The picks
Films
European films worth watching, from established directors to overlooked gems. One recommendation at a time, with context on the film and the country it comes from.
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Film: Late Shift (Heldin) π¨ππ©πͺ
One nurse, one shift, too many patients. Late Shift (Heldin), with Leonie Benesch, turns a Swiss hospital ward into a tense thriller.
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Film: Franz (Franz K.) π¨πΏ
Agnieszka Holland tells the life of Franz Kafka in pieces, from Prague in 1883 to the Kafka burger restaurant of today.
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Film: The Great Arch (L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche) π«π·
In 1983, an almost unknown Danish professor won the competition for a new Paris monument. The Great Arch tells the true story of his…
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Film: The Peasants (ChΕopi) π΅π±
More than 40,000 oil paintings, brought to life frame by frame by the team behind Loving Vincent. The story follows Jagna, a young woman…
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Film: Quisling: The Final Days (Quislings siste dager) π³π΄
Norway’s most notorious traitor waits for judgment, and one quiet conversation might be the only trial that really matters.
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