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2008 September 23rd 2 DAYS IN France/Germany 2007
96 min Dir: Julie Delpy Marion and Jack try to
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October 7th ZATOICHI* Japan 2003
116 min Dir:
Takeshi Kitano The multi-award winning film
directed by and starring the maverick Takeshi Kitano. A blind masseur/swordsman comes to
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October 21st THE ORPHANAGE* Spain 2007
106 min Dir: Juan Antonio
Bayona ‘The story seems obvious; the
cliché-horror themes are there, then comes the movie, the script, the score,
the acting, all in perfect harmony ... and you jump, and you chill and you
shout and you wish you had never entered that damned cinema’. It’s great. It’s moving and
horrifying. It’s real. It’s haunting. It’s a classic. |
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November 4th France
2007 96 min Dir: Vincente Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi Oscar-nominated, outstanding,
stylish, autobiographical coming-of-age animated story of a precocious and
outspoken young Iranian girl. From growing-up during the reign of the Shah
she is sent to |
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November 18th ONCE Ireland 2006 95 min Dir: John Carney A modern-day musical about a
busker and a Czech immigrant in ‘It's the best movie of the year.
Maybe of the last five years. But I am not a dispassionate critic, I loved
it’. Preceded
by the ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING OF |
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December 2nd MOLIERE* France 2007
120 min Dir:
Laurent Tirard Loosely
based on two Moliere plays: ‘Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme’ and ‘Tartuffe’. A great
period comedy, romantic and richly entertaining depicting a certain time in
Moliere’s life, which he then uses as the raw material for his greatest
theatrical successes. |
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December 16th SON OF RAMBOW France/UK 2007 96 min Dir: Garth Jennings Set in a long English summer
(remember them!) in the early 80s.
It’s a comedy about friendship, faith and the weird business of
growing up. Enjoy the quirky animations and dream sequences that offer visual
pleasures for the eyes and bring childhood doodles to life. Followed by the |
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2009 January 20th THE GOLDEN DOOR* Italy/France
2006 120 min Dir: Emanuele Crialese One of those films that
linger in the back of your mind for years.
This terrifically atmospheric story is set in the dawning days of the
20th century. It tells the tale of the
hardships of a very poor Sicilian family that leaves everything and risks the
rest – that is, their lives – for a dream, a new life in the States. |
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February 3rd YOU, THE LIVING* Sweden/et al
2007 95 min Dir: Roy Andersson A strange episodic film about
humankind, its greatness and its baseness, joy and sorrow, its
self-confidence and anxiety, its desire to love and be loved. ‘…Nothing less than a complete
masterpiece. The audience was blown away. When the film was over we
applauded for several minutes, we had no other choice.’ |
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February 17th NOT HERE TO BE LOVED* France 2005 93 min Dir: Stéphane Brizé Fifty year old Jean-Claude has a
boring life. When a minor heart problem is
diagnosed he is advised exercise. |
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March 3rd LANTANA Australia/Germany 2001
121 min Dir: Ray
Lawrence This brilliant thriller keeps you
guessing until the end thanks to the complexity and realism in all the
principal characters. It ran through
my mind for hours after. |
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March 17th HONEYDRIPPER USA 2007
124 min Dir: John
Sayles This film about racial segregation
and the (mythical) birth of rock and roll in a small town in |
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March 31st THE EDGE OF HEAVEN* Turkey/Germany 2007
122 min Dir:
Fatih Akin A Turk travels to It is absorbing and overwhelming. |
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April 14th SHOOT 'EM UP UK/Italy 2007
86 min Dir: Michael Davis Mr. Smith delivers a baby during a
shootout, and is then called upon to protect the newborn from the army of
gunmen. ‘Strap yourself in and enjoy the ride’. |
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April 28th MY BEST FRIEND* France 2006
94 min Dir:
Patrice Leconte Catherine refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikable
François (Daniel Auteuil), has a best friend, so she challenges him and he
has 10 days to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to
pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver
to play the part. First rate comedy |
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NOTE The Society reserves the right to alter the programme if a
scheduled film is unavailable Films marked '*' are in the original version and will be subtitled All
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