Country: USA – Page 4 – Wimbledon Film Club

The Fall

In 1915 Los Angeles, stuntman Roy Walker is hospitalized, bedridden and possibly paralyzed after taking a jump in his first film.

The story explores a Brooklyn neighbourhood’s simmering racial tension between its African-American residents and the Italian-American owners of a local pizzeria, culminating in tragedy and violence on a hot summer day.

Frances Ha

Woody Allen meets French new wave as Frances (Gerwig) bluffs her way through tough times to follow her dreams.

Bonjour Tristesse

Riveting story, visually stunning – a film that defies categorisation.

The Kings of Summer

Three teenage boys reject parental restrictions and build a cabin in the woods for the summer.

Nebraska

This bittersweet, tragicomic but unsentimental road movie from a distinguished director and star at the top of their game depicts a crotchety, senile old man and his harassed son’s quest for riches in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Besa: the Promise

Besa: The Promise tells the remarkable and never-before-told story of how Albania opened its borders to shelter Jewish refugees during its brutal Nazi occupation.

Fruitvale Station

This recounting of the circumstances running up to the shooting of Oscar Grant III at Fruitvale Station in Oakland, California makes for an engrossing docu-drama rooted in standout performances from Jordan as Oscar Grant and Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer as his mother.

The Palm Beach Story

‘The Palm Beach Story’ is a fast-paced, witty and light-hearted ‘screwball’ comedy from the early 1940s, about a married couple down on their luck financially.

Whiplash

Whiplash focuses on Andrew (a standout performance by up and coming young actor Miles Teller), an ambitious and single–minded young jazz drummer inspired by his terrifying teacher Terence Fletcher (a deservedly multi-awarded performance from character actor JK Simmons).

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