The Science of Sleep (2006)
Dir: Michel Gondry
Stars: Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is love-struck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
Dir: Guy Maddin
Stars: Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros
A musical of sorts set in Winnipeg during the Great Depression, where a beer baroness organizes a contest to find the saddest music in the world. Musicians from around the world descend on the city to try and win the $25,000 prize.
Brand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters (2006)
Dir: Guy Maddin
Stars: Gretchen Krich, Sullivan Brown, Maya Lawson
Guy Maddin reluctantly returns to his childhood home, an abandoned Canadian island, where his parents ran an orphanage. As Guy fulfills his dying mother’s request to paint the lighthouse which served as the orphanage, memories of strange events there overpower him.
Time (2006)
Dir: Ki-duk Kim
Stars: Jung-woo Ha, Ji-Yeon Park, Jun-yeong Jang
To save her relationship, a woman puts herself through extensive plastic surgery.
Lunacy (2005)
Dir: Jan Svankmajer
Stars: Jan Tríska, Pavel Liska, Anna Geislerová
A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man may’ve predicted.
Love Exposure (2008)
Dir: Sion Sono
Stars: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô
A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.
Mirrormask (2005)
Dir: Dave McKean
Stars: Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.
