If you are a world cinema buff, stay at home on Sunday afternoons for the next four months or so. Zee Studio has launched Sultans of Cinema, a World Cinema festival that showcases 26 films of international acclaim made by master filmmakers like Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Wong Kar-Wai, François Truffaut, Inagaki, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Jim Jarmusch, every Sunday at 3pm.

According to Neil Chakravarti, business head, Zee Studio: “The festival is an ode to the finest international film-makers who thought ahead of their times and produced works of cinematic brilliance. Each film showcased as part of ‘Sultans of Cinema’ will be a masterpiece in itself — an education in film-making.”

Start the experience with Ingmar Bergman, the director who revolutionised Swedish cinema, next Sunday. Kurosawa takes over the small screen all of June. Known for his deep fascination with the man-woman equation, François Truffaut explores the dynamics of infidelity in a series of movies all through July. Come August, you have Kieslowski and Wong Kar-Wai at their best and Jim Jarmusch all of Sepetember.

Here’s our guide to what’s on and when...

Summer with Monica

Ingmar Bergman

April 27:
Summer Interlude (1951)

May 4:
Summer with Monica (1953)

May 11:
Wild Strawberries (1957)

May 18:
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

May 25:
The Silence (1963)

Akira Kurusawa

June 1:
Seven Samurai (1954)       

June 8:
The Throne of Blood (1957)

June 15:
Yojimbo (1961)

June 22:
High and Low (1963)

June 29:
Red Beard 1965

Bed and Board

FranCois Truffaut

July 6:
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

July 13:
The Soft Skin (1964)

July 20:
Bed and Board (1970)

July 27:
Two English Girls (1971)

August 3:
The Woman Next Door (1981)

Chunking Express

Wong Kar Wai

August 10:
Chunking Express (1994)

August 17:
Fallen Angels (1995)

August 24:
In the Mood for Love (2000)

Krzysztof Kieslowski

August 31:
Camera Buff (1979)        

Jim Jarmusch       

September 7:
Down by Law (1986)

September 14:
Dead Man (1995)

September 21:
Coffee and Cigarettes (1997)

In The Mood For Love

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

September 28:
6IXTYNIN9 (1999)