The Cotton Wool War

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a gr...

Runtime

1h 42m

Director

Marleen Gorris

Cast

Willeke van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans, Dora van der Groen

An aspiring singer Sun-deok is visited by her mother, whom she hasn’t spoken to in years. The abrupt encounter leads to the news of her younger sister Yuri, who had vanished with their savings. The mother-daughter team is now hunting for the missing girl and their money, poking around in Itaewon, the international hub of Seoul. Little ...

Runtime

1h 32m

Cast

Cho Min-soo, Kim Eun-young, Lee Soo-kwang

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

Runtime

2h 2m

Director

Elia Kazan

Cast

Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Runtime

1h 54m

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Cast

Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor

The winds of change blow as a family grapples with unemployment, alienation, mistrust and a lack of communication. When a Japanese salaryman loses his job to outsourcing to China, it's simply the beginning of a series of shattering incidents, leading to the implosion of the family unit.

Runtime

2h

Director

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Cast

Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Kai Inowaki