On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year. Timestamps:8:25 - How to find interesting international films20:30 - The current state of international cinema35:15 - Last year's films from Sight and Sound Top 250 directors46:40 - The Top 10 International Films from Last Year47:30 - Bryan's #5: Perfect Days55:35 - Stephen's #5: Chime59:00 - Bryan's #4: The Taste of Things1:01:25 - Stephen's #4: Afire1:07:35 - Bryan's #3: Close Your Eyes1:13:15 - Stephen's #3: Fallen Leaves1:18:30 - Bryan's #2: La Chimera1:28:30 - Stephen's #2: Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World1:33:40 - Bryan's #1: Evil Does Not Exist1:39:35 - Stephen's #1: Our Body 1:45:05 - Honorable Mentions The STACKS podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mQaf7o2bTBGthV6eur2Zt?si=15ceffe35f10488e I'm Thinking of Spoiling Things Podcast: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cy7OcwcfnZSsVCCPXcIav?si=8592987bbe4642ef⁠ Stephen's review of Perfect Days: https://letterboxd.com/stephenage/film/perfect-days-2023/1/ Email us at [email protected] What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in Verona.