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Tyrannosaur
Admired British actor Paddy Considine, known for his collaborations with Shane Meadows, turns his hand to writing/direction with this award-winning feature debut. Considine grew up on a Midlands council estate and acknowledges personal echoes in the material. Shot over four weeks in Leeds, the director drew on detailed observation of local residents, with extras including
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The Great White Silence
This stunning documentary, beautifully restored by the BFI, charts Captain Scott’s ill-fated Polar Expedition of 1910-12. Herbert Ponting (1870-1935) set sail with the British Antarctic Expedition on the former whaling ship Terra Nova, as the Expedition’s official photographer and cinematographer, both for documentary purposes and because the sale of photographic and cinema rights helped pay
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Holy Motors
Surrealist comedy delivering a visual feast populated with gripping performances. A day-in-the-life tale of a shadowy character called M. Oscar results in a concoction tailor-made for cinephiles. Makes other films look staid. The spark for the film came from Carax’s observation that stretch limousines were being increasingly used for weddings. He was interested in their
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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. Loach and Laverty deliver a warm and humane comic delight, drawing wonderful performances from first-time actors
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Nostalgia for the Light
Breathtaking documentary that compares 2 groups of people searching for understanding of the past in the dry clear conditions of Chile’s Atacama Desert: astronomers study the universe and relatives search for remains of the Disappeared of Pinochet’s regime. A stunning, sad film with an end note of hope. Guzmán focuses on the similarities between astronomers
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Monsieur Lazhar
In Montreal, an elementary school teacher hangs herself. Bachir Lazhar, a recent Algerian immigrant, then offers his services to replace her, claiming to have taught in his home country. Desperate to fill the position, the principal, Mme Vaillancourt, takes him at his word and gives him the job. He gets to know his students despite
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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. The versatile British actor Toby Jones (whose roles have included Truman Capote, Alfred Hitchcock and Dobbie the house elf) plays a mousy sound engineer called Gilderoy from Dorking
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Memories of Underdevelopment
It’s post-revolutionary Cuba, Sergio a middle class intellectual watches his parents and wife leave for Miami. Facing a life of adjustment, he disdainfully observes and reflects on change. His attraction to two women distract him. Skilful direction, performances and use of documentary footage earn this film top critical regard. Widely acclaimed as one of the
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Amour
In this two-hander, played by French acting legends Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant, Georges and Anne are two retired music teachers who have been blissfully married for at least 6 decades. When Anne suffers two strokes, Georges lovingly assumes the role of carer but their love is tested in the face of the demands falling
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Do the Right Thing
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. The film was a critical and commercial success and received numerous accolades, including Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor
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