On this week's international menu: Cassavetes, Schroeder, Cacoyannis, Miike, Merchant, Argento, von Trotta, and Schlöndorff. Bon appetit!
1. La Vallée
A rag-tag bunch of hippies searches for enlightenment in the jungles of Papa New Guinea in Barbet Schroeder's 1972 film. With a score by Pink Floyd. A film worth rediscovering. 
2. The Lost Honor of Katarina Blum
Volker Schlöndorff and Margarethe von Trotta's powerful adaptation of Heinrich Böll's novel is a stinging commentary on state power, individual freedom, and media maniuplation.
3. The Cherry Orchard
Esteemed actors Charlotte Rampling and Alan Bates do Chekhov under the direction of Michael ("Zorba the Greek") Cacoyannis.4. The Happiness of the Katakuris
Japanese cult director Takashi Miike's black comedy about a family of ill-fated innkeepers comes complete with bizarre musical numbers.5. Gloria
Gena Rowlands won an Oscar nomination for her role as tough cookie who adopts a kid hutned by the mob in this John Cassavetes classic.6. The Mystic Masseur
Ismail Merchant adapts V.S. Naipaul's novel about a writer who returns from Trinidad and is revered as a healer. With Aasif Mandvi, Om Puri, and James Fox.7. The Forsyte Saga
There's nothing "mini" about this classic BBC series based on the novels of John Galsworthy: 26 epic episodes on seven DVDs.8. Dario Argento's Phantom of the Opera
Italian schlockmeister tackles fabled French tale -- how could this possibly be bad?