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#Films (mubi.com)

Burning (2018) | MUBI

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Synopsis

Jongsu, a frustrated introvert, has his life complicated by the appearance of two people: Haemi, a spirited woman who offers romantic possibility, and, Ben, a wealthy young man she befriends. When Jongsu learns of Ben’s mysterious hobby and Haemi disappears, his obsessions begin to mount.

Our take

An international hit for Lee Chang-dong, this sensuous and sinister story of obsessive love crackles with the flames of foreboding. Starring Steven Yeun and newcomer Yoo Ah-in, _Burning_ twists a Haruki Murakami story into a profound examination of male violence and contemporary capitalism.

Robe of Gems (2022) | MUBI

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Synopsis

Deep in the Mexican countryside, a community is plagued by the constant threat of looming violence. Here, three women from different social classes—a maid, her wealthy employer and a police officer—become tragically affected by a missing-person case related to cartel crime.

Our take

Startling stories of cartel crime and class tension in Mexico are deftly, elliptically interwoven in this exceptional debut from Natalia LĂłpez Gallardo. Previously an editor for Lisandro Alonso and Carlos Reygadas, she won the Silver Bear Jury Prize in Berlin for this urgent, unshakeable drama.

Funny Games (1997) | MUBI

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Synopsis

An affluent couple and their child arrive at their lakeside vacation home. Settling into their holiday routine, the family is visited by a pair of clean-cut young men in tennis whites, who soon begin to inexplicably subject them to a twisted and horrifying ordeal of ruthless terror.

Our take

Before _Caché_ and _Amour_, the controversial Michael Haneke made waves with this cult horror film: a ruthlessly clever, shocking, diabolical game—at once played by the characters, the director, and the viewer—that picks apart the genre at the same time it terrifies the audience.

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) | MUBI

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Synopsis

At the peak of her acting career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that made her famous twenty years ago. But back then she played Sigrid, a manipulatively seductive young woman who drives Helena, her boss, to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the role of Helena.

Our take

Olivier Assayas (_Irma Vep_, _Summer Hours_) directed Kristen Stewart to a history-making Cesar Award win in _Clouds of Sils Maria_: an intelligent, self-reflexive drama with Juliette Binoche at its slippery centre—radiant as the film’s fading star and aging ingenue.