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Starring Vincent Lindon and Sandrine Kiberlain, Mademoiselle Chambon is an elegant and moving tale of an unexpected romance between a married man, Jean (Vincent Lindon), and his son's school teacher. Veronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain). As their feelings for each other slowly take hold, Jean and Veronique, who come from vastly different worlds, reach a painful turning point that will affect their lives forever. - Director:
- Stéphane Brizé
- Cast:
- Vincent Lindon, Geneviève Mnich, Sandrine Kiberlain
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After leaving his LAPD narcotics post, Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But following a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward this ill-prepared town at 200mph in a specially outfitted super-car. Owens and his unequipped force are the only thing standing in the cartel boss' way... And it's up to them to put up the last stand. - Director:
- Jee-woon Kim
- Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville
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After the tragic passing of their well-liked teacher a school class is left shaken and fragile. A new primary teacher is appointed, the mysterious and charming Bachir Lazhar who, as each day passes, earns the trust of the class and allows them to grieve. Lazhar's compassion has a huge impact on the most sensitive pupils, but unbeknown to them, he is also fighting his own personal battles that have left him emotionally vulnerable. - Director:
- Philippe Falardeau
- Cast:
- Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron
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Adrift in Tokyo (2007)Tenten
Leading a lazy life, Fumiya (Joe Odagiri) has been a university student for 8 years and owes money to loan sharks. One day, a man named Fukuhara (Tomokazu Miura) comes to collect the loan, which Fumiya cannot pay. So Fukuhara makes a proposition: He will cancel the debt as long as Fumiya agrees to walk with him across Tokyo to the police station of Kasumigaseki, where he intends to turn himself in for a crime he deeply regrets. Not having much choice, Fumiya accepts the deal. Thus begins their journey which will lead them to various unusual encounters, most of all with themselves. - Director:
- Satoshi Miki
- Cast:
- Joe Odagiri, Tomokazu Miura, Kyôko Koizumi
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Gang Story (2011)Les Lyonnais
Based on a true story, "Gang Story" is the epic tale of Edmond Vidal (Gerard Lanvin), one of the French underworld's most notorious figures having led the "Gang des Lyonnais" to a spate of successful armed robberies in the 1970s. Overcoming dangerous gang rivalries and battles with the police, Vidal survived to enjoy the good life...until now. With his life-long friend Serge Suttel (Tcheky Karyo) in trouble, Vidal gets drawn into one last job. But fighting against his own history and facing a desperate situation, is this the end for Vidal? - Director:
- Olivier Marchal
- Cast:
- Gérard Lanvin, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Duval
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Nostalgia for the Light (2010)Nostalgia de la luz
Patricio Guzman travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest desert on earth for this hugely-praised documentary. Here, the sky is so translucent that it allows astronomers to see the boundaries of our universe. Yet Chile's Atacama Desert climate also keeps human remains intact: pre-Columbian mummies; explorers and miners; and the remains of disappeared political prisoners from the years of the Pinochet regime. Women sift the desert soil for the bones of their loved ones, while archaeologists uncover traces of ancient civilizations and astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies. Melding celestial and earthly quests, feature is a gorgeous, deeply moving, and personal odyssey into astronomy, archaeology, geology and human rights. - Director:
- Patricio Guzmán
- Cast:
- Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez
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The Bothersome Man (2006)Den brysomme mannen
40-year old Andreas (Trond Fausa Aurvag) steps off a bus into a strange city, with no memory of how he got there. It all seems familiar: people are polite, go to work, have dinner parties, go out and have sex, but no-one seems to connect or even enjoy themselves. It isn't long before Andreas marries attractive interior designer Anne-Britt (Petronella Barker), and as the pair settle into a comfortable if emotionally vacant routine, the newly arrived citizen gradually begins to question why everyone and everything seems to superficial. As the ubiquitous "Caretakers" who preside over the city take note that their latest arrival just doesn't seem to fit in, Andreas begins to concoct a plan to escape. - Director:
- Jens Lien
- Cast:
- Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning
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Combining fantasy with stark realism, Lee Chang-doing’s magnificent film is both beautiful and tragic as it explores the thorny issues of how people with disabilities are marginalised. Stars Sol Kyung-gu and Moon So-ri give their finest performances as the mentally ill ex-con Jong-do (Sol) who falls for a young women suffering from cerebral palsy (Moon), would-be lovers who are sidelined by society. - Director:
- Chang-dong Lee
- Cast:
- Kyung-gu Sol, So-ri Moon, Nae-sang Ahn
