La salamandre

IMDB: 7.3/10

Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.

Marketa Lazarová

IMDB: 7.9/10

A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return.

The Devils

IMDB: 7.7/10

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.

Jagten

IMDB: 8.3/10

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent li...

W.R. - Misterije organizma

IMDB: 6.7/10

An homage to the work of psychologist Wilhelm Reich, matched with a story about a Yugoslavian girl's affair with a Russian skater. Sexual repression, social systems and the orgone theory are explored.

Le souvenir d'un avenir

IMDB: 7.6/10

Through photos made by the French photographer Denise Bellon, a personnal history of France.

La rivière du hibou

IMDB: 8.1/10

In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.

Borgman

IMDB: 6.7/10

A vagrant enters the lives of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.