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Reminiscent of Amour, Gaspar Noé's essential film compels us to look at aspects of life we too often shy away from: declining cognitive powers, the strains and stresses it places on an elderly married couple, played by Dario Argento and Françoise Lebrun.

A shy Filipino immigrant blossoms in the presence of his beatific cousin in this charming and lovingly observed first feature from Martin Edralin.

This inspiring magical realist film explores a rundown housing project through the eyes of a brilliant teen who is not about to see his home demolished. If the odds are against him, he'll still shoot for the stars... "Wondrous." Variety

Or how a farm kid from Sudbury became a visionary designer, invited to remap Mecca and reinvent Guatemala... Bruce Mau is one of the essential voices of our time. This is his story.

Actor, singer Charlotte Gainsbourg turns her camera on her famous mother, actor, singer Jane Birkin in this intimate exploration of motherhood, aging, creativity and love.

Jane Birkin is Johnny, a waitress in a truck stop cafe. Enter Krass (Warhol star Joe Dallesandro), a gay haulage driver. Krass is immediately drawn to the boyish looking Johnny. What ensues is carnal, confusing, comic, tragic, and oh so cool.