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La téte en friche

My afternoons with Margueritte 21 Sep 2011 Director: Jean Becker France 2010 82 min An intelligent, sensitive, heart warming, comedy in which Gérard Depardieu plays a simple man in a small village in South Western France, who is befriended by an elderly lady (Giséle Casadesus) who reads to him in the park. A touching, light… Continue reading La téte en friche

My Dog Tulip

28 Mar 2012 USA 2009 83 min Directors: Sandra & Paul Fierlinger A charming story of one man and his German Shepherd, My dog Tulip has an appeal broader than one might first expect. Animated in a highly stylised manner and, with a voiceover (by Christopher Plummer) full of dry humour that draws the viewer… Continue reading My Dog Tulip

Winter’s Bone

05 Oct 2011 USA 2010 100 min Director: Debra Granik Gritty yet poetic, Debra Granik’s portrait of life in the poverty-stricken Ozark Mountains is remarkable for the central performance of Jennifer Lawrence in her first film role. Ree Dolly (Lawrence) is the stoical youngster who embarks on a mission to find her absentee father before… Continue reading Winter’s Bone

Le Concert

The Concert 14 Mar 2012 Director: Radu Mihaileanu France 2009 119 min A film about music but you don’t have to be a classical music aficionado to appreciate this gem of a film; similarly you shouldn’t be put off that it has been described as a commentary on 20 years of post-communist Eastern Europe. What… Continue reading Le Concert