DISCOVER Picks: Looking for films to watch? We've got you covered in our film picks for the Autumn season
Tilda Swinton in The Human Voice
With autumn on the horizon, we’re looking ahead to appreciating culture indoors with the classic pastime of film-watching. The team at DSTNGR has picked ten films to watch in cinemas and on streaming platforms (Netflix + Mubi) in the coming months.
Drive My Car
Written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Drive My Car is an adaptation of acclaimed Japanese writer Haruki Murakami’s short story of the same name. The story is divided into chapters concerning a playwright, his wife, and the strange differences between their working worlds. Winner of the Best Screenplay prize at Cannes this year.
The Worst Person in the World
Directed by Joachim Trier
A landmark rom-com from Norwegian director, Joachim Trier. The Worst Person in the World chronicles a twenty-something’s transition into a thirty-something as she traverses the troubling waters of adulthood.
The Human Voice
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar onboards Tilda Swinton for an adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s play in his English-language debut.
Rockers
Directed by Ted Bafaloukos
An iconic document of reggae and Rastafari life in Kingston, Jamaica in the 1970s which tells the story of a musician and his stolen bike. Now streaming on Mubi UK.
Old
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan
A group of people find themselves aging rapidly on a secluded beach in this American thriller by ever-divisive director, M. Night Shyamalan.
Another Round
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment - upholding a constant low level of intoxication - in this darkly comic and cathartic portrait of midlife crises.
The Last Letter From Your Lover
Directed by Augustine Frizzell
British romantic drama about a young journalist who discovers a series of letters recounting a forbidden love affair from the 1960s.
A Hero
Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi
A morality play where a personal debt is at stake. After premiering at Cannes Film Festival this year, the director and the present crew received a 5 minute standing ovation.
Stop Making Sense
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Stop Making Sense captures the Talking Heads during their ‘Speaking in Tongues’ tour. David Byrne performs in his iconic big suit in a storm of futuristic new wave funk.
Annette
Directed by Leos Carax
A musical melodrama which sees a pernicious stand-up comedian fall in love with an ethereal opera singer. The couple’s halcyon days quickly draw to a halt when their child is born, setting off a chaotic decline.