March of the Penguins 27 Sept 2006 France 2005 85 min Director: Luc Jacquet Every year, deep in the Antarctic, thousands of Emperor Penguins battle against the frigid stormy weather and cross the perilous continent. Here they will nurture a single egg and raise it to adulthood against all the trials this inhospitable place can… Continue reading Marche de l’empereur
Tag: 2005
Caché
Hidden Director: Michael Haneke 11 Oct 2006 France, Austria, Germany, Italy 2005 117 min The comfortable life of talk show host George, and his wife Anne is shattered when they receive a package containing footage shot of themselves and their family. Secretly filmed by an unknown sender they are soon followed by disturbing drawings and… Continue reading Caché
Paradise Now
22 Nov 2006 France, Germany, Netherlands, Israel 2005 90 min Director: Hany Abu-Assad In the crushing poverty of the Palestinian West Bank City of Nablus, childhood friends Said and Khaled pass their time drinking tea and working in menial jobs as mechanics. One day they receive a message that sets in motion what might be… Continue reading Paradise Now
Pierrepoint
The Last Hangman UK 2005 90 min Director: Adrian Shergold Timothy Spall gives a powerful performance as Albert Pierrepoint in this true life drama of Britain’s most famous executioner. In 1930s London, Albert rises to the top of his forefather’s trade, the master hangman; sending to the gallows some of the most notorious murderers and… Continue reading Pierrepoint
Joyeux Noel
Merry Christmas 20 Dec 2006 Director: Christian Carion France, Germany, UK, Romania 2005 116 min On Christmas Eve in 1914 in the trenches of Northern France the the bloodiest war in human history is well underway. Soldiers from France and Germany have been fighting in trenches barely 100 metres apart. This day, however, witnesses a… Continue reading Joyeux Noel
Tsotsi
Thug 21 Feb 2007 UK, South Africa 2005 94 min Director: Gavin Hood In the ghetto language of Johannesburg, Tsotsi means “Thug” or “Gangster”. This Oscar winning film is set in the sprawling township of Soweto. It traces 6 days in the life titular character, a ruthless gang leader. Tsotsi’s life is one of violence… Continue reading Tsotsi
Angel-A
20 Feb 2008 Director: Luc Besson France 2005 114 min Petty criminal Andre is down on his luck and in debt. With nowhere else to turn he decides to throw himself into the river Seine. As he stands perched on the edge of the river a chance encounter leads him to save the mysterious beautiful… Continue reading Angel-A
Capote
7 Nov 2007 Director: Bennett Miller Canada, USA 2005 114 min November 1959, Truman Capote, the popular writer of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, sets off with his friend Nelle Harper Lee (To Kill A Mocking Bird) to redefine non-fiction writing. He intends to interview Perry Smith who is facing execution for the murder of a Kansas… Continue reading Capote