De Tweeling 11 Jan 2006 Director: Ben Sombogaart Netherlands, Luxembourg 2002 129 min An epic story of separation from the best selling Dutch novelist Tessa de Loo. Six-year-old twin sisters are torn from each other following the death of their parents in 1920s Cologne. Lotte is sent to her wealthy aunt in Holland, while Anna… Continue reading Twin Sisters
Category: Film Season 2005-2006
The Station Agent
5 Apr 2006 Director: Thomas McCarthy USA 2003 88 min Finbar McBride has a learnt that isolation is best. With his only a friend dead, he takes up work in a rural town’s train depot. There he hopes to be left alone. However, he reluctantly finds himself enmeshed in the lives of his neighbours. He… Continue reading The Station Agent
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel 16 Nov 2005 Directors: Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni Germany, Mongolia 2003 90 min This is a magical blend of drama and documentary set in the Gobi Desert of Southern Mongolia. A family of nomadic camel herders are faced with a dilemma when a mother rejects a newborn white camel,… Continue reading The Story of the Weeping Camel
Vera Drake
30 Nov 2005 Director: Mike Leigh UK, France, New Zealand 2004 125 min Vera Drake is a kind and selfless woman, in the 1950’s, who is devoted to and loved by her family. Her days are spent caring for sick neighbours and her elderly mother which she does with kind words and encouragement. However there… Continue reading Vera Drake