the cruel machine

Overview of films

• The End of Violence

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  Wim Wenders | 122' | Germany | -

  Plea in the form of a feature against violence and violent films. An anti-Cruel-Machine and anti-Big-Brother film. Wenders almost back on his old form

• Face

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  Antonia Bird | 105' | United Kingdom | -

  Hard English crime thriller. Former left-wing activist and leader of a band of robbers is merciless in his pursuit of anyone who welshes on him.

• Flanagan Video’s

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  180' | -

  Kirby Dick, the maker of Sick, shows a selection from the uncensored performance tapes of the ultimate masochist Bob Flanagan.

• Funny Games

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  Michael Haneke | 103' | Austria | -

  The definitive Cruel Machine film. Old-hand Haneke settles up with the young God Tarantino. Scary and beautifully acted.

• Gradually Set, Far from Sunrise

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  Yuki Saito | 24' | Japan | -

• Hallelujah! Ron Athey: A Story of Deliverance

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  Catherine G. Saalfield | 80' | USA | World premiere

  Documentary about the scandalous performance artist Ron Athey. Athey is seropositive and spills his infected blood on the stage. Athey will also be pe

• The Impassive Machine

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  180' | -

  Found-footage wizard and maker of the opening film Peter Delpeut chose with archive rat Nico de Klerk a selection from the incredible stoicism of earl

• In the Company of Men

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  Neil Labute | 93' | USA | -

  Men without guns. Two managers seduce and abuse a deaf and dumb typist in a bored game. Dirty psychological warfare.

• Invocation of My Demon Brother

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  Kenneth Anger | 11' | USA | -

• Kiss or Kill

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  Bill Bennett | 96' | Australia | -

  Criminal couple are pursued by a variety of shady types through the most barren landscape of Australia. Lots of deaths but the murderer remains unknow

• Kissed

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  Lynne Stopkewich | 78' | Canada | -

  Female cineaste from the land of Cronenberg demonstrates that you can even make a beautiful and tasteful film about necrophilia. Girl straddles dead y

• Let the Punishment Fit the Child

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  Maria Beatty | 20' | USA | -

  Lesbian SM. In the elegant style of pre-war Hollywood films, performance artist Beatty records her cruel games. Beatty will also perform live in Rotte