What To Watch On Netflix Instant : Edition #13

[amazon_link id=”B0030BKNIK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Shall We Kiss? (“Un baiser s’il vous plaît”, France, 2007) : A quirky film, this one is about Emilie and Gabriel meeting unexpectedly. When he offers her a ride to the place she is going, she accepts. They get along very well, but parting that night, she refuses him a kiss, and narrates to him why she does so. This film has a strong element of whimsy –  the story is like no other. A fun film.

– Take Me Home (US, 2011) : Thom’s (Sam Jaeger) passion is photography. While he works at turning his passion into a job, he makes ends meet by driving a taxi (illegally) in New York city. Claire hires his cab to drive her to California when her father has a heart attack. Along the way they manage to run into a bunch of problems.

[amazon_link id=”B006QY4NKM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Dil Chahta Hai (India, 2001) : This slightly old tale of three best friends is one of the best Hindi movies I’ve seen – it’s got drama and humor and a modern sensibility (for Hindi films that is). Akash, Sameer and Sidharth are affluent young men and the film tracks them and their waning/waxing friendship as they work their way through life. DCH is strongly scripted and has believable, beautiful performances. This is a must-watch, and I’ve reviewed it here.

– Kumare (US, 2011): What is spirituality? And what is faith? And where does staunch faith come from? From God and his Godmen? Kumare is a documentary that attempts to answer these questions with an experiment of sorts. Curious yet?

[amazon_link id=”B008OHV49W” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Safety Not Guaranteed (US, 2009) : It’s a slow news day at Seattle Magazine, and staff writer Jeff picks on a classified ad in the local newspaper as a potential lead. The advertisement seeks a partner who is willing to time travel. After some sleuthing by Jeff, and interns Darius (Aubrey Plaza) and Arnau (Karan Soni), they track the mysterious Kenneth (Mark Duplass) who claims to have built a time-travel machine.

Darius is coerced into posing as an interested time-traveller and meets Kenneth, all the while reporting back to Jeff and Arnau. She cannot decide if Kenneth is delusional or of reduced mental capacity, but he seems very firm on his course of action . . .