Category: Films CS21

1974, Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. James Marsh’s documentary brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure to life through his testimony and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as the artistic crime of the…

From the Academy Award winning director of A Separation comes this gripping mystery set among a group of old friends on a holiday retreat. With the return of their close friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of former college pals decide to reunite for a weekend outing by the Caspian Sea. The fun starts right…

The collar awarded to the winners of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry chef – it is a dream and an obsession. The 3-day competition includes everything from delicate chocolates to precarious six foot sugar sculptures. (2009)

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality. (1953)

Master director Patricio Guzmán, travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers gather to observe the stars. It’s also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact. (2010)

An aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance. (1997)

A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers. (2012)