
Pan's Labyrinth
(2006)Guillermo del Toro reconfigures all manner of literary and cinematic fables—from Alice in Wonderland to The Spirit of the Beehive—for this exemplary gothic fantasy. An uncanny, oneiric vision of adolescence, Pan’s Labyrinth reaffirms the Grimm brothers’ notion that fairy tales aren’t just for kids.

The Fall
(2006)In this inimitable cult classic starring a magnetic Lee Pace, singular filmmaker Tarsem crafts a magical love letter to the power of storytelling and the human imagination. Now restored in spectacular 4K, this visual feast of magnificent costumes and stunning locations rivals the wildest of dreams.

Enter the Void
(2010)Eight years after the controversial and shocking Irreversible, director Gaspar Noé cemented his reputation as the enfant terrible of New French Extremity with perhaps his most challenging film to date - a hallucinatory meditation on life, death and rebirth, shot entirely in the first person.

The Aerial
(2007)An entire city has lost its voice. Mr. TV, the owner of the city’s only television channel, is carrying out a sinister plan to control all of the city’s inhabitants. He kidnaps a singer, the only one who still has The Voice. An inventor witnesses the kidnapping and flees to thwart approaching doom.

On Body and Soul
(2017)After an 18-year hiatus, Ildikó Enyedi returned to directing with this serene, astute dissection of loneliness, taking home the top prize at Berlinale and an Oscar® nomination for best foreign language film. An unexpected love story suffused with surreal beauty and an undercurrent of black humour.

Petite Maman
(2021)In this tender and whimsical tale, an eight-year-old girl befriends a kid her age in the woods near her grandmother's house.

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
(2023)Sasha is a young vampire who is too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha meets Paul, a lonely teenager who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day breaks.

Inland Empire
(2006)Written and directed by David Lynch, this film follows an actress navigating her unconscious as reality and fantasy uncomfortably intermingle while she prepares for an important role.

Orlando
(1992)Sally Potter’s fearless adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s supposedly unfilmable book, Orlando was nine years in the making. This restlessly rule-bending, gender fluid, time-traveling epic—starring a dazzling Tilda Swinton on typically shape-shifting form—remains an unmatched feat of queer filmmaking.

Asparagus
(1979)Suzan Pitt’s landmark work of surrealist animation found cult fame when it was coupled in midnight screenings with David Lynch’s Eraserhead. Pulling back the red curtain on the mysterious depths of our subconscious, it matches the weirdness of the Lynchian imaginary, spermatozoal squiggles and all.

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
(2010)Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives was the winner of the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. This fantasy story finds a dying man who is visited by his deceased wife in the form of a ghost and his lost son in the form of a hairy creature with glowing eyes, who help guide him on a journey to his first birthplace on earth. Melding ideas of reincarnation, karma and fairy tale elements, this critically acclaimed film is a unique, one-of-a-kind experience that director Tim Burton described as a strange, beautiful dream.

Parthenope
(2024)In 1950, near the Bay of Naples, young Parthenope is born in the Mediterranean Sea, just outside the crumbling castle where she will spend her childhood. She is named - by her familys rich, boorish benefactor - after the legendary Greek siren associated with the foundation of what became modern-day Naples.

The Five Devils
(2022)Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets and queer romance.

Caprice
(1986)A then-unknown Tilda Swinton commands the screen with her ethereal playfulness in Joanna Hogg’s prismatic graduation short, referenced in The Souvenir diptych. With influences ranging from German expressionism to Technicolor reveries, this wonderland of fashion spreads is a sartorial thrill.

Lamb
(2021)A farming couple finds a strange newborn in their sheep barn, but sinister forces are determined to return her to the wilderness that birthed her.

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
(1976)Dona Flor’s passionate yet irresponsible husband Vadinho drops dead while dancing in the streets. Seeking a stable life, the widowed Dona remarries a respectable pharmacist shortly after. However, when her new love life turns out to be less than satisfying, the ghost of her late husband returns.

Zombi Child
(2019)Melissa confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends, never imagining it will convince her classmate to do the unthinkable.

An Urban Allegory
(2024)Enchanted by a child’s curious gaze, An Urban Allegory is quintessential Alice Rohrwacher. Together with street artist JR, the supernal filmmaker assembles a kaleidoscopically playful vision of art, tracing how it moves through this stage of magical light and alluring shadow we call the world.

Slack Bay
(2016)No one’s enjoying Dumont’s foray into comedy more than us. The former king of New French Extremity has proven to take slapstick like a duck to water with this darkly twisted, hysterically funny whodunnit meets class satire. Plus—to close our devoted tribute—Binoche like you’ve never seen her before.

Pussy
(2016)Alone for the night, a young woman eagerly plans for a sweet solo pleasure session. But as she gets started, unexpected interruptions turn her private moment into a chaotic adventure.