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2009 September 22nd BURN AFTER USA 2008
96 min Dir: Cohen Bros All star Cohen brothers
film: John Malkovich, George Clooney, Frances McDormond, |
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October 6th TIMES AND WINDS* Turkey 2006
111 min Dir: Reha Erdem Good and fun film about
rural, small town life near the Turkish coast a story full of quirky,
humorous characters; children and families who are pretty real and relatable. |
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October 20th THE WAVE* Germany 2008
107 min Dir: Dennis Gansel A teacher's unusual
experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a
dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a
life of its own. Although the film is
set in |
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November 3rd Iceland 2006
93 min Dir: Baltasar Kormákur A rare
film gem from |
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November 17th THE BAND'S VISIT* Israel 2007 87 min Dir: Eran Kolirin Comedy ensues when a
brass band comprised of members of the Egyptian police force head to Preceded
by the ANNUAL
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December 1st I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG* France 2008
115 min Dir: Philippe Claudel The eminently watchable Kristin Scott Thomas
struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after
spending fifteen years in prison.
Slowly the story behind her incarceration is revealed – a challenging
look at one of the last taboos handled with sympathy and understanding. |
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December 15th VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA USA 2008 96 min Dir: Woody
Allen Woody Allen on top
form. Two girlfriends, one the
stunning Scarlett Johansson, on a summer
holiday in Followed by the |
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2010 January 19th WALTZ
WITH BASHIR* Israel 2008 90 min Dir: Ari Folman An Israeli film
director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of |
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February 2nd FLAME AND CITROEN* Denmark 2008 130 min Dir: Ole
Christian Madsen The dramatic story of
the real lives of the eponymous heroes, two key fighters in the Holger Danske
World War II resistance group. A story
told with plenty of action yet also managing to successfully convey the
psychological pressure generated by the persistent threat of discovery and
betrayal. NB THIS IS A
LONG FILM SO IT WILL START PROMPTLY AT 20:00 |
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February 9th QUIET CHAOS* Italy 2008 90 min Dir: Antoni
Grimaldi A look at the strange
but totally believable eccentric bereavement behaviour of an Italian
executive. The Italian comic star Nanni Moretti gives a complex and heartfelt
performance as a grieving widower in this family drama. |
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March 2nd EL BAÑO Uruguay 2007
90 min Dir: César Charlone In this comic A visual tour de force
focusing on Beto, the eternal optimist, as he sets about building a public
loo - the chance for his family to make some money and escape their poverty. |
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March 16th EL BOLA* Spain 2000
88 min Dir: Achero Mañas At the heart of the
film is this deeply moving story of secrets, lies, and the power of
friendship centred on El Bola, a 12 year old loner boy. The film follows the
change in El Bola's life, at almost all levels, after befriending a new
classmate, which changes his attitude towards friendship and his other
classmates. |
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March 30th (in the
ALS) MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD* Italy 2007
100 min Dir: Daniele Luchetti Two brothers, played by
two current Italian heartthrobs come of age in a small Italian town in the
'60s and '70s. One is handsome,
sometimes feckless, a leftist; the other is a trainee priest who joins the
Fascists. We follow the brothers’
experiences of family, love, attraction, politics, and the challenges of
adult responsibility. |
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April 20th (in the ALS) MAN ON WIRE UK 2008
90 min Dir: James Marsh A look at tightrope
walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed
between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider,
"the artistic crime of the century." 2009 Oscar winner. |
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May 4th THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU USA 2004 119 min Dir: Wes Anderson An hilarious all star
comedy with: Bill Murray, Owen
Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Angelica The antidote to all the
Jacques Cousteau films of our youth. |
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NOTE The Society reserves the right to alter the programme if a
scheduled film is unavailable Films marked '*' are in the original version and will be subtitled Screenings
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