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A Real Pain
In honour of their late grandmother, two mismatched cousins embark on a tour of Poland in this funny, intelligent road trip comedy. Writer-director-star Jesse Eisenberg won the Best Original Screenplay BAFTA; while a scene-stealing Kieran Culkin swept the awards season board, winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
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Chuck Chuck Baby
Crowd-pleasing romantic comedy-drama set against the unlikely backdrop of a chicken-packing factory in industrial North Wales, aided by a heart-swelling musical soundtrack. Welsh writer-director Janis Pugh’s engaging debut feature has been critically acclaimed, winning the BAFTA Cymru Awards for Best Feature and Breakthrough.
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Bright Star
London 1818: Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) is increasingly drawn to the handsome but aloof poet John Keats (a young Ben Whishaw). Writer-director Jane Campion (The Piano) received a Palme d’Or nomination for her understated yet deeply romantic literary drama, inspired by Andrew Motion’s 1997 biography of the poet.
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
The buried secrets of a middle-class Zambian family are brought to light at the funeral of a family member. This powerful yet surreal drama won Welsh-Zambian writer-director Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) a Cannes Un Certain Regard directing award and has cemented her reputation as a rising star in cinema.
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Picnic at Hanging Rock
Directed by Peter Weir, Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery film involves the disappearance of several schoolgirls and their teacher during a picnic at Hanging Rock, Victoria on Valentine’s Day in 1900, and the subsequent effect on the local community.
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All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows turns the ‘May-December’ romance on its head as attractive widow Cary Scott (Jane Wyman) falls in love with younger, handsome gardener Ron Kirby (Rock Hudson). Douglas Sirk’s influential 1955 classic is regarded as his finest work.
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A Month in the Country
Based on J. L. Carr’s 1980 novel and with a screenplay by the playwright Simon Gray, the film explores the loss of spirituality after the war and themes of happiness, melancholy and nostalgia as the men seek to integrate into village life and simultaneously confront their past traumas and current disappointments.
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The Ballad of Wallis Island
A rich widower separately invites a former folk duo, now estranged, to his island to play a special concert. Written by the actors Tim Key and Tom Basden, this comic tale possesses both charm and a wry sense of the absurdities of a career in music.
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Lollipop
A young woman, freshly released from prison, tries to regain custody of her two children. “Molly is volatile, reckless, self-sabotaging; constantly breaking her promises to toe the line, much to her daughter’s distress. A chance encounter with childhood friend Amina offers succour, but it’s unclear whether Molly can escape the shadow of her own childhood
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