A key film of the New German Cinema, Alice in the Cities marked Wim Wenders as one of the most distinctive European filmmakers of the 1970s. Through Rudiger Vogler's portrayal of an embittered journalist, Wenders presents a stark but witty account of the changing face of Europe, and the onset of global consumerism.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of a new wave of Japanese horror, pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration. Awash in hushed, hypnotic dread, Cure is a hallucinatory journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind.

The Liberated Film Club continues with an evening programmed and presented by special guest Courtney Stephens. A Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellow, Stephens has co-curated the Los Angeles miniature cinema Veggie Cloud since 2014.

One of the preeminent works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Boat People is a shattering look at the circumstances that drove hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to flee in the wake of the Vietnam War. Transcending polemic, director Ann Hui takes a deeply humanistic approach to a harrowing and urgent subject.

Known for his distinctive and provocative style, Albert Serra creates another original, highly saturated cinematic experience. Powered by Artur Tort’s sensuous cinematography and sublimely unhurried performances, Pacifiction is utterly engrossing and overwhelming.

David Lean's masterpiece stands as both the finest example of the studio-era epic, and its swan song. Perhaps even more impressive than the scale of the film is its refusal to pander to hagiography; Lawrence emerges not a hero, but a series of contradictions which complicate the usually black and white moral atmosphere of the epic.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s breakthrough established him as one of the leaders of a new wave of Japanese horror, pushing the genre into uncharted realms of philosophical and existential exploration. Awash in hushed, hypnotic dread, Cure is a hallucinatory journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind.