20 Jan 2010 UK, USA 2007 90 min Director: Marc Evans William Francome was born on the 9th of December 1981 in London during a snow storm. At almost exactly the same time a Police officer was shot dead in Philadelphia. A prominent political activist and journalist was arrested at the same time. This man,… Continue reading In Prison My Whole Life
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Katyń
2 Dec 2009 Director: Andrzej Wajda Poland 2007 122 min Director Andrzej Wajda takes a unique dramatic examination on the tragic story of Katyn. In the spring of 1943 the advancing German army uncovered 4,400 bodies in the Katyn Forest near Smolensk. The majority of the dead were Polish officers and soldiers executed by Stalin’s… Continue reading Katyń
Il Divo
18 Nov 2009 Italy, France 2008 110 min Director: Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino, a leading light in the Italian new wave of directors, gives us a bird’s eye view of the controversial post-war figure of Giulio Andreotti. Leader of the centrist Christian Democracy Party, Andreotti became Prime Minister of Italy seven times and remains a… Continue reading Il Divo
También la Iluvia
Even the Rain 05 Dec 2012 Director: Iciar Bollain Spain 2010 103 min The exploitation of South American natives by Christopher Columbus is the starting point of this thoughtful and intelligent Spanish film-within-a-film-within-a-film. A film crew arrives in Bolivia to tell the story of the early Spanish colonists and their impact on the New World,… Continue reading También la Iluvia
La piel que habito
The Skin I Live In 07 Nov 2012 Director: Pedro Almodóvar Spain 2011 117 min An occasionally disturbing – but nonetheless stunning – film, The Skin I Live In revisits many themes familiar from earlier Almodóvar works: identity, revenge, and overwhelmingly powerful emotions. Running throughout is the idea of dark secrets and revelation. Plastic surgeon… Continue reading La piel que habito
La Fille du Puisatier
The Well Digger’s Daughter 26 Sept 2012 Director: Daniel Auteuil France 2011 107 min Love and forgiveness are the overwhelming themes of Daniel Auteuils’ beautifully shot and hugely enjoyable directorial debut. It is no coincidence that this film reminds viewers of ‘Jean de Florette’ and ‘Manon des Sources’ – all three stories share a writer… Continue reading La Fille du Puisatier
Fugitive Pieces
3 Mar 2010 Director: Jeremy Podeswa Canada, Greece 2007 104 min A powerful and graceful adaptation of a best-selling novel by Canadian poet Anne Michael. The story begins in Poland in 1942. Athos, a Greek archaeologist, finds a Jewish boy, Jakob, who has witnessed his parents murdered by the Nazis and his sister abducted. Athos… Continue reading Fugitive Pieces
Precious
30 Jan 2013 Director: Lee Daniels USA 2009 109 min llliterate teenager Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is about to give birth to her second child, and her prospects are bleak in the extreme. When she is accepted into an alternative school she sees a chance to start her life anew and escape the cycle… Continue reading Precious
Las Acacias
16 Jan 2013 Director: Pablo Giorgelli Argentina 2011 82 min Simple and taciturn, this gentle drama unfolds almost languorously as the protagonist’s lumber truck covers mile after mile of Argentinean highway. Long distance lorry driver Rubén (German de Silva) is told by his boss that he must take a woman and her infant child with… Continue reading Las Acacias
En kongelig affeere
A Royal Affair 02 Jan 2013 Denmark, Sweden 2012 137 min Director: Nikolaj Arcel From the writers of the original ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ comes this period drama – based on fact – about 18th century Danish royalty. King Christian VII is mentally ill and so is incapable of performing his regal duties. A… Continue reading En kongelig affeere