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Genre: Literary Adaptation


Clarissa

Arie Esiri, Chuko Esiri

Adapting Mrs. Dalloway to modern Lagos, this evocative drama captures post-colonial class tensions, memory, and desire across a single momentous day.

The Diary of a Chambermaid Le journal d'une femme de chambre

Radu Jude

In this potent satire, a Romanian nanny working in France grows weary of her employer’s exploitation while rehearsing a play that echoes her plight.

Fatherland

Paweł Pawlikowski

At the height of the Cold War, writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) embark on a road trip across a divided Germany.

Look Back

Hirokazu Kore-eda

This ode to the creative spirit follows two small-town girls whose friendship is fueled by their shared passion and dream of becoming manga artists.

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