Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei 22 Mar 2006 Director: Hans Weingartner Germany, Austria 2004 127 min Jule is a student in Berlin. She is seriously in debt to a rich businessman following a car accident. Evicted from her home she moves in with her boyfriend Peter and his friend Jan. The two young idealists break… Continue reading The Edukators
Tag: 2004
The Motorcycle Diaries
Diarios de motocicleta 21 Sep 2005 Director: Walter Salles USA, Germany, UK, Argentina, Chile, Peru, France 2004 128 min Based on the diaries of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, this is the story of two Argentinean friends who travel across South America on the back of a rickety motorcycle. It is a thrilling and inspirational journey that… Continue reading The Motorcycle Diaries
Bad Education
La mala educacion 5 Oct 2005 Director: Pedro Almodovar Spain 2004 106 min Celebrated Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s latest film opened the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It is a film noir set in Madrid and told over three time-frames. Hele, a 2 successful director, is approached by Ignatio who was once his close friend. Ignatio… Continue reading Bad Education
Moolaadé
8 Mar 2006 Director: Ousmane Sembene Senegal, France, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia 2004 124 min African cinema’s founding father Ousmane Sembene brings us a story from the dark heart of Africa. In a village four girls are facing the horrible and demeaning practice of female circumcision. They seek ‘protection’ from Colle who has previously… Continue reading Moolaadé
Sideways
22 Feb 2006 Director: Alexander Payne USA 2004 123 min Miles, a failed writer, arranges a wine tasting trip in California’s wine country to celebrate his friend Jack’s forthcoming Wedding. The comically mismatched pair share little other than their fading youth and failed potential. Miles is watching his writing career slide away and Jack is… Continue reading Sideways
Downfall
Der Untergang 25 Jan 2006 Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel Germany, Italy, Austria 2004 156 min Traudl Junge, Hitler’s personal secretary, witnesses the last days of Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich in a bunker in Berlin. In the claustrophobic atmosphere of the bunker, Hitler’s mood turns from unjustified optimism to defiance and then to rage at… Continue reading Downfall
Ray
29 Oct 2005 Director: Taylor Hackford USA 2004 152 min This is the biopic of the blues singer Ray Charles who rose from humble beginnings to become the legendary genius that transformed the world of music. This true life story follows Ray from the time he lost his sight at the age of 7, through… Continue reading Ray
Hotel Rwanda
2 Nov 2005 Director: Terry George UK, Italy, South Africa 2004 121 min 11 years ago one of the worst atrocities in history occurred in Rwanda when almost 1 million Tutsis were killed in a period of ethnic cleansing by Hutu gangs. Despite being in a world of global communications and 24 hour news coverage,… Continue reading Hotel Rwanda
Only Human
Seres queridos 14 Dec 2005 Director: Dominic Harari & Teresa Pelegri Spain, Argentina, Portugal, UK 2004 89 min Jewish humour meets Spanish screwball comedy in this farce set in an eccentric family in Madrid. Leni is bringing her fiancé Rafi to meet her Jewish family. She has neglected to inform her mother that Rafi is… Continue reading Only Human
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