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Typist Artist Pirate King
Warm, darkly funny tragicomedy inspired by real events: unknown artist Audrey Amiss (Monica Dolan) goes on a road trip with her psychiatric nurse (Kelly Macdonald) to exhibit her work.
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Blue Jean
A closeted PE teacher in 1980s Britain struggles to keep her sexuality hidden after the arrival of a new student.
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Beau Travail
Claire Denis’ sensual, impressionistic masterpiece – loosely based on ‘Billy Budd’, relocated to a French Foreign Legion outpost in Djibouti – was voted 7th Greatest Film of All Time in Sight & Sound’s Critics Poll 2022.
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Raging Grace
Tense, entertaining Gothic satire of life in modern Britain: Filipina worker Joy, struggling to support her daughter Grace, secures the perfect job – but soon starts to realize everything is not as it seems. Nominated for 2 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs).
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How To Have Sex
Critically acclaimed coming of age movie which won lead actress Mia McKenna-Bruce the BAFTA Rising Star Award. The nature of consent is explored as three teenage girls go on a holiday abroad to celebrate the end of exams.
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Joyland
Touching, bittersweet Pakistani family drama. Different members of an extended family in Lahore struggle with the restrictions imposed on their lives by strict cultural norms.
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The Taste of Things
Benoit Magimel and Juliette Binoche star as a wealthy gourmet & his cook, living and working together in late 19th century rural France. This lavish gastromance won the Cannes Best Director Award, and was France’s submission to the Oscars.
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Io Capitano
Gomorrah director Matteo Garrone’s gripping and visually extravagant epic follows two endearing Senegalese teenagers, undertaking a perilous journey across Africa to make a new life in Europe. Nominated for the Best International Film Oscar & Golden Globe.
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Five Easy Pieces
Jack Nicholson announced himself as a leading man with his iconic portrayal of flawed American anti-hero Bobby Dupea: torn between his cultured upper-class background, and the blue-collar world he has adopted.
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That They May Face the Rising Sun
Adaptation of John McGahern’s award-winning novel: an author and his wife relocate from 1980s England to the Irish village in which he grew up. This affecting and visually stunning chronicle of the beauty found in everyday life has been a hit in community cinemas across the UK.
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