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• Parasite

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  (Korean) Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD.

• Your Name

  Kimi No Na Wa

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  (Japanese) Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD.

• جدى نىدر از سمن

  ا سپرتن

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  (Farsi) A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease. Available on Blu-Ray. Streamable on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• M

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  (German) When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Streamable on Kanopy.

• Portrait of a lady on fire

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  (French) On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Streamable on Kanopy.

• Dangal

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  (Hindi) Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression. Available on DVD.

• Roma

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  (Spanish) A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s. Available on DVD.

• In the mood for love

  Hua yang nian hua

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  (Cantonese, Shanghainese) Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. Available on DVD.

• The Apu trilogy

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  (Bengali) Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Available on Blu-Ray. Streamable on Kanopy.

• Furie

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  (Vietnamese) When her daughter is kidnapped, a desperate yet determined mother treks through her former gang's turf in Saigon to track down the abductors. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD. Streamable on hoopla.

• La Dolce Vita

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  (Italian) A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome. Available on DVD.

• Masaan

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  (Hindi) Along India's Ganges River, four people face prejudice, a strict moral code and a punishing caste system as they confront personal tragedies. Available on DVD.

• Amour

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  (French) Georges and Anne are an octogenarian couple. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, also a musician, lives in Britain with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drive My Car

  ドライブ・マイ・カー

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  (Japanese) A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD.

• Burning

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  (Korean) Jong-su bumps into a girl who used to live in the same neighborhood, who asks him to look after her cat while she's on a trip to Africa. When back, she introduces Ben, a mysterious guy she met there, who confesses his secret hobby.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• About Elly

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  (Farsi) The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers. Available on DVD. Streamable on Kanopy.

• Leviathan

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  (Russian) In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man's arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Yi yi

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  (Mandarin, Taiwanese) Each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives. Available on DVD.

• The wild pear tree

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  (Turkish) An unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling. Available on DVD. Streamable on Kanopy.

• The seventh seal

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  (Swedish) A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague. Available on Blu-Ray. Streamable on Kanopy.