the streets of Berlin, observing people, as they have throughout history, and providing invisible rays of hope… Read more
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La Haine (1995)
BY AFRA NARIMAN La Haine (1995) Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz Stars: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui PLOT SUMMARY Following the day after a young Arab is beaten unconscious by Police and the riots that ensued that night, three of the victim’s friends spend the day drifting around their neighborhood, taking in the aftermath of… Read more
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Dead Man (1995)
By Afra Nariman Dead Man (1995) Directed by: Jim Jarmusch Stars: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Iggy Pop, John Hurt Plot Summary After killing a man, William Blake (played by Johnny Depp) escapes into the woods and meets a Native American man named Nobody (played by Gary Farmer), who prepares him for his inevitable and imminent… Read more
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The Seventh Seal (1957)
By Afra Nariman The Seventh Seal (1957) Directed by: Ingmar Bergman Stars: Max von Sydow, Bibi Anderson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Nils Poppe, Bengt Ekerot Plot Summary A Swedish knight named Antoninus Block (played by Max von Sydow) and his squire, return home from the Crusades to find their country suffering from the black plaque. When ‘Death’… Read more
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Breathless (1960)
By Afra Nariman Breathless (1960) Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard Stars: Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo Plot Summary A thug named Michel (played by Jean-Paul Belmondo) kills a policeman while driving a stolen car. To escape the law, he hides in his journalist girlfriend Patricia’s (played by Jean Seberg) apartment in Paris. His plan is to come… Read more
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