Breaking and Entering
A landscape architect's dealings with a young thief causes him to re-evaluate
his life Anthony Minghella uses this device to explore the issues of love,
trust and honesty in relationships. Starring Jude Law and Juliet Binoche
and beautifully photographed by Benoit Delhomme it is another triumph from
Anthony Minghella. 120 minutes |
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Grbavica (Esma's Secret)
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath
of the Balkan War. "It's moving and touching, but also very truthful to
the post-war events" (Mersad from Bosnia and Herzegovina) Winner of The
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival)
90 minutes |
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Gwoemul (The Host)
A quality entertaining monster film from Japan/South Korea. The film proves
that adults can still be taken back to staring at the screen in wonder. Formula
defying , original, intelligent…..comical and sad.
119 minutes |
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)
The story of a young girl who travels with her mother and adoptive father
to a rural area of Spain after Franco's victory. The girl comes to terms
with Post-war Fascist repression by living in an imaginary world of her own.
Incredible scenery and brilliant acting by Ivana Baquero as the young girl.
Nominated for the Golden Palm (Cannes Film Festival)
112 minutes |
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Y Lleill
A bi-lingual film about music and other less important things. The lives
of a group of young aimless musicians are examined as they play two concerts
over a wintry weekend. The importance of music to the individuals and the
society they exist in is examined in the film as music is played, recorded,
stolen, attacked and censored . As they' play their music the hypocrisy and
deceit that exists between the young characters and the resistance to their
music that exists in the wider Welsh society is revealed. 88 minutes
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Infamous
The film is based on a different book to that of last year's
Capote and has much more levity, humour and colour. It has
a truly outstanding cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver, Isabella
Rossellini, Juliet Stevenson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Sandra Bullock. One
should enjoy both films as fine film-making seems to be a rare commodity
these days
110 minutes |
