215. A tree in Tanjung Malim (2004)

Country: Malaysia
Directed by Tan Chui Mui

A great realistic and modest film of 24 minutes length that compose masterfully during of the interaction of its two characters the discomfort that often we feel when everything seems displaced. While the young girl feels an anxiety and uncertaincy about future , the older guy is already disillusioned about life. Although they are attracted each other they can't do the step forward and be together. However, the film ends with a rather optimistic way. 'A tree in Tanjung Malim' is one of the first short films of Tan Chui Mui made with an extremelly low budget and it proves her huge talent that still didn't pay off fully yet

You can watch the full movie here: https://youtu.be/XZNZpALpnYE

214. Yellow earth (1984)

Country: China
Directed by Chen Kaige

Yellow earth is the film that introduced loudly to the audiances the intentions of the fifth generation Chinese filmakers to break the existing rules of their national cinema , taking advantage of a freedom given by the governtment in an era of political and econimical reforms. It's a melodrama that uses forms of socialist realism just for destruct them and it's a hymn to communist party just for expose with bitterness its unability to change the lives of the poor as it promised. A landmark of Chinese cinema, at the same time simple and sophisticated, magically beautiful and powerfull visually but also heart breaking. No doubt, it's among the besr Chinese movies ever made.

You can watch the full movie in four parts here: https://youtu.be/qfHx92LFaN0