Immoral Tales Walerian Borowczyk presents four stories of sexual taboos throughout the ages, in his highly controversial classic of 1970s erotic cinema. Anthology 1974 103 mins Walerian Borowczyk Belle de Jour Luis Buñuel's provocative classic about a bored and neglected housewife (Catherine Deneuve) risks her reputation to take up a daring new hobby. Drama 1967 100 mins Luis Buñuel Tokyo Story A constant fixture in critics' polls, Yasujirō Ozu's most enduring masterpiece is a beautifully nuanced exploration of filial duty, expectation and regret. Drama 1953 136 mins Yasujirō Ozu Dogtooth Yorgos Lanthimos' scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is original, ingenious and sadly relevant as a study of parent-child relationships Drama 2009 93 mins Yorgos Lanthimos Victim This thought-provoking classic stars Dirk Bogarde as a homosexual lawyer who risks his career to hunt down a blackmailer. Crime Drama 1961 100 mins Basil Dearden Love and Death on Long Island John Hurt stars in Richard Kwietniowski’s comedy of fame and obsession about an older man (Hurt) who becomes infatuated with a young Hollywood actor (Jason Priestley), and proceeds to track him down. Comedy 1998 89 mins Richard Kwietniowski Le Mépris Jean-Luc Godard conducts an autopsy of love and the creative process, as a boorish film producer dismantles a seemingly strong marriage. Drama 1963 103 mins Jean-Luc Godard The Reflecting Skin Stunningly photographed drama about a young American boy caught up in the nightmare of a sinister rural community. Drama Horror 1990 96 mins Philip Ridley Night Moves Jesse Eisenberg and Dakota Fanning star in a taut political thriller about radical environmentalists planning to commit an act of eco-terrorism. Thriller 2013 113 mins Kelly Reichardt The Third Man Carol Reed's timeless classic, one of the greatest British films, lavishly marries a perfect script, an unforgettable theme tune and the star power of Orson Welles. Thriller 1949 105 mins Carol Reed Symptoms The official British Palme d'Or entry at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival, Symptoms is a sophisticated modern gothic horror film exploring the themes of sexual repression and psychosis. Drama 1976 91 mins José R. Larraz The Tree of Wooden Clogs Ermanno Olmi’s Palme d’Or-winner, about the hardships faced by peasants in late 19th-century Lombardy, is a masterpiece of neorealism. Period drama 1978 186 mins Ermanno Olmi The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Dario Argento's hugely influential thriller, about a murder witness who becomes amateur detective, added sex and style to the murder-mystery and kick-started Italy's 'giallo' genre. Thriller 1969 97 mins Dario Argento The Headless Woman A woman is plagued by paranoia after she hits something – or someone – with her car in Lucrecia Martel’s acclaimed psychological thriller. Drama 2008 86 mins Lucrecia Martel Crimes of Passion Ken Russell's second Hollywood film is a deliriously excessive erotic thriller with Kathleen Turner as an imperilled prostitute. Thriller 1984 107 mins Ken Russell King of New York Christopher Walken is the dogged drug-lord determined to keep his empire together, in Abel Ferrara's brutally gritty crime thriller. Crime Thriller 1990 103 mins Abel Ferrara Fear Eats the Soul Fassbinder’s international breakthrough, this unconventional love story combines lucid social analysis with devastating emotional power. Melodrama 1974 93 mins Rainer Werner Fassbinder Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica’s story of a father and son searching for a stolen bicycle on the streets of Rome is a classic of post-war Italian cinema. Drama 1948 89 mins Vittorio De Sica Kelly + Victor In modern Liverpool, a couple meet and begin a transgressive, sexually charged affair set against a background of crime and encroaching danger. Drama 2013 90 mins Kieran Evans Face Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone are members of a criminal gang that tears itself apart after a heist goes wrong, in Antonia Bird’s stylish thriller. Crime Gangster 1997 101 mins Antonia Bird By the Time It Gets Dark Anocha Suwichakornpong's mesmerising and innovative treatise on memory, politics and cinema. Drama 2016 106 mins Anocha Suwichakornpong Vivre sa vie Anna Karina shines in Jean-Luc Godard’s critically acclaimed account of a Parisian woman's slow descent into prostitution. Drama 1962 83 mins Jean-Luc Godard The Incident Jane Linfoot's clinically constructed study of guilt, betrayal and responsibility concerns a comfortable family whose seemingly perfect lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil. Drama 2016 94 mins Jane Linfoot Tetsuo: The Iron Man Shinya Tsukamoto's wild cyberpunk tale of a businessman's agonising transformation into a walking scrap heap is a jaggedly dehumanised vision of the future. Fantasy Science Fiction 1988 67 mins Shinya Tsukamoto
