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Pranzo di ferragosto

Mid-August lunch 02 Nov 2011 Italy 2008 75 min Director: Gianni Di Gregorio Not as lightweight or insignificant a story as it might appear, this comedy/drama takes a loving look at the lives of four elderly ladies and the man, Gianni, (Gianni DiGregorio, who also directs) who finds himself taking care of them all almost… Continue reading Pranzo di ferragosto

Les Plages d’Agnés

The Beaches of Agnés 19 Oct 2011 Director: Agnés Varda France 2008 110 min It would be easy – but misleading – to describe this simply as an autobiography of the French artist and film-maker. It is more like a tour through her memory, represented in diverse and fascinating ways. Varda and her late husband… Continue reading Les Plages d’Agnés

Winter’s Bone

05 Oct 2011 USA 2010 100 min Director: Debra Granik Gritty yet poetic, Debra Granik’s portrait of life in the poverty-stricken Ozark Mountains is remarkable for the central performance of Jennifer Lawrence in her first film role. Ree Dolly (Lawrence) is the stoical youngster who embarks on a mission to find her absentee father before… Continue reading Winter’s Bone

La téte en friche

My afternoons with Margueritte 21 Sep 2011 Director: Jean Becker France 2010 82 min An intelligent, sensitive, heart warming, comedy in which Gérard Depardieu plays a simple man in a small village in South Western France, who is befriended by an elderly lady (Giséle Casadesus) who reads to him in the park. A touching, light… Continue reading La téte en friche

My Dog Tulip

28 Mar 2012 USA 2009 83 min Directors: Sandra & Paul Fierlinger A charming story of one man and his German Shepherd, My dog Tulip has an appeal broader than one might first expect. Animated in a highly stylised manner and, with a voiceover (by Christopher Plummer) full of dry humour that draws the viewer… Continue reading My Dog Tulip

Le Concert

The Concert 14 Mar 2012 Director: Radu Mihaileanu France 2009 119 min A film about music but you don’t have to be a classical music aficionado to appreciate this gem of a film; similarly you shouldn’t be put off that it has been described as a commentary on 20 years of post-communist Eastern Europe. What… Continue reading Le Concert