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1. The Leopard (re-release)

Aug 13, 2004 • Rated PG

Set in Sicily in 1860, Luchino Visconti's spectacular 1963 adaptation of Giuseppe di Lampedusa's international bestseller is one of the cinema's greatest evocations of the past, achingly depicting the passing of an ancient order. (Film Forum)

2. Fanny and Alexander (re-release)

May 21, 2004 • Rated R

Set in Sweden in the early 20th century, this film focuses on the young children of a wealthy, theatrical family.

3. The Battle of Algiers

Jan 9, 2004 • Rated Not Rated

The Battle of Algiers re-creates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés, and French soldiers resort to torture to break the will of the insurgents. Shot on the streets of Algiers in documentary style, the film is a case study in modern warfare, with its terrorist attacks and the brutal techniques used to combat them.

4. Sideways

Oct 22, 2004 • Rated R

Two old friends set off on a wine-tasting road trip...only to veer dizzily sideways into a wry, comedic exploration of the crazy vicissitudes of love and friendship, the damnable persistence of loneliness and dreams and the enduring war between Pinot and Cabernet. [Fox Searchlight Pictures]

5. Days of Being Wild (re-release)

Nov 19, 2004 • Rated Not Rated

In his first hypnotic backward glance at Hong Kong in 1960, Wong Kar Wai creates a post-modern La Ronde set in a fluorescent labyrinth of cool desperation and unfulfilled need. Against the echoing rhythms of period rumbas, Days of Being Wild (1991) tracks a half dozen characters through their individual searches for intimate connection. (Kino International)

6. Moolaadé

Oct 15, 2004 • Rated Unrated

A rousing polemic directed against the still common African practice of female circumcision, Moolaadé is set in a small African village, where four young girls facing ritual "purification" flee to the household of Collé Ardo Gallo Sy, a strong-willed woman who has managed to shield her own teenage daughter from mutilation. Collé invokes the time-honored custom of moolaadé (sanctuary) to protect the fugitives, and tension mounts as the ensuing stand-off pits Collé against village traditionalists (both male and female) and endangers the prospective marriage of her daughter to the heir-apparent to the tribal throne. [New Yorker Films]

7. Before Sunset

Jul 2, 2004 • Rated R

The timeless romantic story of two questing hearts and minds whose powerful bond defies time and place. [Warner Independent Pictures]

8. The Incredibles

Nov 5, 2004 • Rated PG

Known to the world as superheroes Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, Bob Parr and his wife Helen were among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs to live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top secret assignment. [Disney]

9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Mar 19, 2004 • Rated R

Joel (Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover his love for Clementine. (Focus Features)

10. House of Flying Daggers

Dec 3, 2004 • Rated PG-13

The year is 859 AD, and China's once flourishing Tang Dynasty is in decline. Unrest is raging throughout the land, and the corrupt government is locked in battle with rebel armies that are forming in protest. The largest and most prestigious of these rebel groups is the House of Flying Daggers, which is growing ever more powerful under a mysterious new leader. (Sony Pictures Classics)

11. Piccadilly [re-release]

Jan 23, 2004 • Rated Passed

E.A. (Varieté) Dupont's Piccadilly, the 1929 silent masterpiece brilliantly restored by the British Film Institute, stars the sultry Anna May Wong in her greatest role. (Milestone Films)

12. Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut

Jul 23, 2004 • Rated R

This Director's Cut from writer/director Richard Kelly features 20 minutes of never-before-seen footage.

13. Maria Full of Grace

Jul 16, 2004 • Rated R

This film follows a bright, gutsy young woman on a life-changing -- and life-threatening -- odyssey from Colombia to New York, weaving a gripping narrative of risk, determination and survival. (Fine Line Features)

14. Tarnation

Oct 6, 2004 • Rated Unrated

Jonathan Caouette's film reimagines the whole idea of what a documentary can be. He weaves a psychedelic whirlwind of snapshots, Super-8 home movies, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, snippets of 80s pop culture and dramatic reenactments to create an epic portrait of an American family torn apart by dysfunction and reunited through the power of love. (Wellspring Media)

15. Million Dollar Baby

Dec 15, 2004 • Rated PG-13

Two retired boxers who run a Los Angeles gym are caught off guard when a woman approaches them with her dream of stepping into the ring.

16. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (re-released)

Feb 13, 2004 • Rated Not Rated

Jacques Demy's 1964 musical fantasy stars Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo.

17. Los Angeles Plays Itself

Jul 28, 2004 • Rated Not Rated

This documentary examines how Los Angeles has been portrayed by Hollywood and the impact of the movie industry on the city.

18. Springtime in a Small Town

May 14, 2004 • Rated PG

Set in China in 1946, shortly after the withdrawal of Japanese troops, this is the story of a couple in a small town whose lives are interrupted by the visit of the husband's old friend from Shanghai.

19. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

Apr 2, 2004 • Rated R

Entirely set on and around a tree-lined lake where a tiny Buddhist monastery floats on a raft amidst a breath-taking landscape, this film is divided into five segments with each season representing a stage in a man's life. (Sony Pictures Classics)

20. Festival Express

Jul 30, 2004 • Rated R

A rousing record of a little-known, but monumental, moment in rock n roll history. Set in 1970, Festival Express was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. (ThinkFilm)

21. Hero

Aug 27, 2004 • Rated PG-13

The time: two thousand years ago. The place: the violent dawn of the Qin dynasty. The story: the soon-to-be First Emperor of China is on the brink of conquering a war-torn land. Three opponents are determined to assassinate him and one loyal subject stands in their way. [Miramax]

22. Since Otar Left

Apr 30, 2004 • Rated Unrated

A bittersweet tale of deception and affection about three Georgian women -- strong-willed matriarch Eka, her long-suffering daughter Marina and rebellious granddaughter Ada -- all live together in their stately-yet-crumbling apartment in contemporary Tbilisi, the capital of the former Soviet republic. (Zeitgeist Films)

23. Distant

Mar 12, 2004 • Rated Not Rated

A photographer who is haunted by the feeling that the gap between his ideals and his real life is growing finds himself obliged to put up in his apartment a young relative who has left behind his village looking for a job aboard a ship in Istanbul to go abroad.

24. Goodbye, Dragon Inn

On the last night before the old movie theater is shut down, a Japanese youth, despite the hard rain, comes running into the theater. The theater seems empty, void of life; yet there are some people, and some may not be people... [Wellspring Media]

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