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There is a useful directness to Wild Side, a romance shaped by Sébastien Lifshitz with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wild Side, Stéphanie Michelini provides the anchor while Yasmine Belmadi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wild Side opens from this situation: A transgender woman who survives prostituting herself in Paris, returns with her two male lovers in tow to her family home in the countryside to look after her dying moth

There is a useful directness to Formula 17, a comedy shaped by Yin jung Chen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Formula 17, Yo Yang provides the anchor while Duncan Lai introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Formula 17 opens from this situation: A gay teenager falls for an architect after moving to the city to find a summer job. The resulting its 1h 28m running time feels most convincing whenever Formula 17 trusts behaviour more tha

There is a useful directness to Oyster Farmer, a comedy shaped by Anna Reeves with a firm understanding of its audience. In Oyster Farmer, Alex O'Loughlin provides the anchor while Jim Norton introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Oyster Farmer opens from this situation: A love story about a young man who runs away up an isolated Australian river and gets a job with eighth generation oyster famers. The resulting its 1h 31m running time feels m

There is a useful directness to A Letter to True, a documentary shaped by Bruce Weber with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Letter to True, Julie Christie provides the anchor while Marianne Faithfull introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Letter to True opens from this situation: Filmmaker Bruce Weber is a professed animal lover, and his newest film centers on his own dogs, a family of gorgeous golden retrievers, including "True.".

There is a useful directness to Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog, a drama shaped by Yôichi Sai with a firm understanding of its audience. In Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog, Kaoru Kobayashi provides the anchor while Kippei Shîna introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog opens from this situation: As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunteers, training guide dogs

There is a useful directness to Private, a war drama shaped by Saverio Costanzo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Private, Mohammad Bakri provides the anchor while Lior Miller introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Private opens from this situation: A Palestinian family is trapped inside a house commandeered by Israeli soldiers. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Private trusts behaviour more than

There is a useful directness to Perfect Opposites, a romance shaped by Matt Cooper with a firm understanding of its audience. In Perfect Opposites, Martin Henderson provides the anchor while Piper Perabo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Perfect Opposites opens from this situation: The story of two college graduates from the Midwest who move to Los Angeles, where their love is tested for the first time. The resulting its 1h 39m running ti

There is a useful directness to I Like Killing Flies, a documentary shaped by Matt Mahurin with a firm understanding of its audience. In I Like Killing Flies, Michael Fishman provides the anchor while John A. Papa introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, I Like Killing Flies opens from this situation: This bitingly funny comedy follows a prickly, profanity prone man seeking to preserve his dream; it dishes up bites of wisdom along the way, ultim

There is a useful directness to Genesis, a documentary shaped by Claude Nuridsany with a firm understanding of its audience. In Genesis, Sotigui Kouyaté provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Genesis opens from this situation: A storyteller relates the creation of the world. The resulting its 1h 21m running time feels most convincing whenever Genesis trusts behaviour more than explan

There is a useful directness to Fascination, a thriller shaped by Klaus Menzel with a firm understanding of its audience. In Fascination, James Naughton provides the anchor while Jacqueline Bisset introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Fascination opens from this situation: A young man becomes suspicious when his recently widowed mother decides to re marry soon after his stepfather's death. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most conv

There is a useful directness to The Great Water, a war drama shaped by Ivo Trajkov with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Great Water, Saso Kekenovski provides the anchor while Maja Stankovska introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Great Water opens from this situation: Based on a children's book written by Zivko Cingo in the 1970s, the movie is about the difficult transition in Macedonia after World War II. The resulting its 1h

There is a useful directness to Dear Frankie, a romance shaped by Shona Auerbach with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dear Frankie, Emily Mortimer provides the anchor while Jack McElhone introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dear Frankie opens from this situation: After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him. The resulting its 1h 45m runn