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Eternal Summer (2006) dir. Leste Chen
Your Name Engraved Herein (2020) dir. Kuang-Hui Liu
#Kuang-Hui Liu#leste chen#eternal summer#your name engraved herein#taiwan#2000s#2020s#lgbtq#drama#friendship#coming of age#double bill suggestions
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Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) dir. George Lucas
The Hidden Fortress (1958) dir. Akira Kurosawa
#star wars#a new hope#the hidden fortress#george lucas#akira kurosawa#1970s#1950s#usa#japan#direct inspiration#scifi#sff#samurai#adventure#historical#double bill suggestions
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The Menu (2022) dir. Mark Mylod Citizen Kane (1941) dir. Orson Welles
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Tokyo Godfathers (2003) dir. Satoshi Kon
Tangerine (2015) dir. Sean Baker
#tokyo godfathers#tangerine#satoshi kon#sean baker#2000s#2010s#christmas films#comedy#tragicomedy#lgbtq#japan#usa#double bill suggestions
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) dir. Nagisa Oshima
East Palace, West Palace (1996) dir. Zhang Yuan
#merry christmas mr. lawrence#nagisa oshima#east palace west palace#zhang yuan#japan#uk#aotearoa#china#1980s#1990s#lgbtq#psychological#war#double bill suggestions
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—Runki Banerjee as Durga in Pather Panchali (1951) dir. Satyajit Ray —Sharmila Tagore as Aparna in The World of Apu (1955) dir. Satyajit Ray
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Ring (1998) dir. Hideo Nakata
Pulse (2001) dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
#ring 1998#pulse 2001#Hideo Nakata#kiyoshi kurosawa#japan#1990s#2000s#horror#technohorror#double bill suggestions
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La Strega in Amore (1966) / Todo Modo (1976)
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Man with a Movie Camera (1929) dir. Dziga Vertov
Walking the Streets of Moscow (1964) dir. Georgiy Daneliya
#man with a movie camera#walking the streets of moscow#dziga vertov#georgiy daneliya#1920s#1960s#soveit union#russia#ukraine#documentary#slice of life#coming of age#double bill suggestions
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Godzilla (1954) dir. Ishirō Honda
House (1977) dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi
#godzilla#Ishirō Honda#house 1977#nobuhiko obayashi#japan#1950s#1970s#horror#coming of age#thriller#science fiction#sff#nuclear cinema#monster movie#double bill suggestions
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My Favorite Wife (1940) dir. Garson Kanin The Parent Trap (1998) dir. Nancy Meyers
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Sorcerer (1977) dir. William Friedkin
Speed Racer (2008) dir. Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski
#submission#Sorcerer#william friedkin#speed racer#lilly wachowski#lana wachowski#usa#1970s#2000s#thriller#Action#women directors#double bill suggestions
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Days of Being Wild (1990) dir. Wong Kar-wai
Long Day’s Jouney Into Night (2018) dir. Bi Gan
#days of being wild#wong kar wai#long day's journey into night#bi gan#hong kong#china#arthouse#mothers#noir#drama#double bill suggestions
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SAMUI SONG (2017) // MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS (2017)
#samui song#marlina the murderer in four acts#pen ek ratanaruang#mouly surya#Indonesia#thailand#reblog
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fun double feature combos:
fight club / titane
shrek / penelope
it must be heaven / limbo
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind / happy old year
tu me manques / pain and glory
marlina the murderer in four acts / samui song OR adam (dir. maryam touzani)
appropriate behavior / benjamin OR ntl fleabag
ali's wedding / shubh mangal zyada saavdhan (also not a movie but we are lady parts)
possession / the untamed (dir. amat escalante)
saving face / piku
the raid 2 / the night comes for us
queen margot / mary queen of scots (dir. thomas imbach)
the history boys / in the house
little forest / pride and prejudice
the servant / passing
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Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels (1975) dir. Chantal Akerman
I Killed My Mother (2009) dir. Xavier Dolan
#Jeanne Dielman 23 Commerce Quay 1080 Brussels#chantal akerman#i killed my mother#xavier dolan#1970s#2000s#france#belgium#canada#lgbtq#psychological#coming of age#arthouse#mothers#women directors#double bill suggestions
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Lady Snowblood (1973) dir. Toshiya Fujita
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) dir. Park Chan-wook
#lady snowblood#sympathy for lady vengeance#toshiya fujita#park chan wook#japan#south korea#1970s#2000s#revenge#thriller#historical#psychological#direct inspiration#double bill suggestions
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