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Like Water For Chocolate
An adaptation of a novel by Laura Esquivel, ‘Como Agua Para Chocolate’ (Like Water for Chocolate) is a Latin American expression which refers to the near boiling temperature of water for use in the making of chocolate, and is, figuratively, a reference to passion.
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Coriolanus
Shakespeare’s tragedy of a noble Roman general, successful in battle and encouraged to stand as a consul, might not appear to be an obvious candidate for a modern setting given the central character’s open, visceral contempt for democracy and the rarity of a military careerist becoming a politician nowadays, but Fiennes makes it work by…
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Benda Bilili
Benda Bilili means See Beyond in English and is the name of a Congolese band of homeless disabled and able bodied musicians.
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The Fall
In 1915 Los Angeles, stuntman Roy Walker is hospitalized, bedridden and possibly paralyzed after taking a jump in his first film.
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The Source
Set in current times in a Muslim “North African or Arabian village”, this comedy-drama film tells the story of the local women who dare to defy tradition.
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Enduring Love
Adapted by Joe Penhall from the novel by celebrated British author Ian McEwan, brought to the screen by British director Roger Michell (Notting Hill).
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Newly restored for its fortieth anniversary, this influential Oscar-winning classic constitutes one of the finest achievements of one of cinema’s greatest directors, working in his intensely creative late period.
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The Angel’s Share
The latest film from legendary British director Ken Loach and his long-time collaborator screenwriter Paul Laverty (their previous films include the Palme d’Or winning The Wind that Shakes the Barley) pays homage to the famous Ealing comedy Whisky Galore.
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Berberian Sound Studio
This critically acclaimed chiller comes from British director Peter Strickland whose 2009 debut, the darkly atmospheric revenge drama Katalin Varga, played to a highly appreciative WFC audience.
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Spirit of the Beehive
In 1940s Spain a family of four live in an isolated farmhouse with window panes resembling the pattern of honeycomb.
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