Soviet Milk

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

Runtime

1h 47m

Director

Andrei Tarkovsky

Cast

Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Larisa Tarkovskaya

A comic study of 20th-century history, reconstructing the life of writer, creator and professional prisoner Tulse Luper. Born in 1911 Newport and last heard of in 1989, Luper’s life is pieced together from the evidence found in 92 suitcases scattered across the globe. A Life in Suitcases condenses the six-hour trilogy into a single two...

Runtime

2h

Director

Peter Greenaway

Cast

JJ Feild, Roger Rees, Stephen Billington

As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more contr...

Runtime

3h 8m

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Cast

Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Jan Malmsjö

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slo...

Runtime

2h 38m

Director

Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Kevin J. O'Connor

In 1958 postwar Tokyo, the residents of a humble Third Street neighbourhood struggle, dream, and grow together as rapid modernisation transforms their lives beneath the shadow of the newly rising Tokyo Tower.

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Takashi Yamazaki

Cast

Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki