Crime comedy of 1958, directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori and Memmo Carotenuto. A gang of inept burglars plan a pawn-shop heist, but their groundwork is shaky to say the least. (In Italian)

Comedy directed by Alexander Payne, starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh. A pre-wedding road trip through wine country brings two friends, one a failing author and the other a failed actor, to see just what is wrong with their lives.

Comedy drama directed by Gabriele Muccino, starring Stefano Accorsi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Stefania Sandrelli and Marco Cocci. When girlfriend Giulia announces she’s pregnant, she throws the life of Carlo into a complete tailspin. (In Italian)

Award-winning drama directed by Alejandro Amenabar, starring Javier Bardem, Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas and Mabel Rivera. Fact-based story of a quadriplegic man in Spain who demands to have the right to put an end to his life. (In Spanish)

Drama of 1962 directed by Masaki Kobayashi, starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentaro Mikuni and Shima Iwashita. An elderly samurai in 17th century Japan seeks to put an honorable end to his life as he remembers his son-in-law’s ignoble demise. (In Japanese)

Drama directed by Mike Leigh, starring Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham and Eddie Marsan. In 1950s Britain, one woman’s world is turned upside down when the authorities discover that she illegally helps women to terminate unwanted pregnancies.