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The Incredible Shrinking Man and Crash
Crash (Country: Canada, UK; Year: 1996; Director: David Cronenberg; Writer: David Cronenberg, based on the book by JG Ballard.; Stars: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette), Trailer
After being caught up in a violent crash, a quiet man with a struggling marriage discovers a cult of car crash sex fetishists.
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The House Is Black (Khaneh siah ast) (Country: Iran; Year: 1963; Director: Forugh Farrokhzad; Writer: Forugh Farrokhzad; Stars: Forugh Farrokhzad, Ebrahim Golestan, Hossein Mansouri)
A documentary about conditions at a leper colony.
The Incredible Shrinking Man (Country: US; Year: 1957; Director: Jack Arnold; Writer: Richard Matheson; Stars: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton)
Following exposure to a mysterious gas, a man begins to shrink - and doesn't stop.
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Spider's Strategem (Strategia del ragno) (Country: Italy; Year: 1970; Director: Bernardo Bertolucci; Writer: Jorge Luis Borges, Bernardo Bertolucci, Eduardo de Gregorio, Marilù Parolini; Stars: Giulio Brogi, Alida Valli, Pippo Campanini, Franco Giovanelli, Tino Scotti, Allen Midgette)
The son of an anti-fascist hero, returns home to find out the truth behind his assassination.
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