The Lives Of Others 9 Jan 2008 Germany 2006 137 min Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The resurgence of German cinema continues with the 2007 Oscar winner ‘The Lives Of Others’. Set in East Germany in the early 1980’s, successful playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the popular actress Christa-Maria Sieland, draw the unwanted attention… Continue reading Das Leben Der Anderen
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Little Miss Sunshine
19 Dec 2007 Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris USA 2006 101min Seven year-old Olive Hoover’s family is dysfunctional in the extreme. Richard, her dad, is a failing motivational speaker. His wife Sheryl is a chain smoker. Her gay uncle Frank has attempted suicide following a failed love affair. Her brother has taken a vow of… Continue reading Little Miss Sunshine
Ten Canoes
24 Oct 2007 Directors: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr Australia 2006 90 min A thousand years ago ten Aboriginal men headed out into the swamp to find goose eggs. One of the men is Dayindi who covets one of the wives of his elder brother. He is told a story to teach him about correct… Continue reading Ten Canoes
Volver
10 Oct 2007 Director: Pedro Almodovar Spain 2006 121 min Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula. Her husband Paco is an unemployed labourer and drunkard. Her sister, Sole, works as a hairdresser and lives nearby. The sisters lost their mother, Irene, in a fire in their home village years ago. Their… Continue reading Volver
Sixty-Six
26 Sept 2007 Director: Paul Welland UK 2006 93 min It is the summer of 1966 and England hosts the football World Cup. Twelve year old Bernie has something far more significant on his mind the day he becomes a man, his Bar Mitzvah. This most important day in his life is over-shadowed as his… Continue reading Sixty-Six
Maria Full Of Grace
5 Dec 2007 Director: Joshua Marston USA, Colombia 2004 101 min Maria is a bright and vivacious seventeen year-old. She supports her family by stripping thorns from roses in a flower plantation. She loses her job and is offered the prospect of travelling to the USA. However, to do so she must become a drug… Continue reading Maria Full Of Grace
Summer
31 Mar 2010 Director: Kenneth Glenaan UK, Germany 2008 88 min Shaun and Daz are inseparable kids who spend the summer bunking off from school, racing bikes and going down to the river with Katy, Shaun’s first love. Shaun comes up against the education system in a battle he will lose and, branded a violent… Continue reading Summer
El Laberinto Del Fauno
Pan’s Labyrinth 6 Feb 2008 Director: Guillermo del Toro Mexico, Spain, USA 2006 119 min Enter Pan’s Labyrinth as Guillermo del Toro leads you into a gothic fairytale of breathtaking originality. Ofelia, a young and imaginative, girl lives in the Fascist Spain of 1944. She travels with her pregnant mother to meet her new stepfather,… Continue reading El Laberinto Del Fauno
Parlez-moi de la Pluie
Let’s Talk About The Rain 17 Mar 2010 Director: Agnés Jaoui France 2008 110 min This is a comedy about middle-class French life. Agathe returns to Provence after the death of her mother to help her sister with the sale of the maternal home. Agathe, feminist and best selling writer, moves in with her sister’s… Continue reading Parlez-moi de la Pluie
Efter Brylluppet
5Mar 2008 Director: Susanne Bier Denmark, Sweden 2006 123 min Danish emigre Jacob Petersen runs an orphanage helping street children in India. The orphanage is threatened with closure due to lack of money. Then a Danish businessman offers him a lifeline. He will donate 4 million dollars to the orphanage but only if Jacob attends… Continue reading Efter Brylluppet