1994. India. Subtitled. 119 mins. (Adventurous, Escapist, Romantic) The real bandit queen rose from poverty to become one of the most fearsome bandits in India, and captured the public's imagination. She robbed the rich and helped the poor. Unlike Robin Hood she had long black hair, blue eyes, and was tall and beautiful. The film story ends in 1994 when she was finally captured and imprisoned. When she was released she entered India politics, and was tragically assassinated in 2001.

2000. Spain. Subtitled. 110 mins. (Comedic, Suspenseful) The new real estate agent decides to spend a night with her lover in the apartment she is trying to rent, only to discover a grisly secret known only to the other tenants: the old man on the top floor has finally died and left his massive lottery winnings hidden somewhere in the apartment. Common Wealth, or La Comunidad as it is called in Spanish--is a delightful dark comedy in the Hitchcock tradition. This is a gem and the bigger mystery is why it never gained attention in American cinemas.

2002. Tunisia. Subtitled. 100 mins. (Lustful, Passionate) After her husband’s death, a woman who has always been a housewife is drawn to the sensuality of belly dancing in a local club, where she meets and falls in love with her daughter’s fiancee.

2009. Argentina. 123 mins. (Slice Of Life-ish, Comedic, Tearful) 2001 (subtitles). Rafael has a girlfriend, an ex-wife and daughter, a job in the family restaurant, and a life that has drifted from his youth into his forties without ever realizing it. His girlfriend realizes it, and when he is forced to understand when he has a mild heart attack. But the event that finally sets his life on a new path is: his parent's wedding. His mother suffers from dementia but his father is determined that she should always have the one thing they never had: a church wedding. The emotions flow, and two generations understand this moment as a ritual of passage. Words can't explain the emotions and delight in this very emotional movie.

2007. Mexico. Subtitled. 106 mins. (Slice Of Life-ish, Tearful, Adventurous, Political-ish) Carlos wants only one thing when his grandmother passes away--to somehow get to the United States and find his mother who has gone to Los Angeles to find work. His perilous journey and his encounters with the many faces of people and events that make up the daily lives of illegals trying to find their place in American-- is the subject of this beautiful film.