Release Date: 1974-11-12

Overview: Edvard Munch's childhood is overshadowed by death: he suffers the loss of his sister and mother, while enduring serious illness himself, almost dying. At university, Munch discovers his talent as a painter. As he immerses himself in the art world, he becomes part of a cultural revolution lead by the likes of nihilist Hans Jæger.

Rating: 7.357 (70 votes)

Release Date: 1995-12-20

Overview: 40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.

Rating: 6.3 (67 votes)

Release Date: 1991-09-25

Overview: A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.

Rating: 6.8 (53 votes)

Release Date: 1977-11-19

Overview: A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.

Rating: 7.1 (21 votes)

Release Date: 2014-11-14

Overview: The children of "Happy Valley" were victimized for years, by a key member of the legendary Penn State college football program. But were Jerry Sandusky’s crimes an open secret? With rare access, director Amir Bar-Lev delves beneath the headlines to tell a modern American parable of guilt, redemption, and identity.

Rating: 6.8 (33 votes)

Release Date: 1959-01-27

Overview: In 1852, the famine on a desolate Britanny's island named Blaz-Mor, off the coast of Finistère. Some residents exalted hold responsible the young Moira, equivalent to a witch. The old Marnez, "head" of the island, is trying to restore calm and opposes Yann Le Heart, the fiancé of his daughter Louise Kermelen, who wants causing a shipwreck to save the island from famine.

Rating: 5.5 (2 votes)

Release Date: 1957-01-23

Overview: Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona, Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with Giovanna.

Rating: 6.7 (72 votes)

Release Date: 1954-09-15

Overview: From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.

Rating: 7.7 (86 votes)

Release Date: 1985-02-08

Overview: A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.

Rating: 6.892 (79 votes)

Release Date: 1926-09-24

Overview: A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

Rating: 7.363 (153 votes)

Release Date: 1954-11-23

Overview: When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.

Rating: 7.8 (139 votes)

Release Date: 1958-10-10

Overview: An aging, decadent landlord’s passion for music becomes the undoing of his legacy as he sacrifices his wealth in order to compete with the opulent music room of his younger, richer neighbour.

Rating: 7.507 (149 votes)

Release Date: 1952-04-17

Overview: In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

Rating: 7.749 (177 votes)

Release Date: 1950-02-15

Overview: After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.

Rating: 7.074 (204 votes)

Release Date: 1943-11-13

Overview: In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.

Rating: 7.994 (232 votes)

Release Date: 1954-09-25

Overview: Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Rating: 7.161 (189 votes)

Release Date: 1954-03-17

Overview: Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

Rating: 7.193 (254 votes)

Release Date: 1976-04-30

Overview: Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.

Rating: 7.625 (164 votes)

Release Date: 1956-10-11

Overview: Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.

Rating: 7.881 (265 votes)

Release Date: 2015-10-30

Overview: The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

Rating: 6.9 (231 votes)