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Friend (2001)Chingoo
This expansive crime drama follows four friends from their formative years in 1970s Korea until adulthood. Though each of the four came from different family backgrounds, they stayed together through the tough economic times of those years. However, as they mature into adults, the boys' lifelong friendship is broken when two of the group turn to crime to make their living. Soon, this once close quartet has split into two rival factions, turning old friends into bitter enemies whose differences erupt in violence. - Director:
- Kyung-Taek Kwak
- Cast:
- Oh-seong Yu, Dong-gun Jang, Tae-hwa Seo
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Following a near-death experience, Yella (Nina Hoss) flees her eastern German hometown, failed marriage and broken dreams to start over again in Hanover. By chance she finds work with ambitious and determined young executive Philipp (Devid Striesow) and enters a ruthless world of big business and cut-throat boardroom deals for which she finds her looks, quick wits and icy demeanor major assets. But just as Yella seems poised to fully realise her ambitions, she finds herself haunted by truths from the past that threaten to destroy her new life. - Director:
- Christian Petzold
- Cast:
- Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann
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The Witnesses (2007)Les Temoins
This moving and powerful drama from the acclaimed director of 'Alice and Martin' and 'Strayed' follows the lives of a group of friends and lovers in 1980s France. Handsome young Manu (Johan Liberau) arrives in Paris where he shares a cheap hotel room with his sister (Julie Depardieu). He soon strikes up a platonic friendship with fifty-something Adrien (Michel Blanc) who introduces Manu to his friends Sarah (Emmanuelle Beart) and her partner Mehdi (Sami Bouajila). Unexpectedly, sparks fly between Manu and Mehdi and the two embark upon a secret and passionate affair that will ultimately change everybody's lives. - Director:
- André Téchiné
- Cast:
- Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila
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Blame It on Fidel (2006)La faute à Fidel!
Adapted for the screen and directed by Julie Gavras, Blame it on Fidel focuses on feisty Parisienne girl Anna whose cosy bourgeois life is turned upside down when her parents discover radical socialism. Suddenly thrown into a world of contradictory ideologies, Anna must adjust to her new life and find a way to internalise the well meaning intentions of her parents. It is 1970 and nine-year old Anna (Kervel) is not amused. Seemingly overnight her bourgeois family have decided to abandon their middle class life and transform into leftist radicals. Gone is the grand family pad, gone are the new clothes and, humiliatingly, gone are Anna's beloved Catechism lessons. In their place is a cramped apartment filled with bearded revolutionaries, demonstrations and refugee nannies with strange cooking habits. Meanwhile Anna decides to rebel in her own way. - Director:
- Julie Gavras
- Cast:
- Nina Kervel-Bey, Julie Depardieu, Stefano Accorsi
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It is summer in Santiago and Tristan's perfect life is falling apart. His girlfriend leaves him, his job is interrupted by a strike, and his suitcase is stolen. On the other end of the city, Cristina's quiet life is changing. She finds the suitcase inside a garbage can and enters Tristan's world through his big headphones, smoking his cigarettes and becoming the silent witness to his downfall. Cristina and Tristan wander a hot and polluted Santiago de Chile, both searching but unable to find each other. - Director:
- Alicia Scherson
- Cast:
- Viviana Herrera, Andres Ulloa, Aline Küppenheim
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Wayward Cloud (2005)Tian bian yi duo yun
Taiwan is beset by a terrible water shortage. TV stations are advising the population to economise drastically, and to drink watermelon juice. But, as always, people are finding their own solutions to the drought. Shiang-Chyi secretly fills discarded bottles in public toilets, while Hsiao-Kang takes midnight baths in rooftop storage tanks. They drift like clouds, never touching. Survival is hard, but loneliness is impossible to bear. Shiang-Chyi finds a watermelon, and on the same day encounters Hsiao-Kang. She remembers buying a watch from him when he worked as a street vendor. He's a porno actor now, but she doesn't know that yet... - Director:
- Ming-liang Tsai
- Cast:
- Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Yi-Ching Lu
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I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)Hei yan quan
After being robbed and attacked one night in Kuala Lumpur, Hsiao-Kang (Lee Kang-Sheng), a homeless Chinese man, is rescued and taken in by some itinerant workers. One of them, Rawand, lets him sleep beside him on an old mattress that he had found on the street. Later, when Chyi, a waitress at a coffee-shop, meets Hsiao-Kang, she is filled with lustful desire. As Hsiao-Kang slowly recovers, he finds himself caught between Rawang and Chyi - as well as Chyi's female boss. Meanwhile, a heavy haze descends on the city. These men and women and the old mattress lose their way in the haze but find one another.. - Director:
- Ming-liang Tsai
- Cast:
- Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Norman Atun
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