This week’s Less Than (Five) Zero is our first Australian entry, and the first ever feature directed by an Aboriginal woman, Tracey Moffatt’s BeDevil.
Lo Scopone Scientifico (dir. Luigi Comencini, 1972)
For this week’s Less Than (Five) Zero, we look at a classic from master of the Italian comedy Luigi Comencini, Lo Scopone Scientifico, featuring one of Bette Davis greatest later performances.
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky (dir. Mark Gonskoy, 1938)
In this week’s Less Than (Five) Zero, we look at largely forgotten biopic of Maxim Gorky, one with a rare honesty toward its subject matter.
Gunnin’ for That #1 Spot (dir. Adam Yauch, 2008)
This week’s Less Than (Five) Zero film is Adam Yauch’s GUNNIN’ FOR THAT #1 SPOT, an engaging look at the way in which the media shapes high school basketballers.
The Zone (dir. Joe Swanberg, 2011)
For our second entry into Less Than (Five) Zero, we look at an under-seen experimental film from prolific indie film director Joe Swanberg.
Silence Has No Wings (dir. Kazuo Kuroki, 1966)
For our very first feature on underseen films (less than 50 views on Letterboxd), we look at Kazuo Kuroki’s erratic and beautiful SILENCE HAS NO WINGS.