![]() The first and most pressing of those is the war in Ukraine, which bleeds into Ansa’s (Alma Pöysti) already depressing kitchen every time the supermarket cashier dares to turn on her radio after work. To judge by Aki Kaurismäki’s typically wry and winsome “Fallen Leaves,” the Finnish auteur’s first movie since threatening to retire after “The Other Side of Hope” came out 2017, only two things have any significant importance have happened in the world over the last six years. “Fallen Leaves” (directed by Aki Kaurismäki) The mysterious Shere Hite is so charming you’ll be left wondering how it is that no one under 60 has ever heard of her. It helps that her subject is quite stunning, brilliant, and an avid documentarian of her own life. Well aware that most viewers will be unfamiliar with her subject, Newnham doles out the ample material at a dizzying clip, hooking the viewer into a shared fascination with this lost chapter of cultural anthropology. That she ever disappeared in the first place is the sad shock at its poignant core.ĭirected by Nicole Newnham, who co-directed the Oscar-nominated 2020 film “Crip Camp” with James Lebrecht, “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” thrums with the pulse of a story that was waiting to be told. Combining the delights of an eccentric character study with the tension of a thrilling investigation, “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” restores a forgotten trailblazer in sexuality studies to her rightful place in feminist history. While the best such projects reveal something deeper about a beloved public figure, rarely do they uncover a previously unknown or long-since forgotten cultural phenomenon. This year’s Sundance Film Festival will see premieres of films on Little Richard, Indigo Girls, Judy Blume, Brooke Shields, and Michael J. The biopic documentary is well-worn territory at this point, it’s the meat and potatoes and bread and butter of non-fiction filmmaking. “The Disappearance of Shere Hite” (directed by Nicole Newnham) Week of November 13 – November 19 New Films in Theaters Wolfe’s entertaining historical drama “Rustin” to the first film from the Please Don’t Destroy dude, “The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.” Such choices!Įach film is now available in a theater near you or in the comfort of your own home (or, in some cases, both, the convenience of it all). ![]() Taika Waititi’s fact-based sports comedy “Next Goal Wins” is also available, as is Nicole Newnham’s illuminating documentary “The Disappearance of Shere Hite.” At home, you can stream everything from George C.
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