19 Mar 2008 Director: Sarah Polley Canada 2006 100 min This is a screen adaptation of celebrated writer Alice Munro’s short story ‘The Bear Came over the Mountain’. It is the beautiful and bittersweet tale “of married couple, Grant and Fiona. Their daily lives, in their twilight years, are filled with tenderness and humour. Their… Continue reading Away From Her
Tag: 2006
Sixty-Six
26 Sept 2007 Director: Paul Welland UK 2006 93 min It is the summer of 1966 and England hosts the football World Cup. Twelve year old Bernie has something far more significant on his mind the day he becomes a man, his Bar Mitzvah. This most important day in his life is over-shadowed as his… Continue reading Sixty-Six
Volver
10 Oct 2007 Director: Pedro Almodovar Spain 2006 121 min Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula. Her husband Paco is an unemployed labourer and drunkard. Her sister, Sole, works as a hairdresser and lives nearby. The sisters lost their mother, Irene, in a fire in their home village years ago. Their… Continue reading Volver
Ten Canoes
24 Oct 2007 Directors: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr Australia 2006 90 min A thousand years ago ten Aboriginal men headed out into the swamp to find goose eggs. One of the men is Dayindi who covets one of the wives of his elder brother. He is told a story to teach him about correct… Continue reading Ten Canoes
Grbavica
Esma’s Secret 21 Nov 2007 Director: Jasmila Žbanić Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Croatia 2006 95 min A debut movie for Director Jasmila Zbanic. In the painful aftermath of the Balkan war, Bosnian mother, Esma, struggles to make ends meet in Sarajevo’s Grbavica district. Her daughter, Sara, lives in the knowledge that her father died a hero… Continue reading Grbavica
Little Miss Sunshine
19 Dec 2007 Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris USA 2006 101min Seven year-old Olive Hoover’s family is dysfunctional in the extreme. Richard, her dad, is a failing motivational speaker. His wife Sheryl is a chain smoker. Her gay uncle Frank has attempted suicide following a failed love affair. Her brother has taken a vow of… Continue reading Little Miss Sunshine
Das Leben Der Anderen
The Lives Of Others 9 Jan 2008 Germany 2006 137 min Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck The resurgence of German cinema continues with the 2007 Oscar winner ‘The Lives Of Others’. Set in East Germany in the early 1980’s, successful playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the popular actress Christa-Maria Sieland, draw the unwanted attention… Continue reading Das Leben Der Anderen
Efter Brylluppet
5Mar 2008 Director: Susanne Bier Denmark, Sweden 2006 123 min Danish emigre Jacob Petersen runs an orphanage helping street children in India. The orphanage is threatened with closure due to lack of money. Then a Danish businessman offers him a lifeline. He will donate 4 million dollars to the orphanage but only if Jacob attends… Continue reading Efter Brylluppet
Notes On A Scandal
21 Jan 2008 Director: Richard Eyre UK 2006 92 min Barbara Covet (Dame Judi Dench) is a veteran school teacher. She lives a lonely existence with only her ageing cat, Portia, for company. To stave off her Isolation she writes journal in which she acerbically and cynically observes those around her. When young and attractive… Continue reading Notes On A Scandal
El Laberinto Del Fauno
Pan’s Labyrinth 6 Feb 2008 Director: Guillermo del Toro Mexico, Spain, USA 2006 119 min Enter Pan’s Labyrinth as Guillermo del Toro leads you into a gothic fairytale of breathtaking originality. Ofelia, a young and imaginative, girl lives in the Fascist Spain of 1944. She travels with her pregnant mother to meet her new stepfather,… Continue reading El Laberinto Del Fauno