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Three Times
In three 45 minutes segments the director takes us through three love stories set in three different times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. In a fascinating approach each couple is played by the same two actors, Qi Shu, one-time soft porn actress (she is far from alone in following this route to recognition as an actress)…
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The Singer
In the multi award-winning The Singer (aka When I Was a Singer, “Quand j’étais chanteur“) Gerard Depardieu returns to excellent form following a few mediocre roles where people were being to wonder how bettable he was at the box office. Giannoli’s direction brings out the best in Depardieu and the film is an engaging, reflective…
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Yojimbo
Sanjuro (Mifune), a wandering samurai (rōnin), arrives in a small town where competing crime lords vie for supremacy. After proving his skill as a master swordsman by swiftly dispatching three thugs, the two bosses each seek to hire the newcomer as a bodyguard, with a view to eradicating their opponent and securing control of the…
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4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days
This is a showcase for new Romanian cinema. Director/writer Mungui captures the story of illegal abortion with honesty and a wonderful gift for natural dialogue. This is a must-see. The film is set in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceaușescu era. It tells the story of two students, roommates in a…
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After the Wedding
Jacob, a Scandinavian aid worker (Mikkelsen) manages an orphanage in Mumbai. He is contacted by a potential patron, Jorgen, (Lassgard) and given an unusual offer. After a twenty year absence Jacob reluctantly returns to Copenhagen to try to secure the funding. But there’s something strange about Jorgen’s agenda as he protracts the decision, invites Jacob…
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Control
Control is far and away the better of the two 2007 films about Ian Curtis, eulogised lead singer of Joy Division, who killed himself at 23. Based on the memoir by Deborah Curtis, Ian Curtis wife, the film covers the singer’s troubled teenage years to his death. It moves away from the glamorous portrayals of…
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Brick Lane
Monica Ali’s Man Booker Prize 2003 shortlisted novel, Brick Lane, is adapted here for the screen to wonderful effect. The film moves away from the narrative structure of the book. It focuses on an eventful year in the life of Nazneen (Chatterjee) who came to London for an arranged marriage at 17. Now in her…
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The Orphanage
Hitchcock explained the difference between surprise and suspense like this: if people are seated at a table and a bomb explodes, that is surprise. If they are seated at a table, and you know there’s a bomb under the table attached to a ticking clock, but they continue to play cards – that’s suspense. Well,…
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El Violin
A big winner on the film festival circuit in the Americas and Europe, juries and audiences alike applauded Vargas accomplished first feature. El Violin is the kind of social realism film we don’t see so much these days. The film tells a simple story of guerrilla forces struggling against the oppression of government troops in…
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All About Eve
During 2008, film societies in the UK and around the world have been celebrating Bette Davis’s centenary. They’ve screened films from Jezebel to Now Voyager, from Dark Victory to Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. The Wimbledon Film Club has gone to huge effort to bring you Bette Davis signature performance in All About Eve, one…
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