Carlos Reygadas' "Japón" is an enigmatic and mesmerising meditation of the themes of death and rebirth, human strength and frailty, and love and faith.| The Culturium
Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui in collaboration with sculptor Antony Gormley presents a dance work inspired by the spirituality of the Shaolin monks.| The Culturium
Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty', about a Roman looking for emotional & intellectual fulfilment, is a majestic & stunning tour de force.| The Culturium
A beautifully photographed crime drama transpires over the course of a single night, wherein a dead body and repressed thoughts are systematically exhumed.| The Culturium
Jean Cocteau's Orphic trilogy examines the torturous journey of the poet looking for his inner being & authentic, artistic self.| The Culturium
Abbas Kiarostami's "24 Frames", a two-dozen collection of four-and-a-half-minute vignettes, is a poignant meditation on movement, time and perception.| The Culturium
Andrei Tarkovsky's 'Sculpting in Time' explores his cinematic art, and most notably, the genius of his film, 'Stalker'.| The Culturium
Pavel Lungin's "The Island" is a deeply moving parable, which combines the realities of Russian everyday life with monastic ritual.| The Culturium
"The Naked Island", written and directed by Japanese auteur, Kaneto Shindo, is an elegiac meditation on human endurance in the face of poverty and hardship.| The Culturium
Spiros Stathoulopoulos' "Meteora" is the simple and yet exquisitely beautiful tale of the forbidden relationship between a Greek monk and a Russian nun.| The Culturium