As the 27th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) kicks off today (December 9), we reached out to four of the festival's frequent guests -- acclaimed Malayalam filmmakers who have had their works screened there -- to recommend promising films from India and abroad in various genres, classics and contemporary, that are part of the 8-day event's impressively massive lineup.
Krishnendu Kalesh (director, Prappeda)
The Perfect Number (Poland, Israel,Italy) - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
Both Sides of the Blade (France) - Director: Claire Denis
Decision to Leave (South Korea) - Director: Park Chan-wook
Godland (Iceland, Denmark, France, Sweden, Corsage) - Director: Hlynur Pálmason
Triangle of Sadness (English, French, German, Greece, Sweden, Turkey) - Director: Ruben Ostlund
Close (Belgium, France, Netherlands) - Director: Lukas Dhont
Alcarras (Spain, Italy) - Director: Carla Simon, Arnavu Vilaro
One Fine Morning (France) - Director: Mia Hansen-Love
I Have Electric Dreams (Costa Rica, Belgium) - Director: Valentina Maurel
Aftersun (United Kingdom, United States) - Director: Charlotte Wells
Leila's Brothers (Iran) - Director: Saeed Roustayi
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Sajin Baabu (director, Biriyaani)
One Fine Morning (France) - Director: Mia Hansen-Love
Decision to Leave (South Korea) - Director: Park Chan-wook
The Whale (USA) - Director: Darren Aronofsky
Close ( Belgium, France, Netherlands) - Director: Lukas Dhont
I Have Electric Dreams (Costa Rica, Belgium) - Director: Valentina Maurel
Perfect Number (Poland, Italy, Israel) - Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
Triangle of Sadness (English, French, German, Greece, Sweden, Turkey) - Director: Ruben Ostlund
Alcarras (Spain, Italy) - Director: Carla Simon, Arnavu Vilaro
Burning Days (Turkey) - Director: Emin Alper
Autobiography (Indonesia, France, Singapore, Poland, Philippines, Germany, Qatar) - Director: Makbul Mubarak
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Don Palathara (director, Santhoshathinte Onnam Rahasyam)
Werckmeister Harmonies (Hungary) - Director: Bela Tarr
The Man From London (Hungary) - Director: Bela Tarr
When the Waves Are Gone (Philippines) - Director: Lav Diaz
Nosferatu (Germany) - Director: F W Murnau
Faust (Germany) - Director: F W Murnau
The Parson's Widow (Swedish) - Director: Carl Theodore Dreyer
Rimini (Austria) - Director: Ulrich Seidl
Master Gardener (USA) - Director: Paul Schrader
Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters (USA, Japan) - Director: Paul Schrader
The Last Temptation of Christ (USA) - Director: Martin Scorsese
Taxi Driver (USA) - Director: Martin Scorsese
Fairytale (Russia) - Director: Alexander Sokurov
R M N (Romania) - Director: Cristian Mungiu
Foolish Wives (USA) - Director: Erich Von Stroheim
Thampu (Kerala) - Director: G Aravindan
The Woman Men Yearn For (Germany) - Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Broker (South Korea) - Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Oridathoru Phayalvan (Kerala) - Director: Padmarajan
Nanpakal Nerath Mayakkam (Kerala) - Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery
Ariyippu (Kerala) - Director: Mahesh Narayanan
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Krishand (director, Aavasavyuham)
Arizona Dream (USA, France) - Director: Emir Kusturica
Time of the Gypsies (Yugoslavia, Italy) - Director: Emir Kusturica
Werckmeister Harmonies (Hungary) - Director: Bela Tarr
Bomber Number Two (Russia) - Director: Irina Obidova
Rice Boy Sleeps (Canada) - Director: Anthony Shim
120 BPM (France) - Director: Robin Campillo