KIRSTEN’S TOP 10 FILM PICKS

Tokyo Story`(1953) – an ageing couple travel to Tokyo to visit their adult children who, unlike their widowed daughter-in-law, have little time for them.

Persona`(1966) –a Swedish psychological drama centred around a young nurse and a patient who has stopped speaking.

Rebels of the Neon God (1992) – a Taiwanese lm that details two stories of troubled youth. `

Taste of Cherry`(1997) – a haunting and mysterious lm that follows an Iranian man as he drives around looking for someone to help him end his life.

Ratcatcher`(1999) – set during Scotland’s national garbage strike in the ’70s, Lynne Ramsay’s debut feature lm focuses on a poor adolescent boy’s coming of age.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind`(2004) – the cult favourite starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet tells the story of a couple who undergo a procedure to purge all memories of each other when their relationship goes downhill.

A Separation`(2011) – an Iranian family is torn between moving away to improve the life of their child and staying to care for an ailing parent.

Amour`(2012) – an Oscar-winning Frenchlanguage lm about an elderly husband and wife, each suffering from an illness, and how they deal with their situation.

Force Majeure (2014) – an avalanche forces marital tension into the spotlight in this Swedish black comedy.

The Lobster`(2015) – set in a dystopian society where singles are given 45 days to nd a mate or be transformed into an animal.