A Royal Affair 02 Jan 2013 Denmark, Sweden 2012 137 min Director: Nikolaj Arcel From the writers of the original ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ comes this period drama – based on fact – about 18th century Danish royalty. King Christian VII is mentally ill and so is incapable of performing his regal duties. A… Continue reading En kongelig affeere
Category: Film Season 2012-2013
Las Acacias
16 Jan 2013 Director: Pablo Giorgelli Argentina 2011 82 min Simple and taciturn, this gentle drama unfolds almost languorously as the protagonist’s lumber truck covers mile after mile of Argentinean highway. Long distance lorry driver Rubén (German de Silva) is told by his boss that he must take a woman and her infant child with… Continue reading Las Acacias
Precious
30 Jan 2013 Director: Lee Daniels USA 2009 109 min llliterate teenager Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is about to give birth to her second child, and her prospects are bleak in the extreme. When she is accepted into an alternative school she sees a chance to start her life anew and escape the cycle… Continue reading Precious
Et maintenant on vaou?
Where Do We Go Now? 13 Feb 2013 Director: Nadine Labaki France, Lebanon 2011 110 min A Lebanese comedy-drama about religious conflict may not seem an obvious recipe for success, but this film manages to pull off the tricky balancing act with wit and aplomb. Director Labaki also stars, as one of a group of… Continue reading Et maintenant on vaou?
La source des femmes
The Source Director: Radu Mihaileanu 13 Mar 2013 Belgium 2011 135 min While this charming film from the director of ‘The Orchestra’ might appear to have parallels with ‘Where do we go now?’, in fact its theme of empowered women runs closer to ‘Made in Dagenham’. The women of the unnamed village have been expected… Continue reading La source des femmes
Le gamin au vélo
The Kid With A Bike 27 Mar 2013 Directors: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Belgium 2011 87 min The Dardenne brothers (Lorna’s Silence, The Child) have created another piece of transcendent and gripping cinema from a grittily mundane story. Eleven-year old Cyril is a troubled boy: abandoned by his father, he searches obsessively for his bicycle,… Continue reading Le gamin au vélo
Shadow Dancer
27 Feb 2013 Director: James Marsh UK 2012 101 min This taut and pacey 90s-set thriller is carried along almost singlehandedly by the performance of Andrea Riseborough, who manages to come across as both vulnerable and utterly resolute. She plays IRA activist Colette, coerced by MI5 officer Mac (Clive Owen) into turning on her Belfast… Continue reading Shadow Dancer