Paradise : Faith

Paradies: Glaube, Austria, 2012, dir. Ulrich Seidl ****

The second part of Ulrich Seidl’s « Paradise » trilogy. This time, a woman obssessed with religion, spends her days knocking on doors of strangers and preaching  the word of God. Her obsession goes too far since she whips herself at night and seems to have sexual emotions repressed. When his Muslim husband comes back home to her, things get even more bizarre.  Full of controversial and awkward scenes (a specialty by Seidl), this is a must-see.

The Servant

 1963, UK, dir. Joseph Losey, ***

Black Out

The Netherlands, 2012, dir. Arne Toonen, ***
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Cannibal Vegetarian

Croatia, 2012, Dir. Branko Schmidt, *
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Szamanka

Poland, Switzerland, France, 1996, dir. Andrzej Zulawski, *
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VHS 2

USA, 2013, dir: Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sánchez, Simon Barrett, Gregg Hale, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Jason Eisener, ****
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Lesson of the Evil

Aku no Kyōten, Japan, 2012, dir. Takashi Miike, **
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Animals

Spain, 2011, dir. Marcal Fores, ***
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Pol is a seemingly normal teenager with a family, homework, and a stuffed, English-speaking bear named Deerhoof. All is going well until a new classmate, Icari, arrives in school; despite the warnings of his friends, Pol is drawn inexorably into the dark world into which Icari promises to lead him, and Pol’s fragile balance starts to come undone. A beautifully photographed, tender and original look at teenage angst, Animals brilliantly succeeds in recreating the charged atmosphere of young lives who fear every decision might be irrevocable. Source: http://www.filmlinc.com/films/on-sale/animals

JCVD

Belgium, 2008, dir. Mabrouk El Mechri  ***