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“I really want to make it clear that this is not a film about the hospital, but about the patients and their bodies.”
Rendering the Presleys as wedding-cake figurines in the Memphis sun.
From sweeping epics to intimate dramas, studio projects to avant-garde experiments, explore the work of the unsung camerawomen who have left a lasting mark on the big screen.
A rare, newly translated piece of criticism from the Nouvelle Vague naturalist.
The first part of our career-spanning retrospective of Sofia Coppola’s work, tracing her films’ distinct costumes and style.
The director’s latest film is both gorgeous and a hoot, but at times its brain seems scarcely developed enough to fill its head.
A newly translated book collects interviews, correspondence, and production notes about each of the director's films.
From AND THEN WE DANCED director Levan Akin, CROSSING is a moving tale of identity and unlikely connection.
From the early days of cinema, female cinematographers have played a pivotal role in shaping the visual language of the…
The latest slate of MUBI Releases and exclusive films coming to audiences across the globe.
From acclaimed classics to hidden treasures, social critiques to genre pleasures, these films powerfully articulate the struggles, resilience, and joy…
A director’s first film can provide the roadmap for an entire oeuvre. Our series of directorial debuts revisits the films…
New short films by some of the best up-and-coming as well as established filmmakers and artists.
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A celebration of first features that hail the arrival of exciting directors.
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Attuned to the energy of nightlife in the Sichuan capital, Benjamin Mullinkosson’s immersive documentary pulsates to the euphoric beats of electronic music. A love letter to the city’s charismatic nonconformists and the fabled club that provides a queer haven amid an ever-changing urban landscape.
Now streaming exclusively in several countries.
Echoing the malevolent soundscape of The Zone of Interest, now up for five Oscars—this unnerving short from Jonathan Glazer conjures a hellish allegory of social violence. Frozen faces, primitive rage, and an eerie score by Mica Levi reveal a cinematic sibling to Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.”
Now streaming (almost) globally.
Before her future features, Sofia Coppola had already transformed onscreen portrayals of girlhood and female friendship in her first directorial outing. Ultra-cool 1990s outfits, a killer soundtrack, and dreamy 16mm imagery make this audacious short an instant classic of teenage ennui.
Now streaming (almost) globally.
The first film ever to screen on MUBI, this surreal fairytale from visionary auteur Esteban Sapir champions the power of the human voice over consumerism and totalitarian control. Using the language of silent cinema, LA ANTENA devises a fantastical dreamscape, packed with eye-popping visual effects.
Now streaming exclusively and globally.
An out-of-this-world nightmare birthed from metal and flesh, Shin’ya Tsukamoto’s cult horror classic frenetically rejects the drudgery of so-called normal life. Surrendering to the tactile allure of the machine, the human body undergoes extreme transformations, set to a frenzied industrial score.
Now streaming here.
Visionary director Djibril Diop Mambéty (Touki Bouki) makes a feisty assault on economic imperialism in this loose adaptation of Friedrich Durrenmatt’s play, The Visit. Relocated to a Senegalese town, Hyenas is a comic, cutting critique of globalization conveyed with playful, imaginative flourish.
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Juxtaposing overwhelming sorrow with an underlying joy, Abderrahmane Sissako intertwines the cruel realities of occupation with buoyant, moving moments that overwhelmingly emphasize the strength of the human spirit. Timbuktu is a political film of defiance, resilience, and poetry.
Now streaming here.
Thirty years before Call Me By Your Name, this lavish period drama from Merchant Ivory encapsulated their uniquely tender and direct perspective on gay love. Featuring a young Hugh Grant in a passionate, heartbreaking performance, this visionary piece of queer cinema has left its mark.
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From the early days of cinema, female cinematographers have played a pivotal role in shaping the visual language of the medium. From sweeping epics to intimate dramas, studio projects to avant-garde experiments, their sizable impact on the seventh art extends across different countries and eras. And yet their tremendous contributions are still sorely overlooked compared to those of their male counterparts.
This collection celebrates the unsung female cinematographers who lent their powerful gaze to some of the most loved and acclaimed works in movie history. Eclectic in their span and subjects, these films beckon us not only to behold the beautiful frame, but to also honor the women behind the lens.
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