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The Pornographer (2001)
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Jean-Pierre Léaud stars as Jacques Laurent, a former pornographic filmmaker who returns to the industry in this controversial and explicit drama from director Bertrand Bonello.
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Tropix (2002)
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"Getting away from it all" takes on a new spin as Corinne finds herself isolated in the wilds of Costa Rica in a prolonged, deadly struggle. Betrayal turns this search for paradise into a quest for survival, climaxing with a chilling end-game in the
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The Bridge (2006)
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Shot over an entire year in 2004, THE BRIDGE is a startling documentary about San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and the people who go there to end their lives. Director Eric Steel and his crew managed to dissuade some of the tortured souls who peered
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As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me (2003)
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Based on the true story and a bestselling novel, this powerful epic captures the incredible journey of German soldier Clemens Forell in his dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. Through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes,
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Combination Platter (1993)
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An illegal immigrant working in a Chinese restaurant hopes to marry an American to obtain a green card, but is surprised by his growing feelings for his new wife. A gritty and warm glimpse of American life through Chinese eyes.
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Heat and Sunlight (1987)
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Jealousy and obsession overwhelm a photographer during the final 16 hours of his love affair with a dancer. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
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U-Carmen (U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha) (2005)
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Brilliantly acted and sung by the internationally acclaimed South African theater company Dimpho Di Kopane (DDK), U-Carmen is a stunning adaptation of perhaps the world's best-loved opera, Carmen. Re-imagined in the modern world of South African pool hall
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Comedy of Power (Ivresse du pouvoir, L') (2005)
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Isabelle Huppert gives a stellar performance in Claude Chabrol's thriller inspired by the Elf Affair, a true story of high-level corporate corruption. Jeanne Charmant Killman (Huppert), a tenacious magistrate known as "the piranha," pursues
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Jesus of Montreal (1990)
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This audacious contemporary classic dramatizes a fascinating experiment with the question "What would Jesus do?" The film put a welcoming spotlight on boyish Quebec actor Lothaire Bluteau and firmly cemented Denys Arcand (Decline of the America
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The Champagne Club (2005)
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Four thrill seeking, intellectual aristocrats of the Los Angeles art scene set out remote and exotic tropical villa. There, the two couples, Tim (Brian Donovan), his girlfriend May (Sara Rinde), Tim's boss, Bruce (Robert Ripley) and his wife, Connie (
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About Independent FilmsAccording to data from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), January through March 2005 showed approximately 15% of US domestic box office revenue was from independent, or indie, studios. Creative, business, and technological reasons have all contributed to the growth of the indie film scene in the late 20th and early 21st century. The roots of independent movies can be traced back to when the early pioneer filmmakers at the turn of the century resisted the control of the Motion Pictures Patents Company, when filmmakers built their own cameras to escape the Edison trusts in order to relocate to Southern California where they laid the foundations of the American film industry as well as the Hollywood studio system. The studio system took on a life of its own, and became extremely powerful. Filmmakers once again sought independence as a result. Throughout the decades, independent filmmakers around the world have created a diverse range of filmmaking styles that symbolize their own unique cultures such as experimental film and underground film. Some independent filmmakers have even broken through technological barriers with the use of digital cinema. While most of the American film industry is located in Los Angeles, about one-third of all independent films in the United States are produced in New York.
Until the advent of digital alternatives, the cost of professional film equipment and stock was also a hurdle to being able to produce, direct, or star in a traditional studio film. The cost of 35mm film is even outpacing inflation. Film also requires expensive lighting and post-production facilities. But the advent of consumer camcorders in 1985, and more importantly, the arrival of high-resolution digital video in the early 1990s, significantly lowered the technology barriers to movie production. In fact, both production and post-production costs have been significantly lowered; today, the hardware and software for post-production can be installed in a commodity-based personal computer. Technologies such as DVDs, USB connections and non-linear editing system pro-level software like the open source Cinelerra, the commercial Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, as well as consumer-level software like the open source Kino, have made movie-making relatively inexpensive.- The preceding paragraphs were derived from a full article available from Wikipedia and its use is governed by the GNU Free Documentation License 1.2. |
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