'Opera Jawa' (Look East! Contemporary Asian Films Series)

Director: Garin Nagruho; 2006; Indonesia; 120 min Located in lush forests and on pristine beaches of Java, director Garin Nugroho bases his deeply imagistic and dazzling visual narrative on the 'The Abduction of Sita,' from the Hindu epic, The Ramayana.

All films subtitled in English. Still, left: courtesy Global Film Initiative.