I’ve had unusually good luck with Netflix or Amazon films lately. All four I’m recommending here deal very effectively with what sociologists since Tomatsu Shibutani call “social worlds” (for more on the concept, download here). All four are foreign films. Here you go — enjoy!
Rams
Out of Iceland, a beautiful panoramic film.
Marguerite
A French film, with endearingly warm and convincing role portrayals by both the lead actress and the male actor who plays her conflicted husband. The tale is a metaphor for all the fictions we must maintain in order to get by in life.
Last Cab to Darwin
This Australian film is admittedly heavy-handed and overwrought. But I liked it. Even a lot.
Mr. Turner
Gruff and tender never had it so good before.
